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Suspicious Device Neutralized After Large Portion of Pasadena Evacuated
Suspicious vehicle, possibly containing an explosive device, causes street closures and Gold Line closure. Evacuations of nearby buildings underway
Published : Monday, October 29, 2018 | 6:32 PM
[Developing] Three hours after a suspicious device which appeared to be an authentic bomb was found outside a U-Haul truck in West Pasadena, Sheriff’s Bomb Squad officers disabled the device and determined it was not a live bomb.
Pasadena Police Chief John Perez said that about 6 p.m. Monday night police received a report of a suspicious package attached to a vehicle near a U-Haul parking lot at 552 S Raymond Avenue. Responding officers determined the appearance of the package indicated it might contain a functioning explosive device.
Perez said the device was six to eight inches in length and had wiring secured by tape.
Perez said his Department began voluntary evacuations in a three-block area near the intersection of Raymond Avenue and California Boulevard, which included a homeless shelter, children’s school, and many businesses.
A number of businesses, a homeless shelter, a children’s daycare center and apartments were evacuated.
A number of streets were also shut down, including Raymond Avenue and South Arroyo Parkway between Del Mar Blvd. and California Blvd.
A Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department bomb squad and its robot were called to the scene.
At about 9 p.m., the robot fired a projectile at the suspected device. There was no secondary explosion, which indicated the device was not a functioning bomb.
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