Downtown Jacksonville roads reopen after suspicious item found

Several roads in downtown Jacksonville were closed after a suspicious item was found Tuesday, JSO says.

Monroe Street and Duval Street have since reopened.

A tenant at a neighboring building said he found what appeared to be an old grenade while cleaning out a building.

JSO says patrol officers evacuated nearby businesses and secured the scene while waiting for the hazardous devices unit.

That unit evaluated the item and determined it was not a grenade and did not contain any explosives, JSO said.

The scene was determined to be safe and JSO cleared the area.

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