By Mary O’KEEFE

On Tuesday Glendale police received a call concerning a man “walking next to his car,” said Sgt. Christian Hauptmann, GPD.

The man’s Jeep was apparently in drive, rolling down the street, and he was walking alongside the vehicle at Glenoaks Boulevard and Grandview Avenue, according to the caller.

  “By the time our officers arrived he was sitting on the top roll bar of his Jeep waving a flag,” Hauptmann said.

Hauptmann was not certain of what type of flag it was but added the man was apparently driving his vehicle while steering with his feet.

It appeared the suspect threw some papers, possibly flyers, at the officers. It had been reported that the suspect “flipped off” the officers but Hauptmann could not confirm that account.

Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop; the man refused and drove away. GPD officers began a pursuit that led onto the westbound Ventura (134) Freeway.

“They started a pursuit and [speeds] reached 100 miles per hour,” Hauptmann said.

GPD officers stopped the pursuit due to the high speeds. They had the suspect’s name from the registration of his vehicle. The pursuit ended around Pacific Avenue exit. At that point officers let Burbank police know the suspect was in the area.

It does not appear the driver was being pursued when he smashed into the gate at Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank and fled the scene.

He is wanted for felony evading by GPD, which has impounded his vehicle.

  Mary Okeefe