CARJACKING, CHASE END WITH ARREST.Byline: Daily News A 24-year-old man was arrested Saturday after leading police on a wild chase in a stolen car, then carjacking The criminal taking of a motor vehicle from its driver by force, violence, or intimidation. The u.s. justice department categorizes the crime of carjacking as a "completed or attempted Robbery of a motor vehicle by a stranger a second vehicle, officials said. Two patrol cars were damaged, one by a drunk driver who smashed into it while officers were searching for the carjacker's gun, police said. The incident began when officers in the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Police Department's Foothill Division spotted a car that had been reported stolen, said LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Officer Sandra Escalante. The suspect crashed into a compact car at 1:30 a.m. in the 11400 block of Laurel Canyon Boulevard Laurel Canyon Boulevard is a major street in the city of Los Angeles, California. It starts off at Polk Street in Sylmar in the northern San Fernando Valley near the junction of the San Diego (Interstate 405) and the Golden State Freeways (Interstate 5). , then carjacked it at gunpoint and continued to flee, Escalante said. During the pursuit, the carjacker threw away the pellet gun a gun that fires small pellets, less than 3 mm diameter, usually made of metal. See also: Pellet , and when police were searching for the weapon their vehicle was hit by a drunk driver, officials said. Another cruiser belonging to a second set of officers was struck by another car. All four officers were treated and released for minor injuries, Escalante said. The carjacking victim was not hurt. |
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