On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:55:41 +0000, Eeyore
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>"Scott en Aztlán" wrote:
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>> Here in LA, if a police pursuit occurs during a newscast, they drop
>> everything and shift into continuous coverage, even pre-empting normal
>> programming, in the hopes of catching a spectacular crash or a perp
>> getting his head blown off.
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>> Some highlights from this chase (which appears to involve the entire
>> Torrance, CA, police department):
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>> * The fleeing suspect squeezes past a Trucker on a freeway ramp; the
>> Trucker freaks out, and almost runs a school bus off the road
>> * The cops use the PIT maneuver on the suspect's car, right next to a
>> civillian in a silver SUV
>> * The cops then fire several shots into the suspect's vehicle
>> * Plus a few other surprises
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>> http://www.zippyvideos.com/2625430796605626/chase/
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>Did they really need 11 police cars to chase a run-of-the-mill Nissan ?
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>Graham

Sure - you don't think that any cop around is going to miss out on the fun, do
you? And sure it takes that many - haven't you ever seen, "The Blues
Brothers"?

DPH