MIDWOOD — A dog answering the call of nature sparked an emergency call when he paused to relieve himself next to a half-buried grenade Tuesday morning.
The dog's owner called police after spotting the green lump near a tree at Ocean Parkway and Kings Highway around 9:15 a.m.
Officers determined shortly after that the weapon was inert, deeming the area safe once again for pedestrians and pooches.
It was a "novelty" grenade, a police spokesman said, noting that it the kind of gift that's either a replica or an old grenade hollowed out.
