All clear given at Westfield Century City mall after suspicious package prompts evacuations

ByABC7.com staff KABC logo
Monday, May 28, 2018
Century City mall suspicious package deemed safe
Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad crews were investigating a suspicious package reported at Westfield Century City mall on Monday, which prompted evacuations.

CENTURY CITY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad crews investigated a suspicious package reported at Westfield Century City mall on Monday, which prompted evacuations.

The package was said to be in the Bloomingdale's store, according to the LAPD.

Authorities received the call at about 10 a.m. and bomb squad officials responded to assist in the investigation.

Authorities from the LAPD later determined the package was a set of headphones "wrapped around something" and left under a chair.

It was unclear if someone left the package behind or left them there to retrieve later.