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October 13, 2011 (La Mesa) – University Avenue in La Mesa has been reopened after authorities found no explosives in an abandoned U-Haul truck. Damian Payne, a 35-year-old transient, has been arrested and charged with auto theft and possession of stolen property.
The U-Haul had been stolen on October 8 in Santee, according to a press release issued by La Mesa Police.
The street was shut down while the Sheriff’s Bomb and Arson Squad, as well as a drug-sniffing dog from Harbor Police, searched the vehicle for explosives as a precaution. Witnesses had reported seeing the driver flee the area, carrying black duffle bags.
The driver of the truck was found and detained four blocks away in the 8400 block of University Ave. The street, was reopened early this afternoon.
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