FULL CHASE: Grand-theft auto suspect leads police on pursuit in LA area

A man in a stolen car led law enforcement on a dangerous chase through the San Fernando Valley. Full story: abc7.com/chase-san-fernando-v...

[@thebillygarcia]

how they let him beat them out of that cul-de-sac is beyond me

[@CharlesVanNoland]

Amen.

[@ftngie]

lmao

[@Daash27]

Is LA, criminals are more protected than law enforcement. Am even surprised there was a pursuit at all

[@dirtmcgirt7125]

V-TEC

[@carylonraesellers1823]

Wow!!! GUESS THEY WERE SCARED

[@onaneshialaw22]

For as long as that man was laying on the ground waiting to get arrested I wouldn’t have blame him if he got up and started running again 😂😂

[@tammiemartinez6485]

I'm surprised he didn't. Even with that ONE cop car there. They gave him plenty of time to rest up. It's not like that cop was going to shoot at him, lol...

[@maximillion2115]

Seems that everyone missed the most hilarious part at the beginning . The cop that let him out of the sack ended up crashing with another cop car . 😅

[@rbanderas3]

😂😂😂😂

[@bhelhelsencharles9242]

Loll 😂

[@nbatalkz6635]

Larry David song has entered the chat

[@russelljr4026]

Hahaha that’s great! 😂😂 lmfao

[@kevind1980]

Good catch my dude. I dint even notice.

[@dianebaker7714]

I live a couple blocks over from where he gave up. If im not mistaken I am pretty sure someone yelled out "dont be hopping over fences into residents yards. Just lay down, relax, take a nap. Someone will be along shortly." This is how they roll in upper class neighborhoods lol!

[@jessdelasouza]

😂I had just commented the following: We all truly thought he was giving up but little did we know he only stopped to take a nap 😂😅

[@Grace-vk3jd]

@@jessdelasouza my

[@HarryNicNicholas]

well LA criminals have the brains of a moth, usually they just go around in circles near where they actually live until they crash or get PIT, might as well drive around the block a few times, park on their driveway, put on handcuffs and just wait. LA crims are the dumbest.

[@igeekone]

That's hilarious, those were stringers (media) in the cars at the end. You can see the camera man behind the black car.

[@714fire9]

the fact that stringers had him layed out infront of someone's house is down right the best... 😂

[@see-rious-ley]

You need to go back to middle school and pass a remedial English grammar class. The spellcheck being activated on your phone should have hinted you to delete those nonexistent words; but you persisted. That’s plain wrong. 😑😑😑 And for those of you who’ve given a 👍, you all are in a much worse shape with your command of English than this guy! Yikes 😱😱😱

[@yoyodud67111]

Lil bro blacked out his headlights like that v6 was going to go somewhere 💀

[@SandyMachoManRavage]

Was a Honda Civic, little 4 cylinder lawnmower engine in that thing.

[@FiendTheatre]

@@SandyMachoManRavage if it’s a lawnmower engine then how did he juke out 5 cops and outrun the entire police department? The little engine that could

[@SandyMachoManRavage]

@@FiendTheatre 2,300lbs curb weight + whatever modifications on the engine (plus possible engine swap) vs 6,800lbs curb weight on police IUV. Easy.

[@JayK20]

​@@FiendTheatre those EG civics weigh basically nothing, a turbo kit and some decent tuning can turn one into a rocketship around corners, they can carry a ton of speed into corners and around long turns because they're so light and FWD

[@veronicaboyd3696]

It ‘a very entertaining listening to you narrate this police chase. Your intonation is on spot and you add to the suspense of the close encounters! Keep up the good work, you’re so much more interesting than other programs like this where there is little to none narration.

[@kaystar3434]

He's the best! Very dramatic!

[@bum4evr]

Supervisor told patrol units not to move in until he got there so he could be a big shot and take credit for the arrest.

[@Kennsterr290]

Come on we have to start cracking down on these clowns. There’s no room for these people in our society.

[@retiredsquad7716]

You could thank the state politicians and prosecutors for tying the hands of the LA PD's hands for this lawlessness to continue!

[@colinl5951]

Not if Dumbacrats are still in charge.

[@msbelinda6467]

Look how long he was laying on the ground waiting for a cop to show up🤣🤣🤣

[@jessicaroxannee]

The fact that y’all threw spike strips at my friends car and let the suspect go around him onto Topanga canyon is so funny, y’all gotta get my buddy new tires lmfaooo

[@rustypotatos]

Waaa haha explain

[@BC_Geoff]

@@rustypotatos when he runs of the spike strips theres another car stopped in front of them. I bet they ran over the spike strips too.

