Over the weekend, a man took the opportunity to steal a car belonging to the Los Angeles Police Department and take it for a short drive, injuring one officer and two civilians.
Around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, female staff The officer was working as a security guard at Oceanwide Plaza, about a mile and a half from downtown Los Angeles, when he was sitting in or standing nearby in a police-issued SUV when a man suddenly entered the vehicle. He hopped in the vehicle and began driving, dragging the police officer alongside him. Please stop carjacking.
The suspect, who was in a police SUV, “struck several other vehicles and a scooter before crashing into a utility pole.”
The suspect appeared to drive away at an alarming speed, even as the officer dangerously clung to the car. One witness reported seeing police cars “flying” down the street at “60 to 70 miles per hour…without lights.”
Other officers at the scene gave chase, and the suspect drove his patrol car several blocks before crashing into at least one other vehicle at the intersection of West 8th Street and Figueroa Street.
Video from the scene taken by KABC-TV shortly after the crash shows one vehicle with its rear end damaged and a police SUV sitting on the curb near a bicycle park. The video also shows a third vehicle, a red van, parked in the middle of the road, with obvious damage to the front end. KABC-TV did not mention the third vehicle involved, but the Post reported that the suspect in a police SUV “rammed into multiple other cars and a scooter before crashing into a utility pole.” ” he pointed out.
The suspect then exited the vehicle and fled on foot. He was arrested and arrested shortly thereafter.
Meanwhile, the officer was “ejected from the vehicle” at one point. department statement This is caused by the force of the vehicle being in motion or in a collision. Fortunately, she only suffered minor injuries and the injuries are not life-threatening, police said. As of Monday morning, she was listed in “stable” condition, according to the Associated Press.
Two other people were in the vehicle that was struck by the suspect’s police car. Both men received treatment at a nearby hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
The identities of the injured officer and suspect have not been released. Police also did not say what crime the suspect is facing. new york post report.
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