Suspicious package investigation shuts down 60 Freeway near Pomona for hours

'Suspicious package' shuts down Pomona freeway

The bomb squad eventually destroyed the item, and it was determined not to be an explosive device.

Suspicious Package Snarls Traffic at the 71/60 Freeway Interchange

Freeway traffic in the Pomona area was snarled Saturday while the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s bomb squad ensured a box with wires on a roadside was safe. The California Highway Patrol said it received word at about 9:40 a.m. Saturday about a package described as “a green ammunition container attached to a pole, with multiple wires protruding from it” on the northbound Chino Valley (71) Freeway where it connects to the westbound Pom…

Suspicious package investigation shuts down 60 Freeway near Pomona for hours

A suspicious package investigation prompted both sides of the 60 Freeway near Pomona to be shut down for hours.

Bomb squad response shuts down 60 Freeway near Pomona

Westbound lanes of the 60 Freeway near Pomona were shut down Saturday afternoon as a bomb squad investigated the area.

Bomb squad vehicle recently shut down the interstate after reports of a suspicious package in Pomona, CA

Bomb Squad | MattGush via iStock Most drivers expect some traffic delays, and this is especially true in some areas of California. However, what’s much less common is the disruption being caused by a bomb squad looking for a suspicious package. Still, this happened recently in the Golden State, and it caused widespread mayhem for drivers.  Bomb squad vehicles have made many situations safer, so a traffic delay isn’t the end of the world Accordin…

The lanes west of Highway 60 near Pomona were reopened on Saturday afternoon after a bomb squad was called to investigate a suspicious object. The closure began shortly before 1:30 p.m. on 60 Freeway near Garey Avenue, next to the highway exchanger 71. NewsChopper 4 aerial images showed a truck of the bomb squads in the middle of the highway and several law enforcement officers near it. Not far, a tactical agent and a robot were seen investigati…