LAPD officer injured when she was ejected from patrol car after it was stolen

A Los Angeles police officer was injured early Sunday morning after a man stole her patrol vehicle while she was inside it and then was later ejected from the cruiser.

The unnamed officer had been working a security detail at 12th and Figueroa streets around 3:30 a.m. when a man approached her vehicle and managed to get inside, according to the department.

“The suspect drove off with the police vehicle and at some point the officer was ejected from the vehicle,� according to the department’s summary of the incident, which was posted on the social media platform X.

The suspect drove the vehicle north of Figueroa and was in a collision before leaving that scene and crashing on 7th and Figueroa streets. Photos of the scene posted by KTLA-TV show the police SUV crashed into a pole, its front end severely damaged as an overturned bike and scooters lay amid debris on a sidewalk. Police said the suspect got out of the patrol vehicle and attempted to flee, but was apprehended.

The officer was transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries and was listed in stable condition. The suspect was evaluated at the scene and “cleared to be transported to the station for arrest processing,� the department summary said.

A department spokesperson said no other information was available.