Bomb Squad Investigating Report Of Suspicious Backpack In Mid-Wilshire

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A police bomb squad is investigating a report of a suspicious backpack in the Mid-Wilshire area.

City News Service reports the backpack was found in the lobby of a building in the 5000 block of Wilshire Boulevard near Highland Avenue Friday.

Police say a suspect is in custody.

No further information was available at press time.

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