Officers spotted a 25-year-old man who had an arrest warrant.
They tried approaching him near Saginaw and Thorne but then he sped off in a car.
Police called off the pursuit once the suspect started driving dangerously.
A helicopter unit helped officers track him down near Fedora and Garland.
Once officers surrounded him there, the suspect reversed his car right into a patrol unit.
The suspect kept driving away until his car broke down near Harvard and Del Mar.
Police safely took him into custody.
No officers were injured in the collision.