SoCal cops jump into strangers pickup truck during wild chase to catch suspected dressing-room creep: video

A pair of quick-thinking Southern California cops turned a stranger’s pickup truck into an impromptu police cruiser during a wild pursuit of a sex offender accused of trying to secretly film a teenage girl changing her clothes.The chase unfolded in Corona after officers responded to a report of a man slipping his cellphone beneath a dressing room door while an unsuspecting teenage girl was getting changed, according to the Corona Police Department.The suspect, Riverside resident Ivan Gallardo Lopez, 38, allegedly bolted when officers arrived, setting off a frantic foot chase that took an unexpected turn when a Good Samaritan came to the rescue.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story Bodycam footage released by police captured the moment officers enlisted the motorist’s help, hopping into his vehicle to close in on the fleeing suspect.“Where to?” the driver is heard asking.“Keep going down,” an officer responds, directing the motorist toward the suspect.With the stranger behind the wheel, officers were able to gain ground on Lopez and eventually corner him, bringing the chaotic chase to an end, police said.The footage shows officers ordering the suspect to put his hands behind his back before placing him under arrest.“You’re the man, dude,” someone can be heard saying after the arrest, giving the heroic driver a well-deserved shoutout.The unusual takedown began after police were called to the 1200 block of Magnolia Avenue, where Lopez was accused of placing his cellphone underneath a fitting room door while a teenage girl was changing.But the disturbing allegations took an even darker turn when investigators discovered that Lopez was already a registered sex offender, according to authorities.Lopez was arrested on multiple charges related to child ann...