[@eljeepznjk4919]

Fast and furious take notes. This is what we wanna see not cars in outer space 😂

[@-Vektron]

🤣🤣

[@bobbyjenkins7946]

Good job LAPD straight up embarrassing y'all could have caught that dude already box them in

[@stupidhead9117]

What language was that?

[@James_Doyle83]

​@@stupidhead9117 English

[@markevan1]

How long will it take for people like you to realize that isn't acceptable procedure.

[@lucyvanpelt6470]

Hilarious that the air unit has him proned out 😅! Where are the ground units ???

[@daewonsu9168]

babysitting construction sites

[@jpflex]

an old EG civic you don't see those too often anymore

[@206beastman]

I drive one 93 b swaped

[@backseatsamurai]

He panicked, and lay down, to a news chopper!! LOL then the people come home, and see some dude lying in their driveway, so they call the cops. LOL

[@Ezero8]

Bro thought he would be hard for police to see by not turning on headlights? Just turn them on, ain't fooling the chopper lol

[@halfdohm]

What happened to the PD???

[@jimmyjimmysoy]

Uber Arrive Faster Than Cops!!!

[@fallenarchangel6360]

Yum yum donut’s where they at

[@AntiMasonic93]

They chickened out.😛😜😛

[@ajbimg]

only if he had a turbo on it

[@444RUSH]

Imagine wasting thousands of dollars of money on payroll & operation costs for a petty thief driving a stolen clapped out EG....

[@pambrown6319]

wait!!! was waitin 4 the arrest 😫😫😫🤯

[@CharlesVanNoland]

Me too. They didn't want to embarrass him more than he already embarrassed himself.

[@italianlifestyle7911]

I've only seen something like this in movies!😯

[@user-us6ce7me8k]

😍😍

[@Alltimefox]

Too much fast and furious….

[@nbatalkz6635]

Edgar's out in full force tonight

[@OnTheAir]

One police driver purposely swerved out of the way of the of the stolen car in the cul de sac! BIG error in judgement by LAPD. Any collision at the slow speed at this location would have been far less dangerous than almost anywhere else in this high speed chase. PLUS the chase would have ended there, avoiding any potential deaths from the criminals excessive speeds and with no lights.

[@oahts5906]

@Pete77 not to mention, they don’t want their officers getting shot if they can avoid it.

[@susiesmith8969]

NO officer is obligated to risk his/her life or have it ended by a suspect in the capture of a violent criminal. High speed surveillance pursuits are EXPERTLY managed and their backup plans change as fast as those in the military, sometimes every 30-60 seconds. What you critics DON'T KNOW of how these pursuits are developed when you DON'T HAVE A CLUE shows you action gore freaks think these are a bunch of ignorant, untrained cops just driving around together looking for kicks and the local Friday night demolition derby or wacko sideshow put on by bored, peasant class ignorant people who lack facts and the minds to process them.

[@E46_ZHP]

absolute L

[@thejuiceisloose4282]

He really pushed that D16 to its limits. Never got over 80mph and still managed to ditch the cops lol. I’m so glad he didn’t wreck it, or let the cops pull a pit

[@FierceZs1]

Should record yourself on a 100mph+ chase, I wanna see why you're so cool

[@colinl5951]

Not a b16?

[@thejuiceisloose4282]

@@colinl5951 nah he’s going too slow to be a b16

[@DonutVIP]

@@colinl5951 he say D not B

[@eduardo7-7-7]

D15

[@neverendingstory8379]

Guy is protesting for high gas prices 😂

[@rodneyabada]

He ain't gunna stop till he run out of gas. Lmao. Those lil 1.5 or 1.6z6 can run forever with a full tank if gas.

[@deekern4419]

The narrator does a great job. Thank you!

[@user-ws1ju2bb8j]

A strong flashing light in the driver's face from above will make it impossible to drive.

[@californianorma876]

towards the end the shadows of the trees seem to be moving. Spectacular! Somebody should use that in a movie!!!

