Crime & Safety
Camp Pendleton's Main Gate Reopened After Police Closure
The main gate was closed to inbound and outbound traffic.
CAMP PENDLETON, CA – An "erratic" driver prompted military personnel to close the main gate at Camp Pendleton Wednesday, base officials said.
The inbound and outbound traffic lanes of the main gate on Vandegrift Boulevard were closed after a driver approached the entrance "acting erratically," according to officials. Authorities detained the driver and checked the vehicle before reopening the gate.
The driver was being questioned by Camp Pendleton police.
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All other gates remained open during the incident. North County Transit's Breeze bus routes 395 and 392 were detoured during the closure.
The main gate is now OPEN. A driver approached the main gate around 1230 p.m. acting erratically. Military security personnel at the gate detained the driver, closed the gate, and checked the vehicle before clearing the area. The driver is being questioned by Camp Pen PD. pic.twitter.com/4mgEvVGCZL
— Camp Pendleton (@MCIWPendletonCA) June 6, 2018
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A driver approached the main gate acting erratically. Military security personnel at the gate detained the driver and are checking the vehicle before clearing the area.
— Camp Pendleton (@MCIWPendletonCA) June 6, 2018
Image via Camp Pendleton
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