Suspect in tow truck arrested in Sherman Oaks

Stolen tow truck chase ends in standoff on busy Sherman Oaks street
A pursuit of a stolen tow truck ended in a standoff on Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks. Police were able to take the suspect into custody. Officers chase the driver of a stolen tow truck in Los Angeles' Brentwood area and into the San Fernando Valley before a standoff that blocked traffic in Sherman Oaks.
LA pursuit: Suspect in tow truck arrested in Sherman Oaks
LOS ANGELES - A man in an allegedly stolen tow truck was taken into custody after a wild pursuit in Los Angeles. The chase started just after 1 p.m. in the Sawtelle neighborhood of West LA . SkyFOX was over the vehicle as it drove on Sepulveda Blvd. near the Getty Center in Brentwood.
LAPD pursues fleeing tow truck
The Los Angeles Police Department is pursuing a fleeing tow truck Friday afternoon. Sky5 is overhead. The pursuit began a few minutes after 1 p.m. near Sawtelle and Santa Monica, according to Officer Miller with the LAPD.
Police chase of stolen tow truck ends in Sherman Oaks
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A police chase that started in West Los Angeles ended peacefully in the Sherman Oaks area Friday afternoon. LAPD said officers were in pursuit of a stolen tow truck in the area of Sawtelle and Santa Monica.
LAPD chasing a tow truck in the Sherman Oaks area
The Los Angeles Police Department is in pursuit of a tow truck in the Sherman Oaks area Friday afternoon. The driver came to a stop near the intersection of Ventura and Sepulveda Boulevards, where a standoff ensued.
Tow truck driver in custody after police chase
A man was taken into custody in Sherman Oaks after allegedly stealing a tow truck and leading police on a wild chase through parts of LA.
Man taken into custody after pursuit of allegedly stolen tow truck
The Los Angeles Police Department arrested a man after an hourlong pursuit led to a standoff in the middle of a busy San Fernando Valley street Friday afternoon. Before he was taken into custody, the allegedly stolen tow truck’s driver,
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