Who has seen a police chase.

[Chris_Rogers01]

On my way to the Gold Coast a few months ago heard on my cop radio that there was a pursuit of a dangerous person with several outstanding warrants...anyways after forgetting about what i heard several minutes later we get stopped at traffic and when we overtake a barricade on the left i noticed 9 police vehicles all surrounding a VL Commodore im pre sure it was and most of the police were struggling to get this massive guy in the police car he must of been 6 foot 5 + with as much hair as dog the bounty hunter and there wasn't a part u could see with no tattoos haha point is it took every police officer to try and handle this guy, would of liked to know what he actually did

[Road_Warrior]

About a year ago I got rid of some old furniture on Gumtree and I had just finished helping the buyer load it onto his ute and we were out the front having a yak...heard a police siren relatively close, but it's not unusual for my area so I dismissed it.

Next thing I hear is the characteristic sound of car tyres mounting a kerb at speed (all the while the police siren was getting louder), I said to this bloke "here we go!"and I look up the street to see a bronze VT Commodore come flying around the corner and head straight for a pedestrian laneway that is in my street. He would have hit the laneway doing about 80km/h I reckon.

In hot pursuit and only a second or two behind him were Traffic Enforcement Group cops in an FG XR6 Turbo. They too hit the laneway at speed and bottled the other vehicle up at the other end because of the bollards. The driver had legged it and no one saw any sign of him. Cops were there for quite a while looking for him, they dragged his car out of the laneway and parked it on the street and then left.

[Kevaclone]

Originally Posted by svo supporter

Back in 1986 - 7, there was an XF Falcon in S.A with a 351 fitted. The copper used it as a bait car...ie baiting people to run it.

It was his own private car and he fitted the 351 to it, specifically for the job it was used for.

And yes we all know, coppers don't bait people. (bull cough cough crap)

And if he was involved in a crash where anyone was injured or worse he would no longer be a Copper and may even face criminal charges, and no insurance cover for any damage caused, that includes 3rd party personal liability
I doubt it was a private vehicle, but if it was his superiors had no knowledge of it
They are just not allowed to use their own private vehicle for Police duties for the above reasons and more. most of these "I heard about" are just baloney

Since many chases end in a crash, and having a scanner with me most of the time in my vehicles I usually know if there is a chase heading my way. Helps to know this when driving fuel tankers so you can get out of the way.

[svo supporter]

Originally Posted by OLDFORDNUT

, i play innocent and he tells me he had been chasing me for over 10kms,and i had not seen him, just gave me a speeding ticket and lecture,but as said earlier it was late at night before you do gooders get in on your tripe, He also asked me why i ever stopped at traffic lights as he would never have caught me and had a chuckle

Goes to show, you were keeping an eye open for traffic in front and side of you, not behind.. ...less chance of hitting someone

[svo supporter]

Originally Posted by Kevaclone

And if he was involved in a crash where anyone was injured or worse he would no longer be a Copper and may even face criminal charges, and no insurance cover for any damage caused, that includes 3rd party personal liability
I doubt it was a private vehicle, but if it was his superiors had no knowledge of it
They are just not allowed to use their own private vehicle for Police duties for the above reasons and more. most of these "I heard about" are just baloney

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I surpose you spoke to the copper that owned the XF? Think about how I'd know about the details of the car.

Oh and you should be fully aware what motors came out in XF's from the factory.

And it's also illegal for coppers to bait people into racing too. Didn't stop this copper from doing it and getting convictions for it. So you'd imagine the superiors would know about the car and it's intended purposes to secure them.

[roberts]

The 28-year-old rider had a collision with the front of the marked sedan causing minor damage and the man was arrested and taken to Moonee Ponds police station to be interviewed.

[pottery beige]

Originally Posted by svo supporter

Back in 1986 - 7, there was an XF Falcon in S.A with a 351 fitted. The copper used it as a bait car...ie baiting people to run it.

It was his own private car and he fitted the 351 to it, specifically for the job it was used for.

And yes we all know, coppers don't bait people. (bull cough cough crap)

i call bs.........

[1TUFFUTE]

2 lane highway near the wacol prison. was at night coming home from a movie at indropilly. Changed from the fast lane to the slow lane to adjust the radio in the borrowed car we were in and a vn commadore going flat out ripped past us head on with no lights just missing us (deadset lucky id just merged). Cops were half a kay behind chasing in both sets of double lanes. Heard later they abandoned the chase because of speeds...

[buddy92]

I nearly got t-boned 2 nights ago at a set off stop lights at the bottom of a hill.

Come up to the lights at around 4am on my way home. The lights are at the bottom of a hill. My arrow went green and as I was about to go a 4WD come hammering through the other side over the hill, I slammed on the brakes and he nearly got me.

Followed about 4 cop cars.

