Jun 1, 2007 7:10 am US/Pacific
NoHo Teen Behind Bars After Wild Police Chase
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(CBS) GLENDALE, Calif. An 18-year-old North Hollywood man was behind bars
Thursday for allegedly leading police on a 30-minute pursuit that began in
Glendale and ended on the Hollywood (170) Freeway, officials said.
Glendale police tried to pull Vachagan Arakelyan over when he was spotted
speeding in the area of Brand Boulevard and Chevy Chase Drive about 6:30 p.m.
yesterday, said John Balian of the Glendale Police Department.
A computer check revealed that the car had been stolen in Van Nuys, Balian
said.
The pursuit wound through the streets of Glendale at speeds up to 100 mph
and then onto the Golden State (5) Freeway and the Hollywood (170) Freeway,
where it was brought to an end by the California Highway Patrol at the Victory
Boulevard offramp, Balian said.
During the pursuit, Arakelyan nearly hit several pedestrians, Balian said.
He was arrested on suspicion of felony evading and assault with a deadly
weapon and was being held on $75,000 bail.
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