Mysterious ‘HELP’ messages in a Los Angeles yard spotted on Google maps
Mysterious ‘HELP’ messages in a Los Angeles yard spotted on Google maps
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The property in question belongs to Union Pacific Railroad, according to Los Angeles police. Ominous “HELP” messages carved onto debris in Los Angeles have raised alarm among social media users. Zoomed in Google Maps satellite images of a rail yard off of the San Bernardino Freeway reveal messages that read “HELP” and “TRAFICO,” which means “traffic” in Spanish.
The property belongs to Union Pacific Railroad, the Los Angeles Police Department told The Independent. Authorities, however, swiftly put an end to the rumors of any immediate danger, saying the markings have been up for about a year. “Photos circulating on Google maps that show the word ‘help’ on Union Pacific property were created about a year ago - no one was or is in danger,” a spokesperson for Union Pacific Police Department told The Independent.
“A man trespassed on Union Pacific and other nearby properties to repeatedly create these misleading messages. We want to remind the public that it is illegal - and more importantly unsafe - to trespass on Union Pacific property,” the spokesperson continued. “We do know the individual that creates these does so on neighboring properties as well.”.
In response to the video, LAPD wrote on X: “We’ve had several different contacts with the individual you speak of. He has refused housing or a mental health evaluation. There is no evidence of Human Trafficking. He has been at the location for a few years.”.
