Toy Remote Control Triggers Jet’s Evacuation

An Alaska Airlines jet arriving from Mexico was evacuated Monday because no one claimed a “suspicious item” -- later determined to be a toy transmitter -- spotted by a crew member, officials said.

Authorities using bomb-sniffing dogs found no explosives inside the plane’s cargo hold or the transmitter, which was similar to a remote control for a toy car or plane, authorities said.

Airport police were notified at 8:20 a.m. that there was a suspicious item aboard the flight, which originated in Guadalajara, said Los Angeles International Airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles. Authorities said the crew became alarmed when no one claimed the item.

Castles said all 125 passengers and crew members were taken to a terminal in buses.