BOMB SCARE SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE CLOSES WESTBOUND 101.Byline: Daily News A bomb squad investigating a suspicious package closed the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. just as Tuesday afternoon's rush hour began, creating a miles-long traffic jam that spilled over onto surface streets. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police and the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. closed the freeway at De Soto Avenue about 3 p.m. after receiving reports of a ``possible explosive device,'' said CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan officer Vince Ramirez. The object turned out to be ``some sort of battery,'' and both directions of the freeway were reopened about 4:50 p.m., said Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . Officer Sara Faden.
By that time, westbound traffic was backed up as far as Studio City and eastbound to at least Las Virgenes Road, Ramirez said. The backup also affected transition traffic on the San Diego and the Hollywood freeways, Ramirez said. During the closure, commuters were diverted off the freeway at De Soto Avenue and Topanga Canyon Boulevard, forcing the traffic headaches to spill onto city streets. ``It is definitely a mess,'' said LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Sgt. Fred Meck with the Valley Traffic Division. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: California Highway Patrol personnel watch while a bomb squad technician from the Los Angeles Police Department investigates a suspicious package Tuesday on the westbound side of the Ventura Freeway west of Canoga Avenue. Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer |
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