Crime & Safety
Bomb Squad Evacuates Port Of LA Terminal
A suspicious item that shut down the Everport Container Terminal at the Port of Los Angeles turned out to be a tool box.
LOS ANGELES, CA — A suspicious item that turned out to be a toolbox prompted a bomb squad response to the Port of Los Angeles Wednesday.
The item, which was attached to a shipping container, was discovered about 8:40 a.m. at Berth 230, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.
The Everport Container Terminal was evacuated as a precaution while explosives experts worked to remove and assess the item, which turned out to be a toolbox containing tools, said port spokesman Phillip Sanfield.
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The area was declared safe about 11:25 a.m.
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