Bomb Squad Called to Marina del Rey

UPDATE at 12:36 p.m.: KTLA reports that the scene has been given the all-clear. KABC reports that the suspicious device found poolside at the Jamaica Bay Inn was a hoax.

UPDATE at 11:38 a.m.: That suspicious package in Marina del Rey was spotted at the Jamaica Bay Inn on Admiralty Way and Palawan Way, just east of Via Marina. Sheriff’s officials have cordoned off the area and some evacuations have been ordered, including the hotel and adjacent Mothers Beach area.

Original post:

A bomb squad has been sent to the 4000 block of Admiralty Way in Marina del Rey to investigate a suspicious package found at the location.

Some evacuations have been ordered, according to the sheriff’s department.

--City News Service

Patch will have more information as it becomes available.

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