On Friday afternoon, Berkeley police initiated an evacuation of streets in North Berkeley near Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Rose Street due to the discovery of a possible grenade. The incident unfolded when California Highway Patrol pursued a vehicle, from which a passenger allegedly threw a suspicious bag. As a precaution, law enforcement evacuated the 1300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way and surrounding areas while waiting for the Bomb Team to arrive and assess the potentially dangerous item. A Nixle alert was sent to inform locals to avoid several streets in the vicinity.
Authorities in Berkeley evacuated several streets after a possible grenade was discovered, linked to a police pursuit that involved a fleeing vehicle and suspicious bag.
The Berkeley Police Department, along with California Highway Patrol, urged locals to avoid specific streets while the Bomb Team assessed the potential grenade.
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