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Authorities chase suspected car thief through the San Fernando Valley

California Highway Patrol officers and law enforcement from all over Los Angeles chased a stolen car suspect for over an hour in the San Fernando Valley Friday night before finally taking him into custody.

The chase began in Sherman Oaks shortly after 9 pm.

Police chased the driver on the 101 Freeway, surface streets In North Hollywood and Burbank, the 5 Freeway, the 210 Freeway and seemingly everywhere in between.

At one point, the suspect jumped out of the allegedly stolen car and tried to steal another vehicle, but it was locked. At the same time, the suspected stolen car rolled into the back of the other car targeted by the driver, at which point of suspect jumped back into the first sedan and drove off.

The chase also extended through construction zones, freeway off-ramps and on-ramps.

The chase eventually ended near the 210 Freeway after the suspect hit what appeared to be a spike strip.

He suspect jumped out of his vehicle, tossed a bag to his side and ran a few feet before surrendering to police.

He was handcuffed and taken into custody without further incident. His identity of him was not released.

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Authorities pursue fleeing driver in Jefferson Park

Authorities are in pursuit of a fleeing driver in East Los Angeles Thursday night. Sky5 is overhead.

The pursuit began after the Los Angeles Police Department spotted a suspected stolen vehicle, a white Kia, just before 10 pm, according to Officer Cruz.

The California Highway Patrol then picked up the pursuit, which traveled to the San Fernando Valley, then towards downtown Los Angeles on the 5 Freeway before exiting onto the 110 Freeway.

The Kia exited near the campus of USC and began to run red lights, so the CHP ended its pursuit. The LAPD is tracking the car as of about 10:45 pm

By 11 pm, the driver seemed to be going in circles in a residential area of ​​Jefferson Park, with no police vehicles nearby. A passenger ran from the vehicle near Adams-Normandie.

At about 11:25 pm, the driver stopped his car in a Ralphs parking lot, got out and put his hands above his head, despite the lack of law enforcement officers near him.

He then laid down in an apparent attempt to surrender, though no one was trying to take him into custody.

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