Crime & Safety
UPDATE: LAPD Bomb Squad Shuts Down Ventura Blvd. in Studio City
A 'suspicious item' turns out to be a laptop computer, police say.
A suspicious item found this morning near a busy Studio City intersection turned out to be a laptop computer, Los Angeles police said.
Initial reports indicated a bomb squad was sent to the 12900 block of Boulevard, after authorities were notified about the object at 8 a.m.Ventura. , who is a regular and reliable commenter here on Patch, reported that the closure was in fact not near 12900 Ventura but closer to Coldwater Canyon Avenue.
Traffic was kept out of the area while the bomb squad inspected the object.