The chase started in Van Nuys in the area of Kester Avenue and Sherman Way around 11 p.m. when police suspected the man of stealing a work van. Officers noticed the suspicious vehicle and ran the plates to discover it was stolen, said Officer N. Osling of the Los Angeles Police Department. The suspected allegedly tried to flee police, driving at high speeds south on the San Diego (405) Freeway and transitioning to the southbound Hollywood (101) Freeway. The chase reached speeds of 100 mph before the driver exited at Hollywood Boulevard. He headed east on Hollywood Boulevard driving at speeds of up to 70 mph on surface streets in Hollywood before crashing into a pair of parked cars near Highland and DeLongpre avenues, police said. Then exited the passenger side of the van and was quickly taken into custody by police. No one else was in the van.<doc-sep>4 suspects from today's Pasadena robbery are now in custody in East Hollywood. The 5th suspect, seen here throwing something on the ground during the chase, is still on the loose. A live update at 11 @ABC7 pic.twitter.com/w6FxhvrEQ7 — Jory Rand (@ABC7Jory) December 22, 2018 #LIVE Suspects in white Kia Soul traveling 60-70 mph on surface streets in North Hollywood, passing red lights, driving in wrong direction https://t.co/Gr80vKyMQE pic.twitter.com/0DnK1RS3q0 — ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) December 22, 2018 EAST HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Five robbery suspects were taken into custody hours after a high-speed chase ended with the group fleeing on foot into a residential area in East Hollywood Friday night.Four suspects were handcuffed shortly after 8:30 p.m., following a three-hour suspect search in the area of Melrose Avenue and Kingsley Drive, where the neighborhood was locked down.A fifth suspect was taken into custody a short time later.The suspects, in a white Kia Soul, led authorities on a dangerous pursuit through freeways and surface streets after the group allegedly robbed the Shant's Clock & Watch Repair shop in Old Town Pasadena shortly after 4 p.m.The driver made his way onto the westbound 134 Freeway at speeds above 100 mph before getting onto surface streets in North Hollywood.While on surface streets, the SUV traveled on the wrong side of the road several times, all while driving at average speeds of 60 mph and blowing through red lights.The driver made his way onto the southbound 170 Freeway, weaving through traffic at dangerous speeds. The SUV got onto the southbound 101 Freeway in the Universal City area, at times driving on the shoulder and even scraping up against a wall at one point.The suspect was driving so dangerously, a patrol vehicle appeared to nearly attempt a PIT maneuver in the middle of freeway traffic.Ground units were close behind until the driver got back onto a freeway shoulder, got off the 101 Freeway at the Melrose Avenue exit and abruptly stopped the SUV on a street corner in the East Hollywood area. Five suspects in hooded sweatshirts all bailed out of the vehicle and into nearby homes near Melrose and Harvard boulevards.Footage from AIR7 HD showed four suspects grouped together as they jumped from backyard to backyard in an attempt to hide from police. The fifth suspect ran in a different direction. At least one of the men appeared to have dropped something, possibly a weapon, as he ran off.Four of the suspects made their way onto a property, where they would remain for hours as police figured out where they were and how to get to them. At one point, a man appeared to come out of a carport with his hands up. Authorities said the man spoke to police and was not one of the suspects.When the suspects were found, K-9s moved in and got to the men, biting two of them severely enough that they were sent to the hospital. "They had ample opportunity to come out from where they were," explained Pasadena PD Lt. Max Dahlstein. "They made the decision to stay hidden, and the dogs are the ones that ended up getting the bite. "Dahlstein said many officers stayed at the scene to look for any weapons or merchandise that may have been stashed in bushes.<doc-sep>
HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A stolen-vehicle suspect led authorities on a wild high-speed chase that involved crashing into curbs, traffic lights and other vehicles while fleeing from the San Fernando Valley into Hollywood.The chase appeared to start out of the Van Nuys area, when a white business van was traveling at high speeds on surface streets. At one point, the suspect crashed into a curb and fence, then backed up and eventually knocked down a traffic light on the corner.Authorities were unable to stop the suspect, who continued driving and ended up on the southbound 405 Freeway into Sherman Oaks. The suspect then merged onto the southbound 101 Freeway and traveled at high speeds until exiting near Hollywood Boulevard.When the suspect exited, the driver slowed down a little, but ended up going in between vehicles and crashing into the back of one of them. That collision pushed the vehicle into one in front of it and the van eventually crashed into that vehicle and spun it around as it pushed through the offramp.The driver in the van continued and quickly accelerated on surface streets. Several times, the driver blew through intersections and red lights, narrowly missing pedestrians and other vehicles.The suspect ended up on Hollywood Boulevard, where traffic was a little heavier.Near Highland Avenue, the suspect ended up turning, hitting a curb and losing control. The van crashed into two parked vehicles and stopped on the curb near a meter. A man exited from the passenger's side of the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot, but authorities exited their vehicles with guns drawn and stopped the man.Authorities also took passengers and drivers in other nearby vehicles out of their car and took them to safety.The man was taken into custody as authorities searched the van.The investigation is ongoing.