Overview
- A dirt bike rider in Watts is actively evading Los Angeles police while several units follow on surface streets and through off‑road routes.
- Police told reporters the rider may be armed and was seen using a cellphone during the chase, though no arrest has been reported.
- Coverage from a news helicopter showed the rider leaving a gas station with a pump still attached and later stopping in Athens Park to grab a jug of gasoline to refuel.
- Pedestrians ran for safety as the rider accelerated out of the park and officers continued to trail the suspect, creating immediate public‑safety risks.
- The episode fits a recent pattern of risky dirt‑bike and stolen‑vehicle pursuits in Los Angeles and will be updated as LAPD releases more details or makes arrests.