Suspicious Item in Car Prompts Bomb Squad Investigation

A suspicious item inside a car parked on a sidewalk near the Fairfax District prompted a bomb squad response and some evacuations Tuesday.

Officers were dispatched about 9:30 a.m. to the 300 block of North La Brea Avenue to investigate.

Video from the location showed a car on the sidewalk on La Brea near Beverly Boulevard.

It was not immediately clear why the car was on the sidewalk.

A three block stretch of La Brea was shut down, according to reports from the scene.