Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Patrol Operations Bureau

Tampa Police Department
- Bomb Team

Don CeSar Hotel

What:
Deputies assigned to the Patrol Operations Bureau investigate a report of a grenade found in the parking lot of a St. Pete Beach hotel.

When:
Deputies were called to the scene at about 11:36 a.m. on June 16, 2019.

Where:
The incident occurred at the Don CeSar Hotel located at 3400 Gulf Boulevard in St. Pete Beach.

Why/ How:
At about 11:36 a.m. on Friday, June 14, 2019, deputies were called to the Don CeSar Hotel located at 3400 Gulf Boulevard in St. Pete Beach, for a report of a grenade that was found on the property.

Deputies say a lawn maintenance crew member working in the east parking lot of the hotel found what appeared to be a grenade in the dirt underneath some bushes.

Deputies confirmed the object appeared to be a grenade.

Deputies closed off the hotel parking lot and portions of Casablanca Avenue. There were no evacuations as a result of the incident.

Deputies contacted the Tampa Bomb Team who responded and confirmed the object was an inert training grenade.

Deputies say evidence suggests the inert grenade may have been on the hotel property for several days.

No threats were associated with the grenade. 

Deputies are still working to determine who placed the inert grenade on the hotel property.

The investigation continues.