2 arrested in Long Beach after police chase ends with crash

Two people were arrested early Sunday morning in Long Beach after a brief police pursuit of their minivan ended when it crashed.

A Long Beach police officer attempted to stop the minivan for a traffic law infraction about 3:15 a.m., but the vehicle failed to pull over, said Long Beach Police Sgt. Rocco Walsh. After a brief pursuit, the minivan crashed at the intersection of Long Beach Boulevard and Park Avenue, Walsh said.

A photo from the scene shows a decorative anchor, which had been on display on the Park Avenue median, lying in a traffic lane near the damaged minivan.

The two occupants of the vehicle — a man and woman — were not injured in the crash, Walsh said. They were taken into custody shortly after the crash “in the vicinity,” Walsh said. No officers were injured.

The defendants’ names and charges they are facing weren’t available Sunday.

By Nicole Fuller

nicole.fuller@newsday.com@NicoleFuller

Nicole Fuller is Newsday's senior criminal justice reporter. She began working at Newsday in 2012 and previously covered local government.