2 Talked Down From Hollywood Overpass, Downtown LA High-Rise
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Firefighters and LAPD officers worked to talk two people off a freeway overpass and a Downtown LA high-rise, respectively, over the past three days.
Just after midnight Tuesday, firefighters were called to the Renaissance Tower, 501 W. Olympic Blvd., "to mitigate the psychological crisis of a woman" on the roof of the 17-story building. The Los Angeles Fire Department said a rescue air cushion on the 9th floor, eight floors below the roof.
The woman was safely taken into custody just after 2 a.m.
On Sunday, the Los Angeles Fire Department said another patient threatened to jump off the Hollywood Boulevard overpass onto the 101 Freeway in Hollywood at about 1:30 p.m. Both directions of the freeway were ultimately closed while firefighters and police officers worked to talk the person down.
The patient was safely taken into custody by 2:45 p.m.
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