Police investigated the location in Los Angeles where words including "help" and "trafico" were seen in satellite images.

Ominous “HELP” messages carved onto debris in Los Angeles and spotted on Google Maps have raised alarm among social media users.

Viral posts suggest Google Maps imagery shows a human trafficking plea in L.A., but police say there's no evidence of nefarious activity.

Social media users have noted satellite imagery showing the words "HELP" and "TRAFICO" etched into the ground at a rail yard in Los Angeles.

It happened on Sunday evening at around 7:45 p.m. on the Union Pacific railroad tracks that parallel Van Buren Boulevard, according to investigators.

LAPD has debunked the human trafficking conspiracy theories linked with the viral mysterious ‘help’ messages in Google Maps visuals.

Social media users worried about a human trafficking ring when downtown Los Angeles messages spelled out in building materials were seen by satellite. But the LAPD says it's

Locals in Los Angeles have offered an explanation for the disturbing messages found written on the ground that sent the internet into a conspiracy spiral

A set of coordinates are circulating social media and, as of Jan. 27, plugging them into Google Maps revealed a concerning image: an aerial view of the word "help" written more than a dozen times on Los Angeles property belonging to Union Pacific Railroad.

Large HELP and TRAFICO signs near Cesar Chavez Ave in LA stir fears of trafficking or protests over displacement.

Internet users have been shocked by the discovery of large words visible on Google Maps which include 'HELP', 'LAPD', 'FEDERAL', and 'TRAFICO'. Ok so apparently Jose is writing all the HELP signs and the dog is named SUS…a boy named SUS pic.twitter.com/ffkzkkLGwM

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