Puppy tossed from moving vehicle during California police chase

Police in Los Angeles were engaged in a car chase of a suspected carjacker / attempted murderer on Friday.  While trying to elude police, an innocent puppy was tossed out of the suspects’ vehicle during the midst of that chase, as reported by MSN. 

According to an April 8 Los Angeles Police Department report, on April 7 around 12:12 p.m., the LAPD’s Southeast officers initiated a vehicle pursuit of a suspect wanted in connection to an attempted murder and carjacking that went down on March 26, 2023, in the area of 101st Street & San Pedro Street.

The pursuit of that suspect transgressed through multiple cities within Los Angeles County, eventually ending in the City of Carson at Vermont Avenue and Belson Street.   At one point before the chase ended, the suspects being chased wrecked and ditched one vehicle and jumped into another, according to Fox News in Los Angeles.

Also during the police pursuit, a puppy was placed in a designer bag – and then tossed from the suspect’s moving vehicle. Miraculously, the pup emerged unharmed and was rescued by responding LAPD officers.

The puppy is now in the care of South L.A. Animal Services, where it is presently being held pending an investigation into the abandonment concern that was noted during the pursuit.

(Puppy emerges unscathed after being tossed from moving vehicle, Image credit: LAPD Headquarters)

LAPD officials arrested three individuals in connection to this pursuit. They have been identified as:

• (Suspect 1) – Gustavo Alvarez, a 27-year-old male from Los Angeles, California, was arrested for an attempted murder/carjacking that occurred on March 26, 2023, in the area of 101st Street & San Pedro Street. Alvarez was booked on a charge of Attempted Murder and is being held without bail.

• (Suspect 2) – Lynette Moreno, a 27-year-old female, from Los Angeles, California. She was arrested for setting up a second getaway vehicle and booked on charges of  being an Accessory and Evading. Moreno’s bail has been set at $67,500.

• (Suspect 3) – Michelle Zamudio, a 25-year-old female from Santa Monica, California. She was the driver of the second getaway vehicle and was booked and charged with Evading. Zamudio’s bail has been set at $75,000.

Police say that the investigation into this case is still ongoing.  For more on the story, see the video accompanying this article.

(Source and images of the puppy: LAPD Headquarters)

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