Naked Woman's Standoff With Police Shuts Down Major LA Boulevard

LOS ANGELES, CA — A stretch of Sepulveda Boulevard was shut down Tuesday morning as part of a standoff between police and a woman who had led officers on a chase while driving an SUV naked.

The ordeal began at around 6:45 a.m., when police received a report about a whom who was screaming, possibly with no clothes on, on the 1000 block of Ovada Place in Bel Air, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The woman, driving a Ford Bronco, led police on a chase that ended just two minutes later and six blocks away on Sepulveda Boulevard near Montanta Avenue in Brentwood, just north of the Los Angeles National Cemetery, according to police.

Several patrol vehicles and military-style armored vehicles blocked the woman's SUV as she refused to exit, KTLA reported.

At one point, she threw a hammer out of the window, Fox 11 reported.

Sepulveda Boulevard was shut down in both directions at Montana Avenue.

Officials summoned a LAPD Systemwide Mental Response Team to the scene to assist with the standoff, which was continuing after 10 a.m.

At around 11 a.m., the nude woman exited the Bronco, climbed on the SUV's roof, and then got down and walked on the street, KTLA reported.

Officers quickly approached her with a towel to cover her up and take her into custody, ending the nearly four-hour standoff, according to the station.

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This is a developing story, check back for updates.

City News Service contributed to this report.