L.A. police searching for stolen vehicle suspects after pursuit

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department were searching for four suspects believed to have stolen a vehicle before leading police in a dangerous pursuit through L.A. on surface streets.

The suspect, driving a white vehicle, was leading police in chase in the area of University Park before moving into downtown L.A.

After the driver was seen recklessly speeding in heavy traffic, patrol units backed off the chase, though authorities were tracking the suspects from the air.

In the area of 21st Street, the driver and three passengers exited the vehicle and fled on foot, jumping fences in the area.

The suspects appeared to have entered an apartment building at 1020 E. 20th St., where LAPD had set up a perimeter when Sky5 was forced to leave the area.

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