COVERAGE ENDEDPursuitsNov 9, 2026

Possible pursuit ended in Lake Balboa

Observed aircraft area: Lake Balboa5:26 PM–5:26 PM PT1 update

Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Lake Balboa

THE SCENE FROM ABOVELake BalboaNo flight recording for this story

AS THE STORY UNFOLDED

The timeline

All times Pacific

5:26 PMNov 9
Possible pursuit: we tracked an LAPD helicopter (N225LA) and an LAPD helicopter (N233LA) flying 14 km in 4 minutes, the way police aviation flies a pursuit, ending here at 5:23pm. No agency has stated what it was. We are reading the flight pattern, not a dispatch.

What we know

Helicopters seen overhead. GTLA AirWatch opened this page automatically from a verified moving aircraft track. The scene moves; the pin is where we last placed it. Nobody has told us what it is: no dispatch record, no station report, and no GTLA editor has reviewed it. We are reporting aircraft movement, not a cause and not a casualty.

GTLA AirWatch

Aircraft positions are tracked by GTLA.

Newsroom statements are attributed in the timeline.

Aircraft movement alone does not establish why a helicopter is there. “Coverage ended” describes GTLA tracking, not the outcome of the incident.

WORKED THIS SCENE

Aircraft

Police

LAPDN225LA LAPDN233LA

The aircraft our tracking saw working this scene while it was live. It is what we watched, not a roster.

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This scene is in Lake Balboa.

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Possible pursuit ended in Lake Balboa

The timeline

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