Corona police talks to KTLA 5 as 91 Freeway standoff continues

A standoff on the 91 Freeway in Orange County shut down traffic in both directions for hours on Friday morning after a pursuit that started in Corona. Corporal Tobias Kouroubacalis with the Corona Police Department spoke to KTLA on Friday, May 24, 2024.
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[@mugenkb2]

No need to rush????! What about those that need to go about their day? How's this guy more important. Such a joke. smh

[@EggplantOven]

Welcome to California and the new "defund the police" society

[@lovly2cu725]

on a friday and holiday weekend

[@MrIBM01]

It's Hunter Biden's dealer, so he it more important than everyone not named Biden

[@rickbethwhite3479]

There's housing on both sides of the highway, and by waiting, it could save the life of a police officer. Best to avoid a shoot out.

[@ciello___8307]

@@EggplantOventhe police were never defunded. Stop lying

[@ewarda100]

yet they will break into your house with guns drawn to serve you a summons.

[@VanScheurich]

Why don't these cops do a Mar-a-lago raid. Maybe this guy has the Ashley Biden diary on the front seat of the car???

[@mikemelina7395]

"Relax...if we had a warrant, you'd be dead already." - The FBI/ATF motto

[@BradPitbull]

I want to thank everybody who voted for karen bass and DA gascon and Gavin newsom.... Yall caused this mess

[@ciello___8307]

Everything has to political for you guys… crime existed before newsom too

[@rickhuck64]

This is not Los Angeles. LA has nothing to do with this. Corona PD handling this.

[@hudiburgh]

Spot on.

[@lllm299news]

Sounds like someone would fit in better in Florida or maybe alabama

[@Mark-dn3jp]

@@ciello___8307 Says the Dem who helped create this mess.

[@mghezzi]

"We're in no hurry..." WTF? What about all the poor people stuck in Friday traffic who are trying to get from A to B? Once a suspect refuses to cooperate with a lawful order the time for a peaceful solution has ended.

[@tedszweb5268]

On a holiday weekend !!!

[@Jane.Doe.]

Get in there, get the crazy OUT THE VEHICLE and carry on! If I was in that line of cars, I would be going OFF and insist* that they let me by. Seriously what the af Absolutely stuck on stupid.

[@tarap6147]

Absolutely mindboggling. Only in CA.

[@andrewczski1969]

Holiday + OT pay! $250/hour to stand around doing nothing?

[@501Mobius]

They have plans for the weekend. They have to get out of town by noon so the guy is doomed.

[@cheesenoodles8316]

A Friday afternoon on a 3 Day Weekend. What a joke....

[@lovly2cu725]

morning

[@jimmyroberts7244]

What a joke!!!!

[@durango8882]

💥 💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@user-zd9yn5mz1f]

What feckless law enforcement. An entire community thrown into chaos because one person has a meltdown. Let's rush counselors to the scene to provide hands-on treatment, and maybe even wash his car while a meal is delivered! These people are a JOKE!

[@wilee.coyote9920]

NO RUSH = MORE OVERTIME MONEY!!!!

[@CJinSD1]

Who cares about the taxpayers who are trapped by the freeway closure?

[@IvenRossall-te3sx]

@CJinSD1 Not Me. This is Great Entertainment.

[@andrewczski1969]

100%!

[@RoyBelcher]

The ain't no crime before the overtime.

[@Paul1958R]

They used the Uvalde method: amass a huge army and then do nothing - except get paid. All will claim overtime or 'extra duty' pay. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@MrPanetela]

Notice how much better this guy is treated compared to Donald Trump.

[@silencemeviolateme6076]

Find a hobby

[@KL-nj7vi]

Just call Dirty Harry and a clean up crew and get back to work and quit screwing around with this fool.

[@ScarletAdhesive]

I'd take an easy day and the free overtime if I were them. My only worry in waiting would be, " who is going to pick up lunch"?

[@phantomstratocaster]

5 swat units ,come on thats ridiculous

[@mikemelina7395]

MRAPs = "Rescue Units"

[@Paul1958R]

They used the Uvalde method: amass a huge army and then do nothing - except get paid. All will claim overtime or 'extra duty' pay. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@user-dy3uy2bv7r]

Where is RoboCop or Judge Dredd when we need them most?

[@ChrisTopher09]

Update "Officers negotiated with him to surrender peacefully, but the suspect died around noon. It is unclear how he died."... wtf

[@kelleyturner2238]

He shot himself.

[@VengerDFW]

@@kelleyturner2238 At least there's a happy ending...

[@mizzury54]

yes there is a need to rush. law abiding citizens are being prevented from going about their business.

