Crime & Safety
Bomb Squad Called, But Object Found to Be Harmless
Yellow tape is set up around the CVS pharmacy in Sherman Oaks after a backpack was found in a parking lot.
Los Angeles police shut down a portion of Ventura Boulevard near Willis Avenue Wednesday evening when a backpack was found near the CVS pharmacy at 14735 Ventura Blvd.
The Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad was called in to investigate and the backpack was found to be harmless. The street was reopened, but not before much of the rush-hour traffic was diverted to side streets in Sherman Oaks.
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