Boxed In Downtown, He Just Kept Backing Up | LAPD Pursuit Breakdown

LAPD boxes in a stolen car with a fake plate in downtown L.A. He backs out, two patrol cars collide, and he disappears into the high-rises.

• Wednesday night, Nov. 4, 2026, downtown Los Angeles.
• LAPD chased a car believed stolen, showing a fictitious paper plate.
• Officers cornered it near Spring and 8th streets. The driver reversed, a patrol car struck it and knocked off its front bumper, and two LAPD patrol cars collided.
• He ran red lights and drove the wrong way on downtown’s one-way streets.
• The LAPD airship and the news helicopter lost him among the high-rises.
• Officers found the car near 4th and Hill streets. The driver was gone.
• No arrest or injuries reported as of Nov. 12, 2026.

Aerial footage: CBS Los Angeles, used for commentary and news reporting.

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