BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (KABC) -- A SWAT team responded to the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills following a report of a "disturbance," which stemmed from a "swatting" call, police said.
Beverly Hills police said they received a call regarding a "disturbance" of some sort and responded to the hotel in the 9800 block of Santa Monica Boulevard shortly before 6 a.m. A SWAT team was called as a precaution.
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By 8 a.m., Beverly Hills police deemed the situation was over, and that it may have stemmed from a dispute over money among three people inside a hotel room.
Upon investigation, police determined the situation was a result of a "swatting" call, and there was nothing suspicious going on inside the hotel.
No one was injured, no weapons were found and no one was arrested.
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Authorities said traffic would be impacted during the investigation, and people were asked to avoid the area of South Santa Monica Boulevard and Lasky Drive.