Four arrested in Valley mailbox explosions

Four 18-year-old men were arrested today for allegedly blowing up several mailboxes in neighborhoods in the west San Fernando Valley, authorities said. No one was injured.

The Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad was dispatched in response to the first incident, which occurred at 9:25 p.m. Thursday in the 2300 block of Welby Way in West Hills, said LAPD spokeswoman Officer Tenesha Dobine.

There was no information on where the other incidents occurred or what was used to cause the explosions, she said.

-- Ann M. Simmons

Comments

[jordan]

Why was the bomb squad called out on some kids messing around, what a waste of TAX dollars. I didn't know terrorist were going after mailboxes now.

[Alex Kasperavicius]

While I don't condone blowing up mailboxes, let's hope that if they are prosecuted the DA doesn't start pulling out the terrorism playbook. These are just stupid teenagers after all and I'm sure their parents are mortified.