Cops Talk Down Man Creating Ruckus on Rooftops

A man who ran around a Venice apartment complex, climbing on rooftops and balconies, surrendered following hours of negotiations, police said today.

The incident began about 9:30 p.m. Sunday when a man believed to be a burglary suspect was noticed in the apartment complex near Washington Boulevard and Ocean Front Walk, said Lt. Joseph Sanchez of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Pacific Station. A police helicopter illuminated the area.

Police began talking to the man when he was on a third-floor balcony, Sanchez said. He finally came down at about 11:30 p.m. and was taken to a facility to be given a mental health evaluation, he said.

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-City News Service