UPDATE: Montvue School area is clear and streets are open. Police activity and ongoing investigation is continuing.
At 6:00 am, Police officers were assisting LA County Fire personnel to extinguish flames to the rear of Montvue Elementary School. An unknown suspect set a playground apparatus on fire. School was not in session and no one was injured. It does not appear that any buildings were damaged as a result of this Arson incident.
Please avoid this area for the next couple of hours.
We are seeking the public's help if anyone has information or security camera footage of potential suspects in the area; contact the Pomona Police Department at 909-620-2085.
If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
Address/Location
Pomona Police Department
490 W Mission Blvd
Pomona, CA 91766
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 909-620-2155
Lt. Eddie Vazquez
[email protected]
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