By Brian Hews
It appears that a Deputy stationed out of the Norwalk Sheriff’s Station has been injured after a high speed pursuit ended near Meyer Road and Imperial Highway on Tuesday morning.
This map shows the incorporated areas in Los Angeles County, California. West Whittier-Los Nietos is highlighted in red. I created it in Inkscape using data from the Los Angeles County Website (Los Angeles County Incorporated Area and District Map (PDF). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Hews Media Group-Community Newspaper talked to Watch Commander Evans of the Norwalk station who confirmed that a deputy was involved in a crash, but “specific details are still be gathered.”
Local television news stations, including ABC7 Eyewitness News are reporting that “the chase suspect fled on-foot and broke into an apartment near Coteau Drive and Leffingwell Road in nearby south Whittier.”
The Norwalk Sheriff’s Station oversees a wide swatch of area including the cities of Norwalk, La Mirada, and Unincorporated South Whittier and Los Nietos.
More details to follow.