LOS ANGELES (KTLA) –A bomb threat involving an LAPD squad car parked outside a Jewish temple in Koreatown was determined to be a hoax.
Police said an unknown suspect called in a threat against the temple at 3663 Wilshire Blvd. early Tuesday.
That threat — which was confirmed by the temple on its Facebook page — “was taken care of” and cleared, police said.
But shortly before 8 a.m., police received another call saying there was a bomb at the intersection of Wilshire and South Hobart boulevards, said LAPD Officer Luis Garcia.
That call indicated there was a device either near or inside a patrol car parked nearby.
Both calls appeared to have come from the same pay phone, according to authorities.
The patrol car was lifted into the air by a heavy-duty police vehicle to be inspected from underneath by a robot.
Authorities soon determined there was no explosive in or around the vehicle, as the caller had threatened.


