A police car chase has shut down La Brea in West Adams this afternoon, according to KABC-TV. The pursuit only lasted a few minutes before the suspect vehicle collided with a police cruiser, resulting in an arrest, the TV station reported. La Brea was shut down near Jefferson Blvd. as of 4:50 p.m. more ›

Around 2:15 p.m., an LAPD police pursuit ended after a fleeing suspect vehicle struck a pedestrian and another vehicle. The suspect who was being pursued either for a stolen vehicle or DUI was arrested along with a passenger that was earlier let out during the chase. A man in his forties was in a crosswalk on the 2300 block of Griffin Ave near Broadway in the Lincoln Heights area when he was hit. He was last listed in critical condition according to Fire Department officials (Update 4:30 p.m.: KCAL9 News reported that he later died). A woman in her 30s who was driving a vehicle that got hit by the suspect car was also transported to the hospital in minor condition. In July, two pedestrians died when a suspect vehicle hit them during a police chase in Hollywood. more ›