LOCAL : Suspect Crashes in N. Hollywood
A robbery suspect was arrested this morning after a car chase ended with his crashing into a fire hydrant and a light pole in North Hollywood, Los Angeles police said.
Detective Raymond Rueda said the suspect, Yoon Hong, 18, of Rialto, suffered only minor injuries in the 1:15 a.m. crash at Vineland Avenue and Bluffside Drive. He was arrested on suspicion of robbery and was being held in lieu of $20,000 bail. There were no other injuries.
Police said the incident began about 1 a.m. near Silver Lake and Sunset boulevards in Silver Lake when officers on routine patrol came upon a street robbery in progress.
The officers saw three young men robbing a fourth man, and the suspects scattered and ran in different directions when they saw the police car, Rueda said.
One of the suspects ran to a car and sped north on the Hollywood Freeway with the patrol car in pursuit. The vehicle left the freeway at Vineland Avenue, and the driver turned the vehicle’s headlights off, police reported.
At Bluffside Drive, the car went out of control and struck the fire hydrant and light pole and came to a stop.
Hong was treated at the scene by paramedics and was being held at the Northeast Station. Police were still looking for the two other suspects. The name of the robbery victim was not released.
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