A Fisherman's Wharf street performer's act, apparently devised to alarm onlookers, instead riled up police, who closed a block of Jefferson Street believing that the man might have been juggling a live hand grenade.
The man, police said, was seen tossing around what appeared to be an authentic hand grenade at about 5 p.m. Saturday on the 300 block of Jefferson Street near Jones Street, an area popular with tourists.
Officers detained the performer, confiscated the grenade and quickly determined that it was merely a replica. The block reopened about an hour after.
Police on Sunday did not identify the performer or say whether he could face charges.
You may return to your homes. The Juggler Menace has been eradicated.
S.F. juggler's fake grenade draws police attention
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