Officers chasing a pickup at low speeds on canyon roads in the Hollywood Hills were in a nearly two-hours standoff with the driver outside a home Friday in the hills above Studio City.
The chase began after reports of a hit-and-run driver who crashed into a fire hydrant at about 9:30 a.m. near Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood.
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WATCH HEREThe Toyota Tacoma hit at least two spike stripes on winding Mulholland Drive above Hollywood to the south and the San Fernando Valley to the north.
Officers attempted two PIT maneuvers on the truck, which appeared to have damaged tires, on Coldwater Canyon Avenue, but the Tacoma lumbered on down the two-lane road toward the valley.
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SIGN UP The chase ended in front of a house at Coldwater Canyon Avenue and Clawson Place when the pickup crawled to a stop partially in a driveway. The pickup stopped in front of a hedge with a row of patrol cars blocking the vehicle from behind in a standoff that began just before 11 a.m.
The driver briefly got out of the pickup, then stepped back inside and closed the door. Three armored police vehicles arrived at the scene around noon and boxed in the pickup.
"It became a long process of trying to gain compliance," said LAPD Capt. Robert Peters.
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Peters said the driver may have been using narcotics during the standoff. Officers also received information indicating that she was armed and had a history of weapons possession.
SWAT officers took the woman into custody at about 12:30 p.m.
Peters said the pickup was an unreported stolen vehicle.
Traffic was backed up in both directions on Coldwater Canyon Avenue, a major route between the San Fernando Valley and Hollywood.
