Assault suspect in custody after pursuit, standoffs in LA County
Pursuit suspect in custody after standoff
A man is in custody after a wild pursuit through the San Fernando Valley. His car was finally disabled after police conducted multiple pit maneuvers.
LOS ANGELES - An assault suspect was taken into custody Tuesday after he led authorities on a pursuit and two standoffs with police before he was taken into custody.
The suspect is wanted for assault with a deadly weapon, according to officials.
Pursuit suspect weaves through traffic
A pursuit suspect ran several red lights and stop signs as they attempted to evade police during a chase in the San Fernando Valley.
Timeline:
The chase began around 2:30 p.m. in the Canoga Park area and by 3:06 p.m. the suspect - in what appears to be a gray Toyota Scion - was seen driving on surface streets in a Reseda neighborhood.
SkyFOX was over the scene where the suspect - allegedly armed with a knife - appeared to be driving in circles on those surface streets while avoiding attempted PIT maneuvers by officers.
Around 3:12 p.m., the suspect's vehicle was disabled due to a successful PIT maneuver and multiple patrol vehicles were seen surrounding the car.
The driver's side door was open but the suspect did not get out of the vehicle.
Around 3:20 p.m., the driver took off again and was seen driving at a slow speed near Superior Street Elementary School in Chatsworth.
About five minutes later the suspect stopped the vehicle in the area of Plummer Street and Cozycroft Avenue. He was seen opening the driver's side door and drinking from a bottle of water, and at one point communicating with officers who had their guns drawn.
Just after 3:30 p.m. the suspect exited the vehicle and complied with officers' commands to get on the ground while the vehicle was searched. A red item on the street next to the vehicle was bagged as evidence.
The suspect was taken into custody.
What we don't know:
It's unclear what charges the suspect is facing at this time.
Cops pin LA police chase suspect from behind
Police officers pinned the suspect's car from behind during a pursuit in the San Fernando Valley.
It's unknown if anyone was injured.
The Source: Information for this story is from the Los Angeles Police Department.