Crime & Safety

Bomb Squad Checking Out Suspicious Item in West Hollywood

Some evacuations have been ordered, and traffic is being routed away from the area.

By City News Service
A sheriff's bomb squad has been sent to inspect a suspicious item found near the 500 block of North Alfred Street in West Hollywood, according to the sheriff's department. Some evacuations have been ordered, and traffic is being routed away from the area, which is near the intersection of La Cienega Boulevard and Melrose Avenue.

At 1:11 p.m., the bomb squad removed the item found near the 500 block of North Alfred Street in West Hollywood, according to the sheriff's department.


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