{"id":160666,"date":"2026-04-08T18:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/160666\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:11:11","slug":"report-of-grenade-found-on-porch-leads-to-evacuations-in-pittsburghs-east-allegheny-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/160666\/","title":{"rendered":"Report of grenade found on porch leads to evacuations in Pittsburgh\u2019s East Allegheny neighborhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cc6ce566fadff606240c4eea33cab8a6.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A report of a grenade at a house in Pittsburgh led to evacuations on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pittsburgh Police said officers and the Bomb Squad were called to the 500 block of East Ohio Street in East Allegheny for a report of a grenade left on a porch at around 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">People in the area were evacuated as the bomb squad conducted a search.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Investigators said it was an inert training grenade that was not live and not deemed a risk to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Everyone who was evacuated was allowed back inside at 12:15 p.m., a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FREE WPXI News app;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;FREE WPXI News app&quot;}\" class=\"link \">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Twitter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch WPXI NOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Watch WPXI NOW&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A report of a grenade at a house in Pittsburgh led to evacuations on Wednesday. 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