LAPD Closes Wilshire Boulevard Near Sinai Temple

The Los Angeles Police Department has shut down Wilshire Boulevard near Beverly Glen to investigate two suspicious backpacks found at a bus stop, according to the security desk at Sinai Temple. Sinai Temple, which is across the street from the bus stop, has not been evacuated. Sinai Temple security will remain in contact with LAPD as the situation unfolds. Sinai Temple is a 2,200 family Conservative congregation, which also houses Sinai Akiba Day School, a pre-school through eighth grade program with 560 students.
Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood is closed from Comstock to Warner.