Crime & Safety
Bomb Scare Closes Van Nuys Courthouse
The LAPD Bomb Squad is investigating a suspicious package outside the courthouse at 6200 block of Sylmar Avenue: BREAKING.
LOS ANGELES, CA — The Superior Court building in Van Nuys and surrounding area remain under investigation this morning as the Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad investigates a suspicious package.
The courthouse and the area around the 6200 block of Sylmar Avenue are closed. Residents and drivers are advised to avoid the area.
Police responded to a report of a suspicious package left unattended near the courthouse shortly after 9 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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Van Nuys Superior Courthouse is a potential crime scene. Someone left a suspicious package so they’ve emptied the building and called the bomb squad. #bombscare pic.twitter.com/nkmMW8u6Si
— Fredrick Bertz (@BertzFredrick) January 3, 2018
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