By: Mary Stringini, foxla.com
LOS ANGELES (FOX 11) – Los Angeles police officers were in pursuit of a reported stolen tanker truck on Thursday morning.
The Los Angeles Police Department said that around 6:30 a.m. an unknown male suspect stole a blue tanker truck from a location near the intersection of W. 6th Street and S. Curson Avenue in the Mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles. Shortly after, police began to pursue the allegedly stolen vehicle.
LAPD said that the stolen vehicle was carrying more than 2,000 gallons of an unknown liquid. Officials said that the liquid was not believed to be flammable.