Children's Hospital busjacking suspect arrested in Panorama City

A suspect carjacked a Children's Hospital Los Angeles bus in Hollywood Tuesday evening and led police on a chase to Panorama City where he ran into a Home Depot store and was arrested.

The pursuit began around 7:20 p.m. at Franklin and Bronson avenues by Los Angeles Police Department Hollywood Division patrol officers, according to Officer Drake Madison.

The suspect blew through several traffic lights, missing other vehicles by a narrow margin on surface streets. He later drove the wrong way on the Victory Boulevard on-ramp to the Hollywood (170) Freeway in Valley Glen.

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Madison said Hollywood Division officers terminated the pursuit. KCAL reported that Van Nuys Division officers took over the pursuit near Van Nuys Boulevard.

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