Tuesday, December 9, 2014

5 ridiculously slow police chases that have actually happened

5 ridiculously slow police chases that have actually happened
It’s not always like the movies (Picture: YouTube)

The movies would have you believe every police chase is high-octane and adrenaline-inducing.
But the sad truth is, officers will – on occasion – deal with some pretty lame pursuits.
Check these out for example:

1. The runaway tortoise 
(Picture: PA)
Clark, you cheeky thang (Picture: PA)
When a pet tortoise decided to make a bid for freedom, officers from Alhambra Police Department found themselves involved in a 1mph chase.
The hardened criminal, Clark, was spotted wandering the streets by concerned neighbours who contacted the police.
Two officers took the pet into custody and he was reunited with his owners the following day.

2. Three men one tractor
The damage suffered by a tractor which was taken on a joy ride. See SWNS story SWTRACTOR; Police deployed a stinger to end a 30 mile 'low speed' chase in pursuit of two teenagers in a TRACTOR AND TRAILER. Gloucestershire Police officers stopped the 15 and 16 year olds, along with a 29-year-old man at around 1.15am on Monday morning. The tractor and trailer were reported stolen from Greenhill, Evesham, Glos., before officers caught up with the thieves 36 miles away near Cheltenham. A police spokesman revealed a stinger - a deployable bed of spikes designed to puncture tyres - was used to stop the vehicle.
The damage suffered by a tractor which was taken on a joy ride (Picture: SWNS)
Without a combine harvester in sight, three adrenaline junkies stole a tractor from a farm in Gloucestershire.
A boring 20mph police chase ensued.
The tractor was reduced to walking pace when officer blew its front tyres – and the boys’ joy ride was over (although they had made it to the outskirts of Cheltenham).

3. Donkey dash
Little donkey, on that dusty road (Picture: Oregon Police Facebook)
Little donkey, on that dusty road (Picture: Oregon Police Facebook)
What do you mean tractors aren’t exhilarating? Okay then, hows about a donkey?
He managed to persuade his horse friend to escape from their home in Oregon, US.
Their owner called 911 when she spotted them plotting their way out – but they gave officers the slip and sent them on an incredibly dull chase before they were captured.

4. Giving zero Fs
Pensioner on motorway (Picture: YouTube)
Pensioner on motorway (Picture: YouTube)
This old rascal is holding up a big middle finger up to Johnny Law.
The pensioner caused chaos on the M1 in South Yorkshire by driving the wrong way down the hard shoulder on his mobility scooter.
Shocked motorists spotted the man heading south and called police.

5. Swanning around
Undated handout photo issued by Avon and Somerset Police of a rescued swan in Bath. They were chased down just like in the hit 2007 film starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost before one bird decided to take a nap in the middle of the road. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date date: Thursday November 13, 2014. Concerned for the bird's safety, PCSOs Ashley Bintcliffe and Mike Symonds surrounded it with cones for its own protection. The swans were then wrapped in blankets before being taken to a nearby canal and set free by the two officers. See PA story POLICE Swans. Photo credit should read: Avon and Somerset Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Whaaa? (Picture: PA)
In a photo that sums up Britishness perfectly, an officer was snapped cordoning off the area around a swan which was sat in the middle of the road in Bath.
Police were called to the tense incident after members of the public became concerned for the swan’s welfare.
Heroes.

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