An LAPD helicopter crew called to the scene about 1:15 p.m. directed officers to the participants before they could leave the area. The six, who were described only as five males and one female, were taken into custody on suspicion of trespassing and taken to the Hollywood Station, where they were to be issued citations and released on their own recognizance.
Their names were not released.
In a Twitter post, LAPD Capt.Steve Lurie said, Los Angeles landmarks are precious to those of us [at LAPD s Hollywood Division] and this was way uncool (not to mention the terrain is quite steep & dangerous).
An LAPD helicopter crew called to the scene about 1:15 p.m. directed officers to the participants before they could leave the area. The six, who were described only as five males and one female, were taken into custody on suspicion of trespassing and taken to the Hollywood Station, where they were to be issued citations and released on their own recognizance.
Their names were not released.
In a Twitter post, LAPD Capt.Steve Lurie said, Los Angeles landmarks are precious to those of us [at LAPD s Hollywood Division] and this was way uncool (not to mention the terrain is quite steep & dangerous).
A few hours ago, a group attempted to vandalize the Hollywood sign, Captain Steve Lurie wrote on twitter after the incident. Los Angeles landmarks are precious to those of us and this was way uncool (not to mention the terrain is quite steep & dangerous). Hollywood patrol officers have arrested all six individuals.
The sign has been edited several times in its lengthy history. One of the more notable events was in 2017, when a man scaled the sign on New Year s Eve and changed it to read Hollyweed. Zachary Cole Fernandez claimed responsibility for the alteration, saying he was inspired by another art student who also modified the sign to Hollyweed in 1976.