Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies and bomb squad examined a suspicious package that was found under a car in the College of Canyons parking lot on Thursday night.
Authorities first arrived on the scene around 6:30 p.m. after receiving reports of a possible explosive device, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department tweet.
A robot was deployed to obtain the package but was not able to reach under the car and a bomb squad deputy retrieved it, authorities said.
Valenica Boulevard was closed in both directions while authorities examined the package. The device was determined to be fake around 9:20 p.m. and Valencia Boulevard was reopened.
College of the Canyons graduation ceremony was scheduled for Thursday and continued without incident, according to the Department.