Crime & Safety

Bomb Squad Vehicles Spotted in Altadena?

An Altadena resident shared that she saw four bomb squad vehicles with sirens and lights flashing in Altadena Tuesday morning. Did you see the vehicles?

A woman who lives in Altadena shared in the local President Streets Yahoo group Tuesday that she saw four bomb squad vehicles headed south on Altadena Drive with sirens and lights flashing.

The woman, named Maria, claimed she saw three cars and one truck that all had “Bomb Squad” clearly written on the doors and the vehicles passed her at Berendo Street and Altadena Drive at about 9 a.m.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officer Tafoya told Patch at about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday that no reports of bomb threats in Altadena had been reported.

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"We'd be the first to know," Tafoya said.

Tafoya speculated that since the bomb squad vehicles were headed south on Altadena Drive they may be assisting with a bomb threat happening in Downtown Los Angeles.

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