[@1jazzyphae]

Yeah that was actually really dope

[@happycarrot8166]

"The suspect turned back and drove straight at patrol vehicles and managed to dodge them to get out of the cul-de-sac." Who is writing these articles? Lol they're full of it

[@someonexp544]

bro thought it was gta where he can go home and the cops will disappear

[@ftngie]

omfg 😂 😂

[@crazysmokers3888]

demmm..that EG driving reckless without headlight.. Still awesome to see it Civic been followed by alot LAPD 😁😁

[@jeffpulmano6970]

Love what you guys do for the public, But what were these keystone cops thinking wen he got out of that cul de sac with 5 police cars following the lead chaser! Way to go 😳🤯

[@PTRRanger951]

Fact is you can’t just try to Ram them to stop them. Case law requires a way out. You can’t intentionally use what would be deadly force UNLESS the situation would warrant it. A PIT is different than ramming them head on. The cops did exactly what they had to do and that was to move out of the way and prevent themselves from being rammed or ramming the vehicle. The suspect did not do anything up to that point to warrant them trying to ram him to stop him. If he was attempting to strike the officers or had already done it, then it would be a different story. They can’t not escalate force above what is reasonable. And going head on with a 3k pound vehicle is just dumb when it’s not warranted. You may call them keystone cops, but fact is they, not you, know exactly what they are doing.

[@russelljr4026]

Could’ve cut him off without ramming

[@ToyotaGuy1971]

@@PTRRanger951 It's not deadly force if they just block the road.

[@blkstang4830]

@@ToyotaGuy1971 you don’t block a car with your vehicle. Especially if the suspect could be armed with a gun. Would be a poor choice tactically.

[@PTRRanger951]

@@ToyotaGuy1971 It is. Brower V Inyo County. It set the case law for blocking roads. In the video it happened quick. Two things would happen. The suspect would ram the units causing damage or injury to the officers or to himself. If this happened it would probably force a shooting. They can’t just block the road unless there was enough time for the suspect to make a decision to stop. They have to give the guy a way out to prevent an altercation or something happening to them or him. There wasn’t enough time to properly block the road. They know what they are doing, and did exactly what they are supposed to. It may look bad on the video, but they are not trying to play for the viewing public. They are bound by laws to follow certain laws during pursuits, as well as policies. Going head to head with a vehicle at speeds of 20-30 MPH isn’t where you want to be. The risk to officer safety is too great.

[@amandaa.5209]

Why did u all cut out front the live

[@pt_0p1ng86]

That is really pathetic of these police. Should have never taken that long. Maybe they need to have their channels connected to this guy in the helicopter . I respect cops but who ever was in charge of this area is doing a really poor job

[@AvenueI77]

You would have got away if hurricane Ian was over there too bad it's over here

[@renardthomas3046]

🤣

[@desmonmargan7499]

Pop that mad Vtec Yoooooo!!!!!!

[@tubeee87]

Even the cops don't wanna mess up their cars...because everything is expensive now.

[@billkea7224]

"the bad gye" i got an idea i am going to turn around with like 10 cop cars behind me

[@jadenkarim5367]

why did you guys end the stream? did he run again? or caught already?

[@Shae93]

He surrendered

[@courtneym75]

I'm going to guess they had to land for safety (fuel or pilot flight time or some other physical limitation of the news chopper itself)

[@jadenkarim5367]

@@courtneym75 yeah maybe you are right, but I think guys from the chopper or the news presenters should inform the audience before cutting out the live feed all of sudden. I mean what's the point of watching a 40 min car chase if you don't see how it ends?

[@AntiMasonic93]

This police chase was made for t.v. It was fake.

[@Gutterruns]

Shingo would be disappointed

[@Karzipp]

No cool vibrations this time

[@ftngie]

All that for a car?? They should have given up a long time ago!!

[@4g63attack]

all that for a 25 year old car lol

[@gwynluv5447]

And not hold them accountable and not help the victim? That's the problem with society today. Criminals don't fear the consequences of their actions and why should they. Charges are dismissed or lessened, they're offered plea deals, given concurrent sentences, and so they continue to be a nuisance, drain, and perpetual criminal that the rest of us have to deal with. It's easy for you to say just let him go, it's only a car, but it's not JUST a car. I guarantee this thug hasn't just stolen a car. He's also endangered society and will continue to do so unless and until he's locked up for a very long time.

[@EricBussman]

46:45 Watching the spinning of the shadows as the chopper circles above feels so satisfying to me. I wonder why?

