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Fake Explosive Placed At Whittier Planned Parenthood Center

WHITTIER (CBSLA) – Investigators are looking for a man they say left a hoax explosive device at a Planned Parenthood in Whittier earlier this month.

Fake Explosive Placed At Whittier Planned Parenthood Center
Surveillance photos of a person of interest in the case of a fake explosive that was placed at a Planned Parenthood center in Whittier, Calif., on Oct. 21, 2017. (Whittier Police Department)

According to Whittier police, on Oct. 21, the suspect placed the fake explosive at a Planned Parenthood center located at 7655 S. Greenleaf Ave. The exact nature of the device and how it was discovered were not disclosed.

Detectives have identified a person of interest in the case and released surveillance photos of him Tuesday.

Anyone with information on his identity should call police at 562-567-9255.

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