Category: police chase

2 Teens Arrested, One Officer Injured After Pursuit in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—Two teenage suspects were arrested for allegedly stealing a vehicle and prompting a brief pursuit and colliding with a police motorcycle, injuring the officer, authorities said on July 14. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Valley Traffic Division received a report from a witness about a stolen vehicle Thursday around 3:30 p.m.,…


Driver Killed in Crash During National City Police Chase

NATIONAL CITY, Calif.—A driver was killed early May 12 in a solo car crash at the end of a brief police chase through National City, authorities said. The pursuit began shortly after midnight, when the southbound driver passed a patrol officer’s cruiser at high speed on National City Boulevard, National City Police Department Assistant Chief…


LA Sheriff’s Vehicle Stolen; Culprit Arrested in Orange County After Chase

LOS ANGELES—A woman who allegedly stole a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department patrol SUV led deputies on a chase April 3 from Compton to Orange County, where she was eventually boxed in by other vehicles and taken into custody. The chase began about 1:30 p.m. and led onto the eastbound Artesia (91) Freeway and into…


Bodycam Footage Shows Mini Pony ‘Suspect’ Fleeing Police Before Getting Own Adorable Mugshot

A miniature equine “suspect” led police on a stray pony chase through a neighborhood in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, last month. The runaway horse’s owner was later found by police and the pony was identified as 4-year-old Knight, Tuscaloosa Police Department (TPD) stated on Facebook on March 28. A therapy horse farm has agreed to foster the animal…


Parolee in Custody After Wild Police Chase in Southern California

HACIENDA HEIGHTS, Calif.—A parolee who led authorities on a wild chase involving multiple vehicles, one of which he used to repeatedly ram a Fullerton police cruiser that was being used in an unsuccessful attempt to pin him in place, was in custody Nov. 10 following his arrest in Hacienda Heights. Johnny Anchondo, 32, was being…


5-Year-Old Killed After Suspected Kidnapper Drives Car Into Pond Following Pursuit

A 5-year-old girl was killed Thursday evening after a suspected kidnapper crashed his vehicle into a retention pond following a high-speed police chase in Jacksonville, Florida, according to police. Christian Hancock of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said during a press briefing that the girl and the suspect are known to each other, but the exact…


Sheriff: Bank Robbery Suspect Dies After Police Chase, Crash

NASHVILLE, N.C.—A man suspected of robbing banks in North Carolina and South Carolina died in a car crash on Friday night following a police chase and a “forced stop” by a sheriff’s deputy in North Carolina, authorities said Saturday afternoon. The sheriff’s deputy conducted the “forced stop” maneuver with his police vehicle on Interstate 95…


Nevada Gunman Killed During Police Chase in Response to Highway Shooting

A gunman died in a shootout that involved multiple police officers after the alleged assailant shot and injured a Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) worker, authorities said. The incident unfolded on Wednesday at around 10 a.m. after the maintenance worker was struck multiple times by gunfire while he was working on resurfacing a highway near…


Officer Killed During Police Chase in Arizona

A police chase in Arizona on Thursday resulted in the death of one officer while critically injuring another after a suspect stole a car at a Ford dealer.


Diamond Bar Man Arrested in Fatal Tustin Crash

TUSTIN—A 29-year-old Diamond Bar man was arrested in connection with a fatal crash after he fled Tustin police, authorities said April 19. The chain of events began about 8:45 a.m. April 18, when Tustin police were called to the 2800 block of Park Avenue, following reports of an unresponsive driver, said Lt. Bill Bingham of…