Suspect in custody after driving through freeway closure, leading police on pursuit

A suspect is in custody following a pursuit involving them and several California Highway Patrol officers.

According to CHP, officers from the Baldwin Park Station originally tried to stop a motorist for driving through a closure – possibly for Caltrans construction – just before 11:15 p.m. Sunday on the 605 Freeway near Whittier.

“The suspect failed to yield and a pursuit was initiated,” a CHP spokesperson confirmed. “The suspect took several freeways, traveling eastbound, and the pursuit eventually came to an end near Foothill Boulevard and Glendora Avenue in Glendora.”…

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