Crime & Safety
Bomb Squad Investigates Suspicious Package at 405 in Westood
Traffic is being diverted from Wilshire Boulevard onramps.
Updated at 2:08 p.m.: A police bomb squad has cleared a “suspicious package” that closed the Wilshire Boulevard onramps to the 405 Freeway in Westwood.
The bomb squad removed the suspicious package found on a Wilshire Boulevard sidewalk, according to the LAPD, which reports it was just a suitcase containing personal items. The offramps from the San Diego (405) Freeway have been reopened, according to the CHP.
Original Post: An LAPD bomb squad has been sent to inspect a “suspicious package” found on a sidewalk near the Wilshire Boulevard onramps to the San Diego (405) Freeway in Westwood, according to the LAPD. Traffic is being routed away from the area.
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