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Woman Leads Police On Pursuit In Allegedly Stolen Flatbed Truck

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Authorities arrested a woman Tuesday afternoon after she led them on a freeway chase in a flatbed truck that reportedly was stolen.

The chase ended about 1:45 p.m. when the woman got out of the truck at the side of the southbound Santa Ana (5) Freeway at Alondra Boulevard in Santa Fe Springs, said California Highway Patrol Officer Krystal Carter.

The chase was begun by Los Angeles Police Department officers, Carter said.

The suspect's name was not immediately released.

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