Caught on Camera - 1 ª Season

Los Angeles, known by many names including the "City of Angels" and "La La Land," is also widely considered America's car chase capital. On March 26, 2025, three high-speed pursuits unfolded across Southern California in less than three hours. One chase involved retail theft suspects who ditched their car and hid in a backyard shed, another saw a suspect in a stolen van narrowly avoid pedestrians, and a third involved a driver claiming brake failure leading to a bizarre high-speed chase.

KTLA's "Caught on Camera" highlights three dangerous incidents. First, a high-speed dirt bike pursuit through Los Angeles escalates as more riders join, evading police for over an hour with reckless stunts and ultimately no arrests. Second, in Ventura County, a man wielding a 28-inch machete threatens shoppers at a supermarket and assaults a victim, leading to a deputy-involved shooting after a taser proves ineffective. Finally, a high-speed car chase in Echo Park, initiated for a traffic stop, ends dramatically when the suspect crashes into a utility pole, bringing down power lines.

Los Angeles is known as the pursuit capital of America, but when law enforcement blares their sirens and makes chase, it's not always a human suspect they are looking to catch. Today, Sky Five is overhead as law enforcement attempts a pair of harrowing animal rescues. First, crews battle the raging L.A. River to save a dog swept away in the stormy waters. Then, animal control works to save a cow on the loose, can they lasso the beast before it's too late?

Shots ring out in a Los Angeles alley as officers confront a scantily clad suspect accused of robbing a local donut shop. A standoff on the shoulder of a freeway off-ramp, as dozens of officers swarm a car with a domestic violence suspect inside. And on the streets of Downtown L.A., a stolen bright blue Camaro sticks out like a sore thumb, but could it still evade pursuing officers?

A tense confrontation in Norwalk, after law enforcement confronts an armed robbery suspect who has just robbed a liquor store - gunfire erupts when the suspect trains his shotgun towards officers. Then, a suspect leads officers on a dangerous pursuit through the busy streets of South L.A., the chase ending in a warehouse, where a gun battle ensues, innocent bystanders just feet away. Watch these heart-pounding incidents unfold from the perspective of first responders on the latest edition of "Caught on Camera."