At least 1 person outstanding, 2 arrested after burglary pursuit ends in crash in South Los Angeles
At least one person is still outstanding and two others have been arrested following a burglary pursuit that led police through the South Los Angeles area on Wednesday morning.
The pursuit ended in a crash around 6 a.m. near Arlington Avenue and 48th Street. SkyCal flew over the crash, where the driver could be seen running into a residential area, into the backyards of homes. Two other individuals inside the car were arrested.
The bystander involved in the crash refused medical treatment at the scene, police said.
The Los Angeles Police Department set up a perimeter three blocks south of 48th Street and three blocks west of Arlington Avenue. A K-9 unit was used to try and locate the suspect, but the police called off the search around 10:30 a.m.
Police said they will review surveillance video and other images to track down the suspect.
The pursuit began around 4:40 a.m. when officers received a call about a burglary investigation on the 1100 block of 32nd Street at a dispensary. The LAPD located a U-Haul moving truck that fit the description of the burglary.
Around 5:20 a.m., the driver entered the parking lot of Randy's Donuts and got into a dark-colored car that was passing by.
The driver of the dark-colored car was traveling at a high rate of speed on the 405 Freeway and on the street, running several red lights and ignoring other traffic signs. At one point, around 5:40 a.m., the driver almost crashed into another car.
