LAPD Officer Injured In 101 Freeway Crash While Pursuing Burglars

LOS ANGELES, CA — A high-speed police chase involving burglary suspects on the Ventura (101) Freeway ended with a crash that injured a Los Angeles Police Department Officer early Friday morning. One officer has been hospitalized, and multiple burglary suspects remain at large, according to the LAPD.

"At 3:15 in the morning in the 15300 block of Sherman Way, West Valley officers observed three to four males exiting a business with burglary tools," LAPD Officer Charles Miller told Patch. "They entered a white Mercedes and sped away, at which time a vehicle pursuit started."

The pursuing officers crashed near Tampa Avenue and the 101 Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The suspects escaped and later abandoned the Mercedes at Burbank Boulevard and the 101 Freeway, leaving the burglary tools inside, according to Miller.

The officer was treated for minor injuries, Miller said.