Overview
- A grenade-like device, which police say was thrown just before 2 a.m. Thursday, prompted the evacuation of a house on the 400 block of West Courtland Street.
- The Philadelphia Police Bomb Disposal Unit arrived early Thursday and safely removed and examined the device, concluding it was inert and posed no danger to the public.
- No injuries were reported and no arrests had been announced as of Thursday morning.
- Police are urging anyone with information to call the department tip line at 215-686-TIPS.
- Local reports differ on neighborhood naming and one outlet said a resident tossed the device back onto the street after it failed to detonate, a detail that police have not confirmed.