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LAPD officers pursue stolen vehicle suspect through Van Nuys

Police are in pursuit of a stolen vehicle suspect. 

It was not immediately clear what prompted Los Angeles Police Department officers to engage with the suspect.

As the driver led police, they were struck by a car driving through an intersection in Van Nuys, but kept driving. 

At around 11:20 p.m., as the suspect approached Sepulveda Boulevard, they ditched the stolen vehicle and fled on foot, leading officers to an area which appeared to be a homeless encampment. 

Officers following were seen detaining a number of people at the scene, though it was not immediately clear whether they were related to the pursuit. 

 

Officers detain two people

LAPD officers could be seen detaining a number of people at the location that appeared to be a homeless encampment, though it was not immediately clear whether they were related to the pursuit. 

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Suspect ditches car, flees on foot

Sky9 over the chase showed the suspect running from police officers after stopping the vehicle near what appeared to be a homeless encampment in an abandoned lot off Sepulveda Boulevard in Van Nuys. 

Suspect jumps out of vehicle and runs through homeless encampment 01:40
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