Compton neighborhood evacuated after resident finds explosives at home
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department evacuated a Compton neighborhood after someone found explosives in a storage area of their home.
Deputies said the resident was working on the home and found the explosives at around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Deputies did not provide any other details about the ordnance.
The Sheriff's Department urged people to stay away from the area near the 800 block of N. Chester Avenue during the investigation.
LASD's bomb squad arrived in the neighborhood at about 4 p.m. and safely moved the explosives about an hour later.
