High Speed Police Chase in Los Angeles Ends With Selfies – Video

 

The chase lasted about two hours and began with a report of a residential burglary in Cerritos at 1:24 p.m., after a rainstorm moved into Southern California. The burglars fled the home on Charlwood Street before deputies arrived, but neighbors were able to describe the suspects’ vehicle, a Ford Mustang convertible. Within minutes, a sheriff’s helicopter spotted the car on the westbound 91 Freeway.

After hugging and high-fiving bystanders and taking selfies, the men crossed their hands behind their backs and approached sheriff’s deputies, who had just arrived to take them into custody.

Young, the passenger, was being held in lieu of $80,000 bail, while Reynolds, the driver, was held on $50,000 bail, according to jail records. As of late Thursday, no court date had been set for their arraignment.

“I have been involved in a lot of pursuits but I haven’t seen anything quite like that,” said Dennis Zine, a former city councilman with a combined 47 years of service with the LAPD as an officer and reserve. “The high-fives at the end were ridiculous.”

LAPD Capt. Andy Neiman said the long delay between the men stopping and their arrest was deliberate. The men were in LAPD territory but were being chased for a crime outside the department’s jurisdiction, he said.

“It was a nonviolent property crime…. In terms of priority, you need to weigh all the circumstances,” Neiman said. “The two suspects didn’t appear to be trying to hide anywhere, almost sitting and waiting. You could see them take property out of their pockets and hand it to people like they knew they were going to be arrested. It was sort of surreal to watch.”