Suspicious Item Left At Marina Del Rey Mall

MARINA DEL REY, CA – An unattended item was reported at the Villa Marina Marketplace Mall in the 13400 block of Maxella Avenue in Marina del Rey Tuesday afternoon. The Los Angeles Police Department received the call at 12:29 p.m. and a bomb squad was expected to arrive to go through standard procedure to make sure the item was safe, according to an LAPD dispatcher.

Police are investigating the "suspicious item" and an area around where the item was found was blocked off from public access, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.