405 Freeway SigAlert: Police Standoff Jams Traffic In North Hills

LOS ANGELES, CA — The California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert for the San Diego (405) Freeway in the North Hills due to police activity Wednesday morning.

According to the CHP, the Nordhoff Street offramps from the northbound side of the freeway remain closed while police tried to arrest a felony suspect who refused to surrender. According to the LAPD, the suspect stopped the vehicle in the roadway and refused to exit for nearly two hours Wednesday morning

The southbound lanes of the freeway remained open, but northbound drivers were advised to find alternate routes. As of 9:20 a.m., the CHP estimated that the closure could last hours. By noon, police reported that the suspect was taken into custody.