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On Friday, at approximately 1:22 a.m., South Gate – Lynwood Patch Latino received a news tip from a reader via Facebook that inquired about the presence of police near the intersection of of Southern and Calden Avenues.
“The [Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department] (LASD) was in pursuit of a stolen vehicle that came into our city,” said a spokesperson of the South Gate Police Department (SGPD). “At some point the vehicle was abandoned by the suspects."
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The LASD was able to arrest one of the suspects fairly quickly, but had to set up a perimeter to apprehend the second.
“At some point they called up a canine unit and their helicopter was up in the air,” added the SGPD spokesperson. “The suspect was ultimately taken into custody.”
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The suspects are also thought to have been involved in a vehicle collision with a parked while driving the stolen car, according to the SGPD, which wrote a accident report.
During this operation the SGPD acted in an assisting role, and was not able to provide Patch with any more information.
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