LAPD pursuit of carjacking subject ends on foot

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department were in pursuit of a carjacking suspect in Los Angeles County, primarily in the San Fernando Valley, on Friday morning. Aerial images from SkyFOX showed the driver was traveling at speeds of over 100 mph on the 101 and 170 freeways. The pursuit started in the Sherman Oaks area and continued into other Valley neighborhoods, including Studio City, North Hollywood, Valley Glen, and Sun Valley. Officials said they believe there were two people inside the vehicle. By 9 a.m., the suspect had reached speeds of nearly 130 mph on the 170 Freeway. The suspect then got back onto the southbound 101 Freeway as he was seen weaving in and out of traffic. Just before 9:10 a.m., the pursuit continued in Hollywood where the suspect was met by morning rush hour traffic at the intersection of N. Cahuenga Boulevard and Franklin Avenue. A short time later, the suspect got back onto the 101 Freeway in the Hollywood Hills and led authorities back to the Valley. The suspect hit a trash can in a Sun Valley neighborhood, turned around, and moments later, the pursuit came to an end. The suspect stopped at an apartment building at the intersection of Rynnymede Street and Lankershim Boulevard where he, along two others, casually got out of the vehicle. The driver was taken into custody while someone else in the vehicle made a run for it. The passenger was subsequently taken into custody at what appeared to be a tire shop nearby.