Chase ends in Orange County after armed ex-boyfriend allegedly kidnaps woman in El Monte – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

California Highway Patrol officers ended a 21-mile chase on the 405 Freeway near Westminster after authorities said a gunman kidnapped his ex-girlfriend from her workplace in El Monte on Saturday.

On November 2nd at approximately 6 p.m., the woman reported that her ex-boyfriend arrived at her workplace in the 10300 block of Lower Azusa Road. The man appeared distraught and was armed with a gun when he got into an argument with the woman that escalated when he forced her to get into her own car and drive away, El Monte police said in a statement Sunday .

The woman's boyfriend alerted the police using the Find My iPhone app and shared the victim's location. The vehicle was located by a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department helicopter on the 5 Freeway near the Bandini exit and the CHP was alerted.

The vehicle was located by CHP officers and the driver refused to stop, leading several officers on a 21-mile chase that ended when spiked strips punctured the vehicle's tires.

After a slow-speed chase, the driver came to a stop near the 405 Freeway and Westminster Avenue around 8:33 p.m., police said.

The cars behind the chase were held back by police. After the suspect surrendered, a massive traffic jam broke up on the southbound 405 Freeway.

The woman was safely rescued without injuries. The suspect was taken into custody on suspicion of kidnapping and felony evasion.