A chase that began in South Gate after a report of a stolen vehicle ended about an hour later Tuesday morning in the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area east of Los Angeles.
The driver of the stolen Kia Soul made a stop on the 15-mile route in a Walmart Supercenter parking lot in Rosemead, where he tried to enter the closed store. Video from NewsChopper4 showed the man, carrying a backpack, struggling in an attempt to open the locked sliding doors of the store before returning to the car.
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WATCH HEREAfter backing out of the parking space, the driver continued in reverse with a sheriff's department SUV in front of the Soul. The driver eventually turned around, clipped another patrol SUV and returned to the street.
The chase came to stop at a dead-end near the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area. Blocked in by several sheriff's department vehicles, the driver surrendered after a brief standoff and was taken into custody.
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