A pursuit suspect chose to make a phone call rather than confront police during a standoff on the 118 Freeway Thursday night.

The strange encounter occurred around 6:45 p.m. after the suspect drove away from a burglary in the Porter Ranch area of ​​the San Fernando Valley. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department pursued the suspect until he got onto the CA-118 Freeway, at which point the California Highway Patrol took control of the pursuit.

He continued driving until officers pulled over to the shoulder. Officers exited their cars with guns drawn and waited for the suspect to surrender. He eventually exited the silver Hyundai Sonata, but appeared to disobey officers’ orders by pulling out his phone.

After a moment, he raised his hand and appeared to ask the officers to wait while he made a phone call. The suspect then walked away from the officers while still holding the phone to his head.

The officers exited their vehicles, approached the suspect and arrested him without further incident.

Investigators said officers arrested the suspect’s accomplices after a burglary in the 18900 block of Granada Circle. When officers arrived, they attempted to stop a car matching the description of the suspects’ getaway car. The driver refused to stop, sparking a brief chase. The Mercedes-Benz crashed before five suspects jumped out of the car. Officers arrested two people immediately after the collision.

After searching the area, police arrested two more suspects.

During the manhunt, the last suspect broke through the area marked out by officers, leading to a pursuit into Simi Valley.