Crime & Safety

Suspicious Device Shuts Down Portion Of 101 Freeway

Los Angeles police officers are investigating the package.

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Los Angeles police officers investigated a suspicious package Sunday morning found near the 101 freeway.

ABC 7 reported "the incident began around 10:30 a.m. Sunday when officers spotted a stolen car on the 101 and pulled the driver over in the area of Rigoletto Street and Avenue San Luis."

It's unclear what officers found but the incident forced the shut down of a portion of eastbound Highway 101 at the Fallbrook Avenue exit in Woodland Hills.

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The public was asked to avoid the area.

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