Saturday night, Oct. 17, 2026. Police tried to pull over a black SUV near El Segundo. The driver wouldn’t stop, and CHP took over once it hit the freeway. He ran the 105, the 110 and the 10, then got off at La Brea into South L.A., weaving through neighborhood streets and running red lights at mostly low speeds.
At Roland Curtis Place and Normandie in Exposition Park, his passenger opened the door, got out with her hands up and was taken into custody. He kept going, back onto the southbound 110, until officers put down a spike strip and took his tires. He pulled over at 98th and Figueroa and was taken into custody. He is presumed innocent.
What I’m watching
- Why agencies hand freeway chases to CHP the moment they hit the on-ramp.
- Why a slow chase with clean intersections stays a go if I’m the watch commander.
- Why drivers who slow down are usually looking to drop a passenger or bail on foot.
- How the felony stop should look at the end: hands out, keys out, lift the shirt, back up to the voice.
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