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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles’s City Hall was evacuated after a
car crashed into the steps of the building on Friday afternoon
and the driver was later taken into police custody, officials
said.
About two hours after the crash, the driver could be seen
getting out of the car and walking with his arms raised toward a
line of police and fire vehicles. He was then handcuffed.
There were no immediate reports of injuries, according to
police. LA Mayor Karen Bass said in a post on the social
platform X that the Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad had
arrived at the crash site, though she also said the situation
had been “safely resolved.”
She previously said City Hall was being evacuated “out of an
abundance of caution.”
Police responded to reports just after 4 p.m. about a traffic
collision, according to Charles Miller, a spokesperson for the
LAPD. They then worked to make contact with the driver. The
circumstances that led up to the crash were not immediately
clear.
Video taken from news helicopters soon after the crash shows the
driver in the front seat and a cardboard sign in the window that
reads, “I need ur help” and makes a reference to President
Donald Trump.
“Thank you to all of the brave first responders who safely
resolved this situation with compassion and urgency,” Bass said
on X.
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