Mystery Briefcase in Beverly Hills

 

In Beverly Hills, a briefcase left at an office in a building North Camden Drive on Thursday morning belonged to an aspiring screenwriter attempting to distribute a script.

The Beverly Hills Police Department responded to a "suspicious circumstances" call made by a person who saw the unattended property, which a security guard had removed from the building and left in an alley. The BHPD responded to the call by evacuating buildings and blocking off streets in the area.

The briefcase was destroyed by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department bomb squad as a precaution. It contained assorted papers and a laptop computer, said BHPD Lt. Tony Lee.

"An individual left his briefcase there hoping that somebody was going to read his script," Lee said.

Police interviewed the owner of the briefcase, who was not arrested.

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