[@cvdheyden]

The only reason, they don't pull him from the car are the snowflakes watching this and would cry out, when this offender has a hair bent. He did a hit and run and he should man up, leave the car and come quietly. Period.

[@hkgat8632]

Ridiculous

[@alexmcgrand5193]

No reason to rush? 91 is the main artery between Orange and Riverside county and its always jammed up.

[@birdieloko1781]

So then nothing changed! Still jammed up 🤡

[@davidheidary7124]

In no hurry 🤦‍♀️ buddy, there is a 20 mile traffic back up. What are you waiting for😂😂

[@mhaas281]

and on a Friday

[@stephenludlum9746]

Who cares about the traffic backup? It is better than getting people killed or injured. There are other routes to take to get around the area. Poor people get delayed a little; it is just too bad.

[@birdieloko1781]

Pack a lunch 🤡

[@pinoylesslethal]

where is your none lethal pepper ball launcher

[@mrz6480]

I bet he got pissed at Travelers insurance for ripping him off

[@Jane.Doe.]

LOLOL Travlers sucks!

[@carlosgallegos7822]

Omg 🤦‍♂️ get him out! Clear the scene and let the traffic proceed.

[@birdieloko1781]

Omg! Expert here! You’re hired to be in charge! 🤡👏

[@gokinnation1034]

All that resource for 1 criminal smh...

[@birdieloko1781]

How many resources do they need then huh expert!🤡

[@SADSUPERNOVA]

Why doesn’t one of the newscasters ask the police buffoon why he isn’t concerned with wrapping things up and rushing so thousands of innocent people are less inconvenienced on SoCal’s freeways? And why are tricked-out military-like PD shock troops needed if they’re afraid of confronting dangerous criminals?

[@mikekellum6238]

They keep them alive for the benefit of the lawyers. This should have been resolved in ten minutes. Get out on your own or the coroner will get you out.

[@Herbie11]

No need to rush. Seriously! It's not like it's the beginning of a big weekend or something.

[@davidnace9946]

He killed himself.

[@markraftis]

Oh, good saves the public taxes to trial and the big house.

[@richardharris4162]

so it was resolved after the media/KTLA News posted the video

[@DebbieOnTheSpot]

Police assisted him in his suicide. Later police investigated themselves and found no wrongdoing.

[@noelpuestohl7208]

@@DebbieOnTheSpot 😂

[@strudelheiman3030]

Good

[@marknelson2-ih6sq]

Closed down schools ... are there any within gunfire distance ??

[@Lafayette_123]

It was my school that was shut down:( but we were In lockdown the whole day

[@michaela.abbott222]

It's for the data base of shootings/school related.

[@TBI-Firefighter-451]

It's the Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My Syndrome at play here

[@Lafayette_123]

@@michaela.abbott222 yeah

[@DebbieOnTheSpot]

​@@michaela.abbott222thank you for paying attention.

[@therose5783]

The guy killed himself. This has be over for some time.

[@leaannstanford]

Really? well takes care of that.

[@lxlx3458]

Tax payers $ mishandled...

[@andrewczski1969]

Cops have found new ways to rob taxpayers!

[@birdieloko1781]

We got a tax expert here! Knows a lot more than everyone 🤡

[@TBI-Firefighter-451]

You know what the Cops call one Bad guy? Easy Money🤑

[@kennethyoung2221]

I have made 2 great decisions in my life. Marrying my wife of 30 plus years. And leaving Van Nuys in the early 1990s. It was clear as day what would happen to CA. Demographics and democrats made the decent in hell inevitable.

[@marieeiram7642]

Bring in a counselor and a Teddy Bear.

[@chuckcrizer]

They call the military armored assault tanks "rescue vehicles."

[@DebbieOnTheSpot]

Millions of tax payer dollars wasted so these foolz can play GIJoe

[@lynnlaura2919]

Looks like a big psyop- so what's the actual message we sposed to be gittin?

[@Paul1958R]

They used the Uvalde method: amass a huge army and then do nothing - except get paid. All will claim overtime or 'extra duty' pay. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@BabeRuth1978]

He'll be eating dinner at Macdonalds tonight..Bail is set at $1.00

[@RyanInSD]

bail is on the dollar menu!?

[@BabeRuth1978]

@@RyanInSD Yes, at participating locations. Which is all of them. Some of the locations, it’s free..

[@mondobondo49]

Bail is a buck but the crappy meal will be $22

[@BabeRuth1978]

@@mondobondo49 So we're saying the bail will definitely be less than the meal totally agree!...haha..Welcome to the USA where the inmates are running the Asylum..

[@msumcj]

Call Arkansas State Police, 2 minutes it's over. Lame law enforcement.

[@davediamond9436]

you watch way to much youtube police chases...get a life..

