Pinellas deputies are working to find out who left the grenade on the hotel’s property.

ST. PETE BEACH – The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a training grenade that was found Friday (June 14) by workers in the parking lot of the Don CeSar Hotel.

No threats were associated with the grenade and no one was in danger.

Deputies said they were called to the hotel, 3400 Gulf Blvd. in St. Pete Beach, about 11:36 a.m. for a report of a grenade that was found on the property.

A lawn maintenance crew member working in the east parking lot of the hotel found what appeared to be a grenade in the dirt underneath some bushes.

Deputies confirmed the object appeared to be a grenade, closed off the hotel parking lot and portions of Casablanca Avenue.There were no evacuations as a result of the incident.

Deputies contacted the Tampa Police Department Bomb Team who came to the scene and confirmed the object was an inert training grenade.

Deputies say evidence suggests the inert grenade may have been on the hotel property for several days.

Photos courtesy of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.

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