Camp Pendleton’s main gate was closed after a suspicious package was found near the base
The main gate at Camp Pendleton was reopened Wednesday morning after a five-hour closure prompted by the discovery of a suspicious package near the entrance to the Marine Corps base. The incident began around 3 a.
m. when a man tried to enter the base at the gate near Harbor and San Rafael drives but was turned away. The man dropped a suspicious package near the intersection and walked off, an Oceanside police spokesperson said. The California Highway Patrol shut down ramps from northbound Interstate 5 at Vandegrift Boulevard and Harbor Drive near the base during the incident. A base spokesperson said the main gate reopened around 8 a.m. He said none of the other gates to the base had been closed during the incident.UC San Diego loses a third star scientist in mini brain drain‘The housing market is stuck’: San Diego price gains remain at bottom of U.S. rankingsPadres rally in ninth inning to beat Mets, pick up Dylan Cease What should it cost to park in Balboa Park? San Diego City Council members haggle over plan’s detailsA DACA recipient accidentally drove into Mexico. Now he’s being fast-tracked for deportation.
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