Funeral Services
Services for Pomona Police Officer Greggory Casillas will be on Thursday, March 22nd at 9:30am at Purpose Church- 601 N. Garey Ave. Pomona. Church doors will open to the public at 8:30am.
Procession Route
Immediately following the service will be an emergency vehicle procession. The route of the procession will go as follows, southbound Garey Ave. to Mission Blvd., westbound Mission Blvd. to White Ave., northbound White Ave. to IS-10, westbound I-10 to Via Verde, exit Via Verde southbound into Forest Lawn Covina Hills.
Street Closures
Street closures beginning at 6:00am on March 22nd will be:
- Garey Ave. in both directions from Holt Ave. (near Purpose Church) to Alvarado St. This street closure could extend as high as Orange Grove Ave.
- Main St. from Holt Ave. to Pearl St.
- Pearl St. from east on Main St. to Garey Ave.
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Please consider alternate routes around this area.**
Guest Entrance
ALL arriving vehicles should enter southbound on Garey Ave. at Orange Grove Ave.
General Parking
General parking will be available in the parking lot located on the northwest corner of Garey Ave. and Pearl St.
Outside Agency/Emergency Vehicle Parking
Outside police agencies/emergency vehicles who plan on participating in the procession should park their vehicle on Garey Ave. facing south in the northbound #1 and northbound #2 lanes.
Emergency vehicles not participating in the procession are to park in the general parking lot.
Chiefs of Police and Dignitary Parking
Chiefs of Police and Dignitaries will be directed to the church parking lot south of Pearl St.
Live Streaming
Live streaming of the funeral service will be available on these social media platforms:
- Pomona PD Facebook- @Pomona Police Department
- Purpose Church Facebook- @Purpose Church Pomona
- ABC7 Facebook- @ABC7
For those who don't have Facebook, the service will also be available live on abc7.com.
Police agencies from across LA County will assist with police services within the City of Pomona. These agencies are part of the established LA County Area-D Mutual Aid structure and their assistance will allow for Pomona police employees to attend the funeral. During this deployment, there will not be any interruption in emergency service delivery to the community. The front desk of the police station will be closed throughout the day.
