Man refuses to come down power pole
A man is refusing to safely climb down the telephone pole in the San Fernando Valley.
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A man refused to come down from a power pole in Los Angeles for at least a half hour.
SkyFOX was over the scene in Lake View Terrace on Tuesday evening, as the suspect stood on the power pole in the 12200 block of West Van Nuys Boulevard. Police and firefighters tried to talk the man into coming down safely but eventually gave up, decided to leave the man alone and drove off from the scene a little before 6:15 p.m.
Officials did not say what prompted the guy to climb up the power pole.
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