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LAPD investigates suspicious package from Austin

Posted at 9:08 PM, Mar 21, 2018
and last updated 2018-03-22 01:07:08-04

LOS ANGELES (KGTV) -- The Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad responded to a suspicious package in the Leimert Park neighborhood Wednesday night. 

The package originated in Austin, according to our ABC affiliate in L.A. Police responded to the 4200 block of Bronson Avenue after reports of a small FedEx package on a front porch.

Shortly after 9 p.m. LAPD cleared the scene, saying no device was found in the envelope.   

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ABC7 reports that the person who called police was concerned because it was from an unknown sender in Austin.