Posted on 10/29/2019 11:37:03 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The incident began about 11:45 p.m. Monday when a man standing on a narrow ledge on an overpass forced authorities to shut down both sides of the 101 near Hollywood Boulevard.
The man held on to the fence for hours, facing officers who tried to get him to surrender as firefighters set up a ladder from the freeway below.
He surrendered around 9:40 a.m. after authorities started cutting a hole in the fence, Los Angeles police Capt. Scot Williams told KTLA.
All lanes of the 101 were reopened soon after. The man, who's about 25 years old, will be arrested on suspicion of trespassing with a parole violation and will be evaluated for mental illness, Williams said.
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Surface streets surrounding Hollywood were also jammed for miles, causing major delays for morning commuters. "I know it was an inconvenience," Williams said. "It impacted a lot of peoples lives, including my own coming in to work this morning, but were happy that it did come to a safe conclusion with no one being injured."
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Just like General Patton did with the donkeys.
I was born and raised in SoCal....but never had a job..that I had to drive the Freeways too.....
My cats have always come down without help....but we can try other ways...put safety nets and go after the person up there...force them to surrender or jump...if they jump they get into safety net...some poor mentally diseased person doesnt need to be exterminated like Baghdadi...sadly....some of those messed up “guys” are vets....
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