[@JohnCoffins]

Yup.

[@mhaas281]

True. Those boys don't mess around.

[@mizzury54]

so what would they be doing differently with this stopped car with an armed person inside. You do know that pit maneuver is a little late here right.

[@mizzury54]

@@mhaas281 They also put the public in danger with their ridiculous high sepped pits.

[@RussellTheTrader97]

They doggy was ready to go!

[@maattttt07]

That's some good parallel parking right there!!!!

[@andreafelton689]

Hello... It's a highway! Absolute need to rush. Can't even leave a broken vehicle on shoulder without it being towed

[@Steven52396]

COPS SO SCARED!! BODY ARMOR IS NOT GOOD ENOUGHT CRIMINALS ARE VERY ACCURATE!!

[@Paul1958R]

They used the Uvalde method: amass a huge army and then do nothing - except get paid. All will claim overtime or 'extra duty' pay. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@rogerb9699]

I think they need a few more cops there!

[@Paul1958R]

They used the Uvalde method: amass a huge army and then do nothing - except get paid. All will claim overtime or 'extra duty' pay. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@jennifero353]

Too close to home😩🙏

[@lunam7249]

another gavin early release cov.1.9 parolee.....RIP tragic on all sides

[@davediamond9436]

were you born a stable genius or do you have to work at it ?

[@lunam7249]

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[@lunam7249]

@@davediamond9436 thank you!!❤️, you are wize.... both!, i graduated high school at 12yo, then med school, then Phd. EE, physics and electromagnetics, i have developed several cures for lung cancer and thier medicines...i work in synthetic genetic se quencing also....hard work, focus and relentless drive ANYONE can achieve very high goals!👏👏❤️❤️

[@wanderinglife1142]

So facking embarrassing for this country. Judges tell cop, don’t hurt crime finger nails. 🤭🤭🤭

[@jason-hy8ci]

Just wait it out, it's the HUMANE way to work Law Enforcement.☝️ ..... and the rest of the WORLD Can STOP and WAIT till who Knows..... Un-FNG'-Real. 🙄

[@richk3135]

Dudes gotta cap himself

[@JohnCoffins]

He already did this isn't live anymore

[@workingman4thepresent635]

How many people are in mortal danger with this perp in control of the situation? But it is California, so the perp's feelings take precedence.

[@noanyobiseniss7462]

W0w, how many tanks do those cops need?

[@pyrotekgaming2119]

Each one is from a different city.

[@mhaas281]

tanks?

[@birdieloko1781]

Tanks?? 🤡

[@albybrava]

OH, boys in blue...what has happened to you...

[@birdieloko1781]

Damned if they do damned if they don’t! That’s pretty much it! The people quick to complain, protest, and be sensitive. That’s what happen

[@jamesthornton8177]

get that joker off the highway!

[@kathleentyson6727]

I’m really fan with this area ,I was raised in Anaheim,after I moved to another town I used to go vidit my dad in Anaheim,I see it finally came to a conclusion,thank God.

[@RussellTheTrader97]

He killed himself and they are still standing there thinking he’s a threat.

[@06Pine]

Are these the same cops from uvalde

[@mhaas281]

Corona CA so I doubt that

[@lovly2cu725]

@@mhaas281 anaheim hills

[@larkwick]

move in front and back and squash the threat

[@morganmadison366]

Does Corona PD have no other crime? Huge response to one guy with one gun is bizarre.

[@Stringmeme]

In this day and age there is no police discretion, its either damned if you, damned if you don't

[@djemcee]

This is criminal. Police should be accountable for this stupid standoff. They love getting out all the toys and all the camaraderie they get to have standing on the freeway while millions of dollars are getting lost with people not getting to where they need to go

[@lovly2cu725]

anaheim Hills 91 westbound

[@birdieloko1781]

@@djemcee🤡

[@Macntosh2]

He’ll eventually have to go to the bathroom.

[@IAmJustSaying6]

Why do you need all those cop vehicles for one guy. Time to go back to 1950s policing!

[@birdieloko1781]

That would be too easy! In reality most people would complain too much, then protest like crazy and want the cops executed or do life in prison!

[@marilenejonez2561]

The small car cud've been crushed...👀😮

[@micklaws5520]

Does the perp have a Phased Plasma Rifle in the 40 watt range?

[@SteveThomas39]

Evidently. "Just what you see here, pal."

[@micklaws5520]

@@SteveThomas39 Lololololol….I think he closed shop early.

[@jameshouts9281]

I was stuck in this for 4.5 Hours..😂

[@Mark-dn3jp]

Following orders? Gascon or Newson.... I'll wait.

