A woman suspected of a stealing a vehicle is in custody after leading police in a chase near the South Los Angeles neighborhood of Hyde Park Monday.
It’s unclear exactly what officers with the Los Angeles Police Department initiated the pursuit, but Sky5 caught up to the chase moments after it came to a brief stop in the driveway of a neighborhood home.
The suspect, behind the wheel of a silver Kia, pulled into the driveway and was quickly surrounded by officers with their guns drawn.
In footage of the incident, she was seen briefly opening the door and looking at police before retreating inside the vehicle.
Just moments later, she backed up, turned the car onto the lawn and drove down the sidewalk, avoiding patrol cruisers that had blocked the street off and turned onto West Boulevard as officers launched back into the pursuit.
Not far from that scene, near West Boulevard and West Slauson Avenue, the woman pulled the vehicle over yet again and attempted to flee on foot.
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