A man was in custody Friday after leading police on a slow-speed chase through the San Fernando Valley that included at least nine PIT maneuvers and four spike strips deployed by officers, as well as attempts by members of the public to stop the car.
Jose Figueroa, 40, of Los Angeles was booked on suspicion of felony evading, said Los Angeles Police Department Detective Meghan Aguilar.
He was being held on $75,000 bail.
The chase began near Tampa Avenue and Vanowen Street around 10:15 p.m. Thursday, said LAPD Officer Norma Eisenman.
The pursuit made its way slowly through Van Nuys, Reseda, Winnetka, Encino and Sherman Oaks, before returning to Encino, where the pursuit ended about 11:45 p.m. on Ventura Boulevard near Woodley Avenue after police performed a PIT maneuver and boxed the car in.
At one point during the pursuit, officers pulled back and other drivers tried to stop the car, including one person who kicked the vehicle and another who got out of his car and tried to open the suspect’s car door.
Throughout the pursuit, the driver continued to stop at traffic lights and used his traffic signals, while waving his left hand out the window.