LAPD officers detain possible stolen vehicle suspect in Hollywood after ramming into police cruiser
Authorities were in pursuit of a stolen vehicle suspect in Alhambra Monday evening.
The pursuit began in Monterey Park at around 10 p.m. in the area of the 10 and 710 Freeways.
It was not immediately known what prompted Los Angeles Police Department officers to prompt pursuit of the grey Toyota.
The pursuit ended at around 10:20 p.m., after the suspect attempted to exit the 101 Freeway into Hollywood after driving through Downtown Los Angeles.
As they continued to drive up the offramp, they were halted by several cars waiting to exit the freeway, causing the vehicle to come to a stop before switching the car into reverse and slamming into the LAPD cruiser following closely behind.
The collision brought the pursuit to a stop, prompting a very brief standoff in which the suspect refused to exit their vehicle.
Just after 10:35 p.m., officers -- blocked by riot shields -- began to move in on the suspect, breaking the rear windows of the vehicle to prepare to drag them from the car.
The suspect promptly surrendered and was taken into custody without further incident.
Officers move in, blocked by shields; Suspect surrenders
Traffic stopped for miles behind spot of pursuit crash
Suspect visibly agitated, refusing to exit vehicle
LAPD orders spike strips at top of freeway exit
Suspect rams into LAPD cruiser while in reverse
As the suspect began to exit the 101 Freeway in Hollywood, he was held up by other traffic in the area, prompting him to put his car into reverse, where he slammed into an LAPD cruiser that was close behind him.
Following the collision, the suspect stopped the vehicle and dozens of LAPD officers are gathered behind him.
Smoke could be seen billowing from the rear-end of the suspect's vehicle.
Chopper unable to follow due to Dodgers game no-fly zone
As the driver continues to head towards Downtown Los Angeles, Sky9 is unable to continue its pursuit of the stolen vehicle suspect due to the conclusion of the Los Angeles Dodgers game and the no-fly zone in place over the city until at least an hour after game time.
Suspect driving erratically; Headed towards DTLA
With Sky9 overhead, the suspect of the reportedly stolen vehicle could be seen swerving in and out of uninvolved traffic, and traveling at high speeds along the I-10 Freeway, headed towards Downtown Los Angeles.
