DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A stolen-vehicle suspect in a Chevy Suburban led police on a chase through Los Angeles County freeways, finally coming to a stop on a surface street on downtown's Skid Row.
The vehicle was believed to be stolen out of the Upland area.
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CHP officers chased the suspect from the Upland area over the 10 Freeway and onto surface streets in downtown Los Angeles.
She continued to flee until turning into a parking lot with no other exit and then trying to back out as officers came up behind him and boxed her in.
A brief standoff ensued in the area of Wall and 6th streets as the suspect did not immediately emerge from the SUV.
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As a crowd gathered on the sidewalk, many of them using cellphones to film the standoff, one man got into a confrontation with officers. An officer struck him several times in the legs with a baton, forcing him to the ground. He was then handcuffed.
The suspect eventually came out of the SUV and was taken into custody.