Man Allegedly Steals LAPD Vehicle, Ejects Female Officer

LOS ANGELES—An LAPD officer was injured May 19 when a man took her patrol SUV in downtown Los Angeles and ejected her from the vehicle before crashing it a few blocks away and attempting to flee, authorities said. The officer had been working a security detail in the area of 12th and Figueroa streets when the suspect approached her at about 3:30 a.m. and managed to enter her vehicle, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. He drove off and at some point the officer was ejected while the SUV was still moving. The SUV continued north on Figueroa Street, where it was involved in a crash at Eighth and Figueroa, then continued north and came to rest at Seventh Street....