Los Angeles, Ca
2 in custody after stolen vehicle pursuit in Los Angeles; driver still at large
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Two people are in custody while police continue to search for the driver of a suspected stolen vehicle who led authorities in a chase that ended in the area of East Los Angeles.
It’s unclear exactly what time officers with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollenbeck Division initiated the pursuit, but just before 11 p.m., Sky5 located the suspect in the westbound lanes of the 60 Freeway.
The driver transitioned to northbound lanes of the 710 Freeway before exiting at Ramona Boulevard and continuing the chase on surface streets.
As the suspect took the chase onto North Eastern Avenue, near East Sheriff’s Road, he slowed the vehicle to a stop, jumped out with his hands up and fled on foot.
Sky5 captured the suspect as he climbed a fence and jumped into a parking lot, not far from the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department training facility.
When Sky5 left the scene, the search for the driver continued.
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Los Angeles, Ca
Alleged check forger, jewelry thief targeted elderly in Southern California
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A 34-year-old woman from the harbor region of Los Angeles has been arrested and charged with four felonies after allegations she was stealing from elderly clients whom she worked for as a caregiver, officials announced earlier this week.
In a news release, detectives with the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department say Isela “Izzy” Ruiz, a resident of Wilmington, forged checks stolen from elderly victims, cashed them and stole jewelry from their homes.
An investigation into the 34-year-old led to her arrest on Aug. 18 in the city of Carson, police said.
The following day, authorities at the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged Ruiz with four felony counts in connection with the investigation.
Investigators believe there are likely more victims and ask anyone with information about this case to contact PVEPD Det. Joe Marino at 310-378-4211 by email at jmarino@pvestates.org.
Ruiz was booked at the Palos Verdes Estates PD jail where she’s being held on $195,000 bail. Authorities added that a “probation hold” was placed on the 24-year-old by the L.A. County Probation Department.
Los Angeles, Ca
West Hollywood business owner offers reward to find burglars after 3rd break in
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A business owner whose West Hollywood bike shop has been broken into three times in the past three weeks is offering a reward to anyone who can find the burglars.
Bikes and Hikes LA Tours is a popular shop located on the 7700 block of Santa Monica Boulevard.
Unfortunately, the shop has also become a popular target for a pair of thieves and owner Danny Roman is sick of it.
Roman said his shop has been burglarized three times in less than a month and is now offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspects.
The most recent break-in occurred Tuesday morning when two thieves were seen on surveillance video using a hammer to gain entry into the shop.
The suspects left with an estimated $25,000 in merchandise but also left behind a vape pen and a lock Roman is hoping can be used as evidence.
He told KTLA that he has been in contact with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department asking for increased patrols and a detective to review the security footage.
Roman said he plans to buy a more sophisticated surveillance and security system to keep his store safe.
Los Angeles, Ca
Woman in Southern California goes on violent rampage against firefighter, police
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A bizarre and explosive scene unfolded when a woman dressed in black scrubs was seen screaming and taking shots at a Los Angeles County firefighter while he was inside his vehicle Wednesday in Gardena.
According to officials with L.A. County Fire, personnel were called to the scene on Manhattan Beach Boulevard just after 12 p.m. on reports of a traffic collision.
In footage of the incident obtained by KTLA, the woman, who was seemingly outraged, is seen yelling and screaming at the firefighter behind the wheel of a department SUV.
The situation quickly escalates into a physical attack as the woman slaps the public safety officer, at one point balling up her first and pulling back like she was about to punch him in the face.
Frank Rojas, who lives on the street and witnessed the incident, pulled his phone out and recorded the tense situation.
“I Just hear chaos ensue,” he told KTLA. “I guess it was a fire officer and the officer was trying to deescalate and calm her down.
Asked what the woman was yelling at the firefighter about, Rojas said it was mostly just curse words and accusing the firefighter of following her.
The woman, later identified as 36-year-old Inglewood resident Jessica Chavez, jumped into her vehicle and started driving around and around until officers with the Gardena Police Department, who came to assist the firefighter, say the 36-year-old deliberately slammed her car into an undercover officer’s vehicle and the L.A. County SUV.
The impact of the crash tore the rear driver’s side tire off the undercover officer’s vehicle.
Fortunately, no one was seriously injured during the incident.
Chavez was arrested and is facing charges of assaulting a firefighter, assault with a deadly weapon and driving under the influence, authorities said.
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