The chase ended in minutes as the suspect crashed into a police cruiser and tried to flee on foot, only to be overtaken and swarmed by officers.
The chase began around 4 p.m. as officers began tracking what they believed was a stolen sedan on Jefferson Boulevard. They passed through the Culver City area and then made their way into the Mid-Wilshire area.
The suspect could be seen running lights and swerving to avoid officers, sideswiping several parked vehicles. At one point he pulled a U-turn in the middle of a narrow street and drove up onto the sidewalk to avoid police.
But then he crashed head-on into an LAPD SUV in the area of Westmoreland and Washington boulevards.
At that point, he hopped out and ran onto the sidewalks. A group of officers swarmed and tackled him to the ground and he was taken into custody without further incident. As officers walked the handcuffed suspect to a cruiser, it appeared he was wearing red pajamas.