Officers from the Metropolitan Police were travelling in a marked police car on Rainham Road North, Dagenham, at 1.20am on January 16.
They spotted a vehicle and indicated for it to stop but it failed to do so, resulting in a pursuit.
The chase carried over into High Street South, East Ham, with the car crashing with scaffolding.
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Colleagues from the London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade were dispatched to the scene.
A man was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, theft of a motor vehicle, driving without a valid driving license or insurance, possible possession of class A and B drugs, points and blades.
He was taken to hospital to be treated for injuries but has since been discharged.