Was funny, I thought to myelf who the **** tries to run away from 4 patrol cars in a old school 4WD, he lost it and mounted a round about into a light pole.

First time I ever seen one.

[Ben73]

Seen one in about 2000. I think it was a VS commy flat out in the rain followed by a couple of cop cars

Also one night we heard siren about 8pm. We turned our scanner on to listen. Turns out a few cops chasing someone. Through the trees on top Of the hill We saw them going flat out.

Listening to the scanner the idiot went down a dead end. Radio communication went quiet and control called back up to the location. Turns out they bailed and the cops jumped out to chase them on foot. They got them so thats good.

[ebxr8240]

In the old days in my rear view mirror.. LOl...

[svo supporter]

Originally Posted by pottery beige

i call bs.........

Call it BS if you want, but the said car was roaming round your area back in the day. I spoke to the owner when I was working at McLeods, Salisbury. (Now a Bridgestone store).

[Kryton]

Have seen a few and also been in a chase too.

[Kevaclone]

Originally Posted by svo supporter

Call it BS if you want, but the said car was roaming round your area back in the day. I spoke to the owner when I was working at McLeods, Salisbury. (Now a Bridgestone store).

The Police Force is a Govt Organization. Even back then they DID NOT allow the use of private vehicles for Police duties, I gave some of the reasons why earlier.
The guy was spinning you a load.

I don't dispute the claim about baiting though, the Wynnum(Bris.) cops used to frequent Fishemans Island where there were large gatherings of people due to the very long straight that was deserted at night on weekends. Witnessed them arrive in their newly acquired VL turbo, pulled up behind some cars and watched for a while. Nothing was happening so they pulled back on the road at the start line and pulled a big burnout then reversed back to the line and waited for someone to line up. Those there that night were not biting so they took off in another cloud of tyre smoke

[Redrum]

I have "seen" a few

[svo supporter]

Originally Posted by Kevaclone

The guy was spinning you a load.

You might want to do a bit of research on McLeods and see what sort of business they were. The do a little research on what sort of work I've been doing for years. Then you might get a bit of an idea on how I know as much as I do about the car and how the subject would have cropped up, especially when you get behind the wheel. BTW, McLeods shut up shop round the early 90's, when they were bought out by a big multinational company.

So back then , the gov't not allowing private vehicles to be used to do police work, so they also didn't allow the police to bait people to do anything illegal either.

Next spin

[rjr]

Where I work we are occasionally required to go out on 'emergency' jobs.

We usually get a Police escort if they are a 'real emergency'.

I went on one a couple of years ago and was told where to pick up the Police.

They had 2 bikes waiting > I pulled up and one of the Cops said 'follow us'.

So one Cop went ahead and stopped the traffic at lights etc and I followed the other Cop.

I was driving a Ford 351 5 speed and I could barely keep up > it was a full on chase so to speak.


Then not long after that I get called out to another one but I didn't require an escort as it was close to work but the Cops gave me permission to drive up and down the wrong side of the road while they stopped the traffic.

When some cars tried to push in the Cops got very very angry.

We were there for quite some time so I went back to work and grabbed a stack of cold cans of Coke and took them back for the Cops on duty. [brownie points for me]

I very hectic scene and luckily no tv helicopters turned up.[not a chase but a lot of stuff I can't really tell]

[66GT]

Originally Posted by Kevaclone

The Police Force is a Govt Organization. Even back then they DID NOT allow the use of private vehicles for Police duties, I gave some of the reasons why earlier.
The guy was spinning you a load.

I don't dispute the claim about baiting though, the Wynnum(Bris.) cops used to frequent Fishemans Island where there were large gatherings of people due to the very long straight that was deserted at night on weekends. Witnessed them arrive in their newly acquired VL turbo, pulled up behind some cars and watched for a while. Nothing was happening so they pulled back on the road at the start line and pulled a big burnout then reversed back to the line and waited for someone to line up. Those there that night were not biting so they took off in another cloud of tyre smoke

I to use to frequent Fishermans Island back in the mid to late 80's & have seen this VL's antics. I have also noticed other non police car types there always with 2 prim & proper guys with note book in hand recording rego numbers, the roumors were these were impounded cars. Sure enough several mates had home visits latter in the week in relation to their late night undertakings at this location. Quite often after a active night out there, I would find myself followed by random cars for the week or so.

Anyways about the same time we were visiting a mates sister for the weekend at Inglewood. Her hubby was the local copper & the only one there over at the time when he receives a call from Warrick police to set up a substantial road block to stop a car being chased his way that had already escaped from several other road blocks. So we get asked to assist as he wouldn't have had enough time by himself. Unfortunatially for us the car lost it & smashed into some poor farmers fence & was caught before he got to us.

[pottery beige]

Originally Posted by svo supