PASADENA - Bomb squad techs were called to the Pasadena Rose Bowl Sunday after a police K9 smelled something inside a passenger vehicle entering the venue.

The Sheriff’s Arson/Explosives Detail was called out of an abundance of caution, examined the content of the vehicle and found nothing suspicious, according to Lt. Sean Dawkins of the Pasadena Police Department.

Vendors were entering the Rose Bowl, 1001 Rose Bowl Dr., when the police K9 was set off by a vehicle from one of the vendors arriving to set up for the upcoming game roughly around 3 p.m., Dawkins said.

Law enforcement was already showing a strong presence at the Rose Bowl, screening every vehicle that enters as part of the security process ahead of the big game, Dawkins said.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

UPDATE, 6:30 A.M.: After two CHP units on scene reported debris on the Gold Line tracks, CHP dispatchers said one train moved past the crash at reduced speed and reported no blockage on the railroad tracks.

​A Sig Alert has been issued, with a closure of the HOV, No. 1, 2 and 3 lanes beginning at Rosemead Boulevard for two hours.

PASADENA - All lanes of the westbound 210 freeway west of Madre Street except the No. 5 lane remain closed after a big rig hit the center divider and knocked debris across the Gold Line tracks.

The crash occurred around 5:22 a.m. December 7. The semi hauling the empty trailer may have hit another vehicle before hitting the center divider, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP officers on scene are requesting to have Metropolitan Transportation Authority to shut down the Gold Line tracks.

The CHP will be diverting westbound traffic off the freeway at Sierra Madre Villa.

According to officers at the scene, approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel has spilled onto the freeway.