[@jessdelasouza]

We all truly thought he was giving up but little did we know he only stopped to take a nap 😂😅 It’s a miracle no one got hurt. Imagine that happening b/c the choppers didn’t want to keep the night sun on 😔😱😥

[@amodeboss]

Salute to my favorite News anchor right now 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💞

[@rileyrobins4640]

When I hear Simi Valley I always think of OJ Simpson🤣🤣🤣

[@lasvegaskenoslots470]

They had so many chances to pit this car early in the pursuit I don't care how fast he's going..

[@lild5470]

I was like 10 seconds in and I’m laughing 😂😂😂😂😂💀

[@lild5470]

I skipped through and at 47 minutes he’s like he’s coming out and pulling up his pants 💀💀😂

[@marysamson9228]

Hold the up, the 1st couple of seconds of the video, none I mean none of the cops stopped that car??!?!?!? I think, the cops are just here to get famous, lol

[@nbatalkz6635]

They actually crashed into each other

[@aliceangel8768]

That suspect is a "FOOL!" The Police will "NEVER STOP" following him! In my opinion.

[@Fun-Maker-1]

They are probably chasing their own for media

[@eviljeanie6505]

I so disagree with breaking off chases in most cases. They run because the know there is a chance that can get away because the cops can't chase them

[@kathleen2651]

Police do an excellent job. Police want to keep everyone safe.

[@bakawolffskates]

20:13 that suv takes off on him lmfaoo

[@retiredsquad7716]

The times we are living in are pretty sad when you learn about the geography of a state in the Union Through The Eyes of an airship chasing a stolen vehicle🚨🚁🚔

[@BLACKOMAMBO]

Trully sad, and this is not the first tine they (the criminals) use the same roads, thats crazy

[@adventurenewmexico3375]

doesn't lapd choppers have night vision? the pursuit would have been done when that guy parked and got out, they knew his location and ground units could have found him with the help of night vision...

[@vegetar7886]

It only took the cops 30 minutes to get to him , at this rate he'll get his breath back and run again. Lol

[@kaystar3434]

This narrator is the best, but so dramatic! The car thief wasn't even close to that car when he made that left turn. Man, calm down!😂

[@denniskelley8974]

From watching many of these over the past few years, I've seen a LOT of pretty incompetent police work during these chases. I know it can't be easy, but wow... the cops in the LA area seem to be far less skilled than most other major cities. Several examples in just this one instance. Missed opportunities in cul-de-sacs and elsewhere. And at one point the dude was so certain he had lost them that he literally bailed. So what do the cops do? They turn a big old spotlight on him as if to say "We see you! You better get back in that car if you want to keep this going!" So he's like Sure thing! Similarly at the gas station. Who knows if he was literally gonna stop and get gas... we'll never know, because the one cop car couldn't even wait for 30 seconds to see if he was gonna get out of the car, ending the chase. Instead they come flying in while he's still moving, and so whatever plans he might have had change... and the chase is back on. Also one (or more?) failed spike-strip attempts. And several times a dozen cars in a nice neat little row behind him.... for a few minutes... then back off again. So overall, not too impressed. :)

[@droberts8703]

Probably want them to run out of gas

[@HolySoopCoolers]

Lol

[@windytavern0086]

Maybe they need an arm chair expert such as yourself to train the department. Show them your youtube credentials.

[@denniskelley8974]

@@windytavern0086 Hey, thanks for that! Because I just contacted LAPD and let them know my thoughts... and they've invited me out there to work with them on a few issues. Pays REAL well, and should be very interesting. I'll keep you updated on how it goes. Thanks again!

[@reyyy3218]

@@denniskelley8974 idk why but that feels hard to believe

[@mimsboi3]

Better call Lester 🤪😅😂😂😂

[@housespider9971]

LMAOO that a eg hatch?

[@JamelTV]

Bro these gta lobbies looks realer realer every time🤯

[@gigigiseleworld]

Wow'''. Maybe he'll run out of gas .

[@deltadog90]

Can anyone explain to me why this guy was allowed to run all over a neighborhood once he finally pulled over and bailed? He gave up and was sprawled out in a drive for several minutes and the vid ended with him still not in cuffs. He could’ve broken into any number of residences and hurt someone. I truly am at a loss. This was an active pursuit and not a black and white in sight giving truth to “there’s never one around when you need’em”.

[@taylordooley3765]

Why don’t they take a few minutes and steal a car that could actually get away? It’s not like they are buying it.

