Five family members were taken into custody on the 405 Freeway in a case of mistaken identity. (KTLA-TV / August 20, 2010) |
MISSION HILLS -- A case of mistaken identity led to a family of five, headed on a camping trip, being frisked on the 405 Freeway and placed in handcuffs.
Los Angeles Police Department officials came across the family's white van around 5:45 a.m. Friday, which came back as a stolen vehicle.
Officers followed the van and eventually pulled it over in the northbound lanes just past Rinaldi St., near the 5 Freeway.
One-by-one, family members got out of the car with their hands in the air and were instructed to lie face down in the middle of the freeway.
They were placed in handcuffs and taken into custody for questioning.
It turns out, the van's license plate had been replaced with a stolen vehicle license plate, police told KTLA. The family was not aware of the switch.
The family members were released and continued on to their vacation destination.
Los Angeles Police Department officials came across the family's white van around 5:45 a.m. Friday, which came back as a stolen vehicle.
Officers followed the van and eventually pulled it over in the northbound lanes just past Rinaldi St., near the 5 Freeway.
One-by-one, family members got out of the car with their hands in the air and were instructed to lie face down in the middle of the freeway.
They were placed in handcuffs and taken into custody for questioning.
It turns out, the van's license plate had been replaced with a stolen vehicle license plate, police told KTLA. The family was not aware of the switch.
The family members were released and continued on to their vacation destination.
