SUSPECTS CAPTURED AFTER CHASE, HUNT.Byline: Orith Goldberg Staff Writer Two car theft suspects who held a neighborhood hostage hostage, person held by another as a guarantee that certain actions or promises will or will not be carried out. During periods of internal turmoil, insurgents often seize hostages; recent examples include seizures of Americans and other foreigners by militants in for several hours were captured Thursday after leading police on a short chase in a stolen car, then running away separately into Encino apartment buildings. One of the men fired a gun into the air as a police helicopter and at least one news chopper hovered above, said Officer Grace Brady of the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . . The weapon was found. ``At least one of the suspects turned towards the airship airship, an aircraft that consists of a cigar-shaped gas bag, or envelope, filled with a lighter-than-air gas to provide lift, a propulsion system, a steering mechanism, and a gondola accommodating passengers, crew, and cargo. and it appears may have fired a handgun multiple times at the helicopter,'' said LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Cmdr. Michael Moore  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . The first man was found hiding in the 5400 block of Lindley Avenue a few hours after the pursuit ended, when neighbors spotted him and called police, Brady said. SWAT team members surrounded an apartment building where the second suspect hid until he surrendered shortly before 3 p.m. The pursuit began about 9:10 a.m. when LAPD Van Nuys Division officers spotted a green Pontiac in the 15000 block of Roscoe Boulevard that had triggered a Lojak anti-theft device, Brady said. Police tried to stop the suspects, but the driver instead sped up and led police on a chase that zigzagged through the neighborhood before they stopped at Lindley Avenue near the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. . The two men bailed out of the car and ran toward separate apartment buildings in the 5400 block of Lindley Avenue. Surface streets in the area were blocked off while police conducted their investigation. During the initial search, children at the nearby Temple Judea school were kept in their classrooms by school officials who implemented safety procedures in place for emergencies. The students were later led to safety and were reunited "Reunited" was a #1 hit in the United States in 1979 by the Washington, D.C.-based group Peaches & Herb. Preceded by "Heart of Glass" by Blondie Billboard Hot 100 number one single May 5 1979 Succeeded by "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer with their parents. City News Service contributed to this story. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: SWAT team members take positions at an Encino apartment complex where a car theft suspect was seen Thursday. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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