{"id":10712,"date":"2025-03-22T16:48:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T23:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/?p=10712"},"modified":"2025-03-22T16:48:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T23:48:40","slug":"bomb-squad-shuts-down-60-freeway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/bomb-squad-shuts-down-60-freeway\/","title":{"rendered":"Bomb squad shuts down 60 Freeway"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Incident Overview<\/h2>\n<p>Westbound lanes of the 60 Freeway near Pomona were shut down Saturday afternoon as a bomb squad investigated the area.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Closure Details<\/h2>\n<p>The closure began sometime before 1:30 p.m. on the 60 Freeway near Garey Avenue, by the 71 Freeway interchange. The lanes will be closed until further notice, the California Highway Patrol said.<\/p>\n<h2>Investigation Scene<\/h2>\n<p>Aerial footage from NewsChopper 4 showed a bomb squad truck in the middle of the freeway and several law enforcement officials near it. Not too far away, a tactical officer and robot were seen investigating near the split of the freeway.<\/p>\n<h2>Cause of Response<\/h2>\n<p>It is unclear what prompted the response.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>The shutdown of the 60 Freeway near Pomona due to a bomb squad response has caused significant disruptions to traffic. The investigation is ongoing, and the California Highway Patrol has not provided any further details on the cause of the response. Motorists are advised to avoid the area and seek alternative routes until the lanes are reopened.<\/p>\n<h2>FAQs<\/h2>\n<h3>What happened on the 60 Freeway?<\/h3>\n<p>The 60 Freeway near Pomona was shut down due to a bomb squad response.<\/p>\n<h3>Which lanes were closed?<\/h3>\n<p>The westbound lanes of the 60 Freeway were closed.<\/p>\n<h3>When did the closure begin?<\/h3>\n<p>The closure began sometime before 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<h3>Is the cause of the response known?<\/h3>\n<p>No, the cause of the response is unclear.<\/p>\n<h3>How long will the lanes be closed?<\/h3>\n<p>The lanes will be closed until further notice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Incident Overview Westbound lanes of the 60 Freeway near Pomona were shut down Saturday afternoon as a bomb squad investigated the area. Closure Details The closure began sometime before 1:30 p.m. on the 60 Freeway near Garey Avenue, by the 71 Freeway interchange. The lanes will be closed until further notice, the California Highway Patrol [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10713,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10712","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.nbclosangeles.com\/2025\/03\/bomb-squad-response-32225.png?fit=1500,846&quality=85&strip=all&w=1500&resize=1500,845&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10712"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10712"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10714,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10712\/revisions\/10714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}