A Los Angeles police officer was injured early Sunday morning after a person stole her patrol automobile whereas she was inside it after which was later ejected from the cruiser.
The unnamed officer had been working a safety element at twelfth and Figueroa streets round 3:30 a.m. when a person approached her automobile and managed to get inside, in response to the division.
“The suspect drove off with the police automobile and sooner or later the officer was ejected from the automobile,” in response to the division’s abstract of the incident, which was posted on the social media platform X.
The suspect drove the automobile north of Figueroa and was in a collision earlier than leaving that scene and crashing on seventh and Figueroa streets. Pictures of the scene posted by KTLA-TV present the police SUV crashed right into a pole, its entrance finish severely broken as an overturned bike and scooters lay amid particles on a sidewalk. Police mentioned the suspect bought out of the patrol automobile and tried to flee, however was apprehended.
The officer was transported to a hospital with non-life threatening accidents and was listed in steady situation. The suspect was evaluated on the scene and “cleared to be transported to the station for arrest processing,” the division abstract mentioned.
A division spokesperson mentioned no different data was out there.
