UPDATE: More info on Hawthorne chase
Five suspected gang members were arrested today at the end of a high-speed three-minute chase that began in Hawthorne and ended in Inglewood.
Police officers rammed the black Chevrolet Tahoe from behind and spun it out at the conclusion of the chase on La Cienega Boulevard at Centinela Avenue, Hawthorne police Lt. Gary Tomatani said.
The driver and three passengers ran, but were quickly caught. The other was arrested in the Tahoe.
Police officers began chasing the SUV shortly before 11 a.m. after trying to pull it over for a speeding near El Segundo Boulevard and Inglewood Avenue.
The SUV had five occupants, including the driver.
Speeds reached 60 mph on surface streets and more than 80 mph once the chase entered the San Diego Freeway and exited onto La Cienega.
Officers rammed the car and brought the chase to an end.
As the four suspects ran, one threw a handgun, which was recovered.
The Tahoe, which had no license plates on it, had been reported stolen Tuesday in the Los Angeles Police Department's Pacific Division jurisdiction.
All five suspects are gang members, Tomatani said.
Arrested were Louie Duran, 29; Jorge Gonzalez, 21, and three teens.
Police officers rammed the black Chevrolet Tahoe from behind and spun it out at the conclusion of the chase on La Cienega Boulevard at Centinela Avenue, Hawthorne police Lt. Gary Tomatani said.
The driver and three passengers ran, but were quickly caught. The other was arrested in the Tahoe.
Police officers began chasing the SUV shortly before 11 a.m. after trying to pull it over for a speeding near El Segundo Boulevard and Inglewood Avenue.
The SUV had five occupants, including the driver.
Speeds reached 60 mph on surface streets and more than 80 mph once the chase entered the San Diego Freeway and exited onto La Cienega.
Officers rammed the car and brought the chase to an end.
As the four suspects ran, one threw a handgun, which was recovered.
The Tahoe, which had no license plates on it, had been reported stolen Tuesday in the Los Angeles Police Department's Pacific Division jurisdiction.
All five suspects are gang members, Tomatani said.
Arrested were Louie Duran, 29; Jorge Gonzalez, 21, and three teens.
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