Crime & Safety
UPDATED: Bomb Squad Called to Red Line's Hollywood/Western Station
A backpack was left unattended. It was later determined not to pose a threat.
Originally posted at 10:46 a.m. March 19, 2014. Edited with additional information.
An unattended backpack found at the entrance to the Metro Red Line's Hollywood/Western Station prompted an evacuation and street closure today, but a bomb squad determined the backpack did not pose a threat.
The backpack was found around 9:50 a.m. at the station in the 5400 block of Hollywood Boulevard, according to Los Angeles police spokesman Richard French.
The station was evacuated and a stretch of Hollywood Boulevard was blocked while a bomb squad investigated the backpack. Red Line trains bypassed the station during the investigation.
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Police said the area was declared safe after about an hour, and normal train service resumed at the station.
--City News Service
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