Driver surrenders to CHP after flat tire foils getaway attempt

BPD: Carjacking suspect pursed into Southern Californian

First Bakersfield Police and then officers from other departments pursued a carjacking suspect from Bakersfield to Southern California, where the driver stopped when the vehicle became disabled, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.

CHP pursuit with possible armed suspect passes through SCV

California Highway Patrol Newhall units initiated a pursuit of a possible armed suspect from Bakersfield on Thursday, according to a spokesperson with the CHP Newhall-area Office.  The suspect was ultimately detained in West Los Angeles after officers deployed a spike strip, deflating at least one of the vehicle’s tires.  The suspect was wanted in connection with a carjacking and robbery in two possible separate incidents, CHP Newhall Public Inf…

Driver surrenders to CHP after flat tire foils getaway attempt

A man wanted for an alleged armed robbery in Bakersfield was taken into custody after a pursuit ended with a flat tire on the 10 Freeway in West Los Angeles. The California Highway Patrol said the pursuit began just before noon when they spotted a white Ford Explorer that the Bakersfield Police Department was seeking. Instead of submitting to a traffic stop, the driver took off, with officers in hot pursuit. Bakersfield police later said the man…

Pursuit suspect surrenders after SUV blows a tire on 10 Freeway in West LA

A robbery suspect surrendered to authorities after leading CHP on a police chase that began in the Santa Clarita area Thursday.