Police evacuate North Berkeley neighborhood due to possible grenade
Briefly

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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