Posted on 06/17/2014 5:43:08 PM PDT by Innovative
Reports of a suspicious person wearing a vest or backpack with wires coming out prompted the lockdown of the Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo on Tuesday.
No further details were available, according to the statement.
(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...
Earlier report on FoxNews:
Los Angeles base on lockdown for possible suspicious person reported by AP.
"Los Angeles Air Force Base is on lockdown because of a possible suspicious person on the grounds.
Susan James, who works in public affairs on the small base near Los Angeles International Airport, says employees were told at about 1:45 p.m. Tuesday to go to a secure area of their office and remain there."
"Perceived threat" locks down Shaw Air Force base (SC)
Who is probing? Militant Amish?
“At about 6:15 p.m., an “all clear” was sounded over loud speakers at the base. It was not immediately known if anyone was in custody.
Police initially received a call with a report of an active shooter but found that no shots had been fired, Evanski said.
Authorities responded to the Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, which was on lockdown for more than three hours June 17, 2014, due to a report of suspicious person. (Credit: KTLA)
The suspicious person was spotted between Aviation Boulevard and Douglas Street”
Heard lockdown ended, don’t have any other info.
Makes one wonder whether it was a false alarm, or deliberate testing of a response...
I was raised in So. Cal...I never heard of “Los Angeles Air Force Base”
It must be a ‘gay’ Air Force base without airplanes..go figure!
It is without airplanes or air strip. It does a lot of stuff with procurement of goods and services for the Air Force.
Just another lost Illegal
They do space stuff (including GPS) - no airplanes required.
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