LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — The LAPD has called in the bomb squad to check out a potential threat involving one of the department’s patrol cars in Koreatown.
The bomb squad is using a robotic device to check out the patrol car which is parked in the 600 block of Harvard Boulevard, between West 6th Street and Wilshire Boulevard.
The LAPD received three phone calls calls starting at 2 a.m. Tuesday from a male voice who first reported that there was a explosive device at a Jewish temple in the area. Police responded and checked out the nearby Wilshire Boulevard Temple and found nothing.
Then about 8 a.m. police received two more phone calls from a male voice reporting a suspicious device under an LAPD patrol car in that same area. So far, officers have not found an explosive device.
“The LAPD car is not stolen,” said LAPD Sgt. Rudy Lopez. “It was placed there as a crime deterrent.”
About 30 to 40 residents have been evacuated as a precaution. There are several street closures, including parts of Wilshire Boulevard, Hobart and Harvard Boulevards, West 6th Street and Kingsley Avenue.
21 Comments to “Bomb Squad Responds to Potential Threat Involving LAPD Patrol Car”
December 18, 2012 at 10:25 AM
Drug cartels which have aligned with terror cells hidden in Los Angeles may be responsible for this hoax and may be using remote detonation to scare the police just like California citizens have been scared for years now! You may be interested to know that home invasion and scenes from The Hurt Locker movie may actually cause internal bombs which people are unaware have been implanted in them. A terror cell from Al Queda sits on four counties of Southern California and have tried to dispose of informers by this method, like happened to me.
December 18, 2012 at 10:31 AM
I know you don't believe me, but you are mentally ill and should look into getting treatment.
December 18, 2012 at 11:33 AM
Somebody visit this guy
December 18, 2012 at 3:30 PM
What!?!?!
December 18, 2012 at 10:36 AM
This very sad and at the same time disappointing! I go to the school right in front, and we are just renting space from the Jewish church. I'm a student from Camino Nuevo Charter Academy Harvard, Non-Jewish school, and I woke up with my friends begging me not to go to school through FaceBook, because of the possible bomb threat that there is. I've been seeing this patrol car for about a week before this incident occurred, and a bunch of kids were around the car. LAPD need to make sure where all there units are located at, and place trackers in the cars! Even I toke a picture right next to the car, and thinking about it, the possibly bomb could of detonated in that very moment! Now, every time I go to school I wont feel safe, because this is the second bomb placed right next to our prestigious school. LAPD needs to boot up security! We heard about the Connecticut Massacre, and now we would of been the next targets! This is Los Angeles, these type of things shouldn't happen to our great city. Los Angeles should of token the Connecticut Massacre as a learning experience, and a new way of security. We dont want to end up with a whole mess of police officers, like RFK, around us when school resumes. Our vacation starts on 12/24/12, and hopefully our school cancels school for the last couple of days for the students, like me, to process what was about to happen. We thank God that he didn't let another disgrace to happen.
December 18, 2012 at 10:54 AM
I agree with you Jonathan. Andy was on top of the police car! What if it detonated at that instance? won't feel safe at school anymore and now i will feel more attentive expecting some crazing guy to start shooting or expecting a bomb to detonate while we are taking a test. I too hope that school is canceled this week to process what could have happened. Thank God it did not detonate.
December 18, 2012 at 11:36 AM
what did you have for breakfast?
December 18, 2012 at 12:13 PM
You should probably be more concerned with learning how to spell and compose. A week off from school is the last thing you apparently need.
December 18, 2012 at 12:19 PM
And you should be more concerned about minding your own business, rather than trolling some kids comments. You big idiot! How's that?
December 18, 2012 at 1:52 PM
I know how to spell and compose! Just this whole tragic incident got me very disappointed and delirious!
December 18, 2012 at 12:29 PM
this is just sad my seven year old son goes to that school. i understand why people are so dumb to do things like this.
December 18, 2012 at 12:30 PM
sorry i meant to put i dont understand why people would do stupid things like this knowing there kids around
December 18, 2012 at 12:40 PM
Something is fishy about this. Every tragedy of late requires further scrutiny.
December 18, 2012 at 1:47 PM
"Something is fishy about this."
Then close your legs, puto! Hahahaha
December 18, 2012 at 1:55 PM
God bless you.
December 18, 2012 at 2:09 PM
Back at cha, SH*TMAN!
December 18, 2012 at 2:23 PM
Wow, you thought of that all by yourself? Kudos!
Your parents must be so proud.
I will pray for your soul.
December 18, 2012 at 2:30 PM
Thanks, that is a very nice gesture on your part. I will also pray for yours. Have a Merry Christmas, my KTLA friend. Nice chatting with you.
December 18, 2012 at 2:36 PM
You too.
December 18, 2012 at 3:34 PM
Further scrutiny of a fishy smelling situation? No, I prefer sweer smelling situations. Now those deserve much further scrutiny. All of you and us are lucky we have not seen more bomb detonations throughout L.A. It is only a matter of time until we see homicide bombers in the streets of L.A. Unless the U.S. fights terrorism, full force, we will.
December 18, 2012 at 3:42 PM
I agree, this is the second time they place a bomb near our school!