The incident was reported around 11:20 a.m. on the 8800 block of Melrose Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Some businesses in the area were evacuated but officials could not say how many or which ones.
The department's bomb squad responded to the scene to investigate.
By around 2:50 p.m., the department posted on X that the object was determined to be non-hazardous.