WANTED MAN LEADS LAPD CAR CHASE.Byline: Staff and Wire Services A man wanted by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. on suspicion of attempted murder led police on a wild chase from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. to West Los Angeles
The man, who was not identified by police immediately after the chase ended, pulled over about 30 minutes into the pursuit and turned himself in peacefully. The pursuit began just after 2 p.m. in the 12000 block of Gothic Avenue in Granada Hills, where 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 . and
sheriff's deputies were staking out a home looking for the suspect,
LAPD Lt. Paul Vernon said. When the suspect fled in a white Honda, the
LAPD gave chase.
The driver darted in and out of cars as he made his way south on the 405, exiting on Wilshire Boulevard. With his movements captured by a helicopter news crew, he headed toward Santa Monica and turned around. At one point he drove east on Pico Boulevard, past the Westside Pavilion shopping center. Around 2:35 p.m., he pulled over near National Boulevard and the 405, apparently after one tire went flat. He exited the vehicle and surrendered to officers. Sheriff's Department officials offered no details of the stakeout or information about the alleged attempted murder. |
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