Officers arrest possible kidnapping suspect in Whittier after chase
Authorities were following a possible kidnapping suspect by helicopter in Whittier. The pursuit originated in Orange County.
The California Highway Patrol began the pursuit around 5:20 p.m. Sunday.
The chase started when officers first started to stop the car but the driver took off. Around 5:30 p.m., it appeared from SKYCAL that a person exited the vehicle. The car came to a stop in a residential area of Whittier then took off again.
"The CHP still has two or three units behind the car," said Patrick O'Malley, a retired police sergeant.
Around 6 p.m., the suspect exited the southbound 605 Freeway and then reentered in the other direction.
Around 6:10 p.m., the driver was on surface streets in the Long Beach area and driving at unsafe speeds at times.
Around 6:23 p.m. the chase was on the eastbound 105 Freeway, in an area near Downey and Norwalk, at speeds upward of 110 miles per hour.
Around 8 p.m., officers arrested the suspect in Whittier.
