Only in So Cal...pursuit, pit maneuvers, pit bulls.

[Gelcoater]

My goodness what a story.

California Highway Patrol starts a pursuit on the 710 fwy,and the chase ends at Pacific Coast Highway.
It's dark,this chase just ended.
Single woman hit the center divider after the pit maneuver.
CHP vehicles all set up,guns drawn.
Driver ignoring verbal commands.From the cam in the helo it's apparent there are a dog or three inside.
After a stand off the driver released what appeared to be (2)pit bull terriors and a pit puppy or two who promptly trot around wagging tail like happy pitbulls do.
Driver obeys commands and is in custody.
Meanwhile one puppy approaches CHP cruiser...one puppy in custody.
So far a couple puppies in custody,several adult pit bulls in custody due to their non confrontational nature and friendly demeanor.
A couple more at large.CHP prepared with slip leashes on poles....
Another pit dog in custody.
Another in custody.

All in all a violence free pit bull story involving strangers and law enforcement and what could have been a crap storm of blood shed.Some of those patrolmen it appears to be dog savvy.


Any of you hear this story outside of California?
Just watched this happen live on KCAL9

Edit***Mods?
Please edit the title.
There was no pot...believe it or not,in this Claifornia story.
It was supposed to be "pit maneuver".

 

[MyBuddy]

Any of you hear this story outside of California?
Just watched this happen live on KCAL9

No, but if you watched it Live, I wonder if there's video? Nice story for a change. I admit I was reading with much trepidation! lol

 

[MyBuddy]

Edit***Mods?
Please edit the title.
There was no pot...believe it or not,in this Claifornia story.
It was supposed to be "pit maneuver".

Freudian Slip?

 

[Gelcoater]

Freudian Slip?

No, but if you watched it Live, I wonder if there's video? Nice story for a change. I admit I was reading with much trepidation! lol

Lol.spellcheck slip

I saw another clip about it this morning on FoxLA 11.

 

[JanS]

It's nice to see a positive story about them for a change.

 

[MyBuddy]

Here ya go. Check out the link for some video:

Pursuit Leads to Dog Mayhem on 710 Freeway

A pursuit that ended on the 710 Freeway in Long Beach, California, left officers running across lanes trying to catch up to six pups that jumped out of the suspect's car Monday night.

The chase began on the 91 Freeway in Orange County, when the woman behind the wheel of a late-model Mercedes failed to stop for California Highway Patrol officers.

At one point, the driver accelerated to around 70 to 80 mph, then slowed to about 40 mph before transitioning onto the 710 Freeway headed south.

She continued driving around 30 mph on the freeway shoulder. A first attempt to stop the car using the precision immobilization technique (PIT), in which the car is forced sideways by another vehicle, failed when the driver kept going after spinning out.

At 9:40 p.m., a second PIT maneuver by a CHP vehicle sent the driver spinning into the center divider and the car came to a rest in the fast lane.

The driver refused to get out of the car near Pacific Coast Highway, and all lanes on the 710 Freeway were shut down.
Several dogs could be seen in the back seat of the car, and after the woman got out — barefoot and smoking a cigarette — three dogs scampered onto the blocked-off freeway.

A total of six dogs dogs were inside the car, and CHP began to chase and wrangle the pups.

 

[Gelcoater]

Here ya go. Check out the link for some video:

Pursuit Leads to Dog Mayhem on 710 Freeway

A pursuit that ended on the 710 Freeway in Long Beach, California, left officers running across lanes trying to catch up to six pups that jumped out of the suspect's car Monday night.

The chase began on the 91 Freeway in Orange County, when the woman behind the wheel of a late-model Mercedes failed to stop for California Highway Patrol officers.

At one point, the driver accelerated to around 70 to 80 mph, then slowed to about 40 mph before transitioning onto the 710 Freeway headed south.

She continued driving around 30 mph on the freeway shoulder. A first attempt to stop the car using the precision immobilization technique (PIT), in which the car is forced sideways by another vehicle, failed when the driver kept going after spinning out.

At 9:40 p.m., a second PIT maneuver by a CHP vehicle sent the driver spinning into the center divider and the car came to a rest in the fast lane.

The driver refused to get out of the car near Pacific Coast Highway, and all lanes on the 710 Freeway were shut down.
Several dogs could be seen in the back seat of the car, and after the woman got out — barefoot and smoking a cigarette — three dogs scampered onto the blocked-off freeway.

A total of six dogs dogs were inside the car, and CHP began to chase and wrangle the pups.

Lol.
I like how they spin that.
"Chase and wrangle"
One of them was not liking the idea of the slip leash on the pole deal and was a bit uncooperative.Not mean at all just evasive.
The rest.
There is no chasing or wrangling of a dog that approaches you with tail wagging and entire hind quarters wiggling.
You just open a car door and say "up".
These dogs were about as docile as could be.

Now,the part that had me on edge last night?
Reporters were saying they might call in a K-9 dog to assist?
Now,that may have been a wrong move.
I imagine that at the first sign of aggression by said K-9 officer towards the woman driving or any of the "pack members" things would have turned very very ugly.
I'm glad CHP chose not to do that.