A car thief crashed into another driver’s car, then bailed. He started running. Officer John Truhart ran after him.
The chase took place from Whalley Avenue through the parking lot of a synagogue, through a wooded slope down to Blake Street.
It ended with an arrest.
And you can watch it.
Truhart’s successful foot chase is featured in top Westville/ West Hills/ West Rock/ Amity/ Beverly Hills cop Lt. Elliot Rosa’s latest weekly video crime update. It appears above. It features a rundown of major incidents from the past week, then shows the body-cam footage from the foot chase, beginning at the six-minute mark.