[@ferrusmanus184]

"It's a long day, living in Reseda..." Never knew what Tom meant by that until now. SMH

[@poncholo658]

Yo ABC news where do I get a hold of those kind of video camera and night light

[@Livewiree300]

is that the same canyon we usually see "The Smoking Tire" Driving through in his videos?

[@wendyreynolds6959]

I don’t know why I watch these videos. They end before the chase is over.

[@wearetaughttosurviveunderp9328]

Why do idiots keep trying to get away once the bird is on them? The bird has never lost 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@TheRedDevil_NC]

after the first ten minutes, every minute over that that the chase lasts should be a year in prison

[@SSJIndy]

I think I recognize the fenced in turn-around the start of this video from at least 1 episode of Adam-12

[@DuckOfRubber]

I bet he couldn’t wait for the police to get there. Nobody with fewer than 10 guns owns a truck like that.

[@kei0kusanagi]

that car is a honda civic hatchback, aka EG. very popular for car thieves for car parts.

[@joycebruhn3672]

Wait uh what was that the cops could have blocked it all um ?

[@Armen567]

Is that a fifth gen Honda Civic hatchback? Man, those are rare now.

[@troica7633]

They say that this suspect is still lying there, awaiting his arrest 😂

[@sabitaholassie1404]

So where' are those police officers at those junctions.. this is so disgusting.

[@drewgrows7765]

I want to play too. I love GTA

[@haineshisway]

Why are they keeping their distance when there's little traffic - why don't they just take him out.

[@mikeelek9713]

All departments need "The Grappler" to end these chase quickly and safely. This avoids these insane chases of maniacs in which innocents are put at risk.

[@michaeld53]

Why didn’t they turn off their lights, he isn’t using his lights so he’d crash on a corner.

[@danielcarlson800]

Hey......Stop.....You're in trouble!!!!!!

[@Edwin-ji3fz]

That civic have a type r swap

[@asynchronicity]

Great fun. Thanks to all involved.

[@thewalrus374]

He was dropping off the car at that chopshop till the lights came on.

[@bigmak11969]

Why were they lighting up the canyon road with thenight sun, let him f$ckin crash 🤣🤣

[@johnydub7346]

He should follow when tree Shadow move along with it might get off good lol

[@notchrisrivera7717]

This guy passed by Spahn Ranch off the Santa Susanna pass

[@michaeld53]

So if he stopped in that neighborhood, and got out, he knows someone in that area. The passenger didn’t get out?.

[@ringhunter1006]

cops have a version of FLIR

[@CoolStoryBro777]

Dude said “in no mans land” no mames

[@johndonahue4777]

The start was great! The dead end roundabout surprised everybody. Looked like a buggs bunny cartoon on Saturday morning in the sixties. Funny escape. Look so stupid it was brilliant.

[@gofaraway]

If I turn my lights off I will become invisible

[@BootsEditor11]

Amazing, he gave up and they didn't use him for target practice. I'm amazed.

[@jeronimo20242]

eventually he do something stupid again and police or the property owner has the chance to practice , criminals never learn🤣and they all need to be wipe out

[@joeandrews3439]

Wow GTA 6 looks realistic af in this

[@S2KV]

So was he picked up or not?

[@41dfcpea90]

These cops need to get with arkansas state police and learn how to stop a chase in about 2 minutes literally, especially trooper Byrd with ASP. If you like chases you should checkout ASP chases.

[@pam8469]

I have seen ASP chases and they do PIT at high speed; and they don't sit and wait for the crook to give up, they go and pull the crook out of the car. L A cops hold up 4 lanes of bumper to bumper traffic backed up for 4 miles. These folks have to wait 2 to 3 hours with their cars idling for the A/C. It's ludicrous!! The cops are trained wrong, you don't have to PIT by swerving into the fleeing car, you have only to bump it and it will turn. Law enforcement should get advice from a physics or engineering prof about the dynamics of motion. Pool shooters will know what I mean. Spike strips are pretty much useless, too flexible and curls up when thrown as well as hard to find a place to throw it. The best thing to do is to use “The Grappler”. Guaranteed to stop the car in less than 100 feet with no damage to either car. If you can get close enough to PIT the Grappler will work. Why does L A law let the criminal dictate the show by being so timid??? Look at chases in the UK, they actively apprehend their criminals, no problem!!!

[@williamkennedy3837]

He should have drove to the cop shop, he might have to lay on cement so long.