[@Eternal_Ruler]

No wonder the traffic was heavy on the way to my field trip

[@Canoga_Knuckles]

Yeah the whole MAJOR freeway stops on a Friday three day Holliday weekend till this guy has to take a dump 👏👏👏👏👍👌

[@cmoorejack]

No hurry..eventually he will fall asleep..national guard to show up soon

[@JohnCoffins]

He shot himself

[@Lafayette_123]

@@JohnCoffinsdo you know what time he shot himself?

[@JohnCoffins]

@@Lafayette_123 no but if you go to the full video on abc 7 you can see him roll the window up like 5 minutes before the end of the video

[@Lafayette_123]

@@JohnCoffins oh ok am I’m also glad I am safe because you know how they mention the school well that was my school we were on lockdown the whole day

[@JohnCoffins]

@@Lafayette_123 dang. Stay safe.

[@MariaHernandez-lp9dz]

I wonder what triggered this man, to respond like this?

[@elizabethbarraza4992]

Damn if do Damn if you don’t.

[@DroneU]

Two drones! M30t and Mavic 3 enterprise. Wow!

[@user-eg6le7xi3g]

Is overtime a factor here ?

[@Paul1958R]

They used the Uvalde method: amass a huge army and then do nothing - except get paid. All will claim overtime or 'extra duty' pay. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@jackiecastillo2484]

Damn that's crayyyy he didn't wanna leave or get out. 😐🤨😳

[@metroman8185]

Police being nice to this criminal!!

[@user-vc8lu5vm3p]

Life is sacred 🙏

[@marilenejonez2561]

Is this a practice 😮

[@Houston77005]

Probably stopped because his EV battery went dead. It is Californicate you know.

[@CRWNCXTY951]

Corona getting ghetto

[@darindooley4509]

The armored trucks are not rescue vehicles. They are for assaults.

[@mile1920]

I see that every police/LEO vehicle is ob scene,probably to show that "response teams and additional $ needed for next year"

[@mikemike1071]

This is so easy to fix. SMH.

[@frankcerbantes9429]

So how many days they will let it go on on this freak y Friday show

[@danno714]

California. wit them out till old age hits

[@andreafelton689]

All part of the plot to make driving unpleasant

[@andreafelton689]

Hello... Zoom in on the perp face

[@CadanIsMexican1997]

People why trying to go To Disneyland:😢

[@ZOIDRAB]

It's a tarp !

[@logictotalwar1201]

IS THIS A JOKE😂 WTF IS THIS????

[@cameliad894]

it is CALIFORNIA! .... the woke example for anyone interested .... also, example on how neo-Marxism looks like, or on how to destroy some of the best schools in the country and the world, or how to live at the beach doing nothing on the tax payer $ & 5 star accommodations and many, many other things .... California, we are the Golden Standard! ... The guy ended up killing himself and that is sad but looking at the footage, it was too much pressure .... and talking about suicide, we have 'suicide lines' ...but ours may be different in their approach because it could be that if you call, you may be put 'on hold for the next available operator' .... yup, you may be put on hold while holding a gun to your head or ready to jump from some significant height! .... so by the time the call is 'taken in the order it has been received', the one attempting to kill themselves either gives up and decides to give life another chance, or they hang up and do it anyway .... in medical terms, this is called triage!, the operators only talk with the committed ones! .... Soooo, anyone interested to move to California? moving companies offer up to 50% off when they are moving you into California but they may charge you double to move you out ... U-Haul, Mayfair, etc.... all of them ...

[@ShonMardani]

No one can take a video, they trapped him on the freeway part with walls on both sides.

[@MrWalker114]

He ran out of gas...lmao

[@user-vc8lu5vm3p]

The “ proud boys “ at work

[@williamhritz3455]

All this inconvenience and the da will give him a medal and let him go free

[@frankcerbantes9429]

So how many days they will let it go on on this freak y Friday show why they didn’t just push it to the sholder

[@jasonkimble8926]

Smh...

[@Svetlana_Chudinova]

is it kind of distraction performance or what?

[@vinhly3883]

Welcome to california 😢

[@ericgautreaux1752]

Looks like they came from Uvalde.

[@jamesthornton8177]

why even have the police out there if they do NOTHING

[@shallanrambaran7090]

Yeh, he shot himself in the end it seems.

[@karlchristensen6277]

It’s Diddy Simpson

[@MrWalker114]

Barney's cousin running this operation...lo

[@Herbie11]

Whatever happened to that cop The Knack made that song about? You know...Mike Corona

[@richardmcenroe2582]

There's always Panama rules...

[@mikemelina7395]

"Rescue vehicles"...those MRAPs look like rescue vehicles to anyone here? Those cops look geared up for high-incident gunfight, probably told the guy "Either you do it, or we'll do it."