Crime & Safety

Resident Brings in Replica Mortar Round to LAPD Station

It may be inert but appears to be some kind of military ordnance, an officer says.

Originally posted at 2:47 p.m. June 17, 2014. Edited with new details.

UPDATE at 8:55 p.m.: The possible mortar round that a person brought to the LAPD's Pacific Station at 12312 Culver Blvd. turned out to be a replica, according to Officer Bruce Borihanh of the Media Relations Section.

Original post:

A Los Angeles police officer says the bomb squad is at the Pacific Station at 12312 Culver Blvd. to investigate what looks to be a mortar round, which a citizen found in a home and brought to the station.

It may be inert but appears to be some kind of military ordnance, he says.

--City News Service

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