100-Mile Chase, Arrests Follow Suspected Burglary in Lake L.A.
Three burglary suspects fleeing a crime scene near Lancaster led police on a two-hour chase Wednesday that spanned 100 miles and included an attempted carjacking, authorities said.
Hugo Nelson De La Cruz Perez, 22, and Natalie Morris, 18, both of Lancaster, surrendered to California Highway Patrol officers in Murrieta in Riverside County. A 16-year-old boy from Lake Los Angeles tumbled out of the car on Interstate 15 near Lake Elsinore during the pursuit and was taken into custody.
During the pursuit of the 1995 Toyota, officers believed that the trio was armed but later found no weapons in the car.
During the chase, when a spike strip blew a tire, the driver got out and tried to carjack a vehicle, authorities said. Later, another tire was punctured. Patrol cars eventually pinned the Toyota, and pepperballs were fired into it. About 12:45 p.m., the pair surrendered.
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