BOMB SQUAD CALLED TO UNIVERSITY AVE. IN LA MESA AFTER DISCOVERY OF SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE

October 13, 2011 (La Mesa) – An investigation is underway into an abandoned U-Haul truck with a broken window in a no-parking zone near the new La Mesa Police Station at 8085 University Avenue.

“We blocked off the 8000 block of University Avenue at Spring Street and Baltimore Drive,” Lt. Dan Willis at La Mesa Police told ECM. He added that witnesses reported seeing the driver jump from the vehicle carrying black duffel bags and run away. The man was dressed in a black shirt and black pants. 

Although no threats have been made and it's possible the vehicle merely parked illegally or ran out of gas, as a precaution a bomb-sniffing dog from Harbor Police and the Sheriff’s bomb-arson squad have been called in, Lt. Willis confirmed.
 

The trolley, which runs close to the scene, remains open during the investigation. The possibility remains that it could be shut down, however, if any suspicious device is found, he confirmed.