A fake grenade was found inside The Court at King of Prussia Mall Wednesday afternoon is believed to have been stolen from a store in the mall that sells indentical replicas.
A mall security guard found the device inside a flower planter on the first floor of The Court near the Eddie Bauer store at about 1:45, according to Upper Merion Police. At the same time, outside the mall, other security gaurds found a fire in a trash can.
Part of The Court was evacuated as a precaution and the Montgomery County Bomb Squad was called in to investigate.
The Bomb Squad determined the device was a replica and posed no threat. After a full search of the area, The Court was re-opened shortly after 3 p.m.
Police have determined that a store within The Court sells replica hand grenades, just like the one found in the mall. They believe the replica found in the mall was stolen from that particular store.
Police continue to investigate.
