QUIRKY WORLD ... Taking the air: Suspects end chase with selfies, high-fives

USA: Two burglary suspects in a top-down convertible led police on a bizarre chase through rainy southern California which ended with the men stopping to exchange high-fives with onlookers and take selfies before being handcuffed.

The hour-long escapade stretched across freeways from Cerritos through to Hollywood and other parts of Los Angeles before ending up in a South LA neighbourhood. The driver of the blue Mustang did ‘doughnuts’ on the street while passenger waved to nearby motorists and occasionally stood up as the car cruised through jammed traffic.

At the end, the driver sat on the car’s bonnet, and both men exchanged hugs and chatted with more than a dozen onlookers for several minutes before surrendering as sheriff’s deputies arrived.