Overview

• The pursuit began around 6 a.m. in the San Pedro area after a white Toyota Avalon was reported stolen.
• Aerial units observed high-speed, erratic driving through Echo Park, Mid-Wilshire and Hollywood with near collisions on the 101 Freeway.
• The driver ditched the vehicle near the southbound 101 at Vermont Avenue, ran across the freeway and tried to flee on a bicycle before hiding under a tree.
• Officers took the suspect into custody at Kenmore and Melrose avenues in East Hollywood, and his name and potential charges have not been released.
• Police say the suspect threw a weapon from the vehicle that was recovered, and a passenger from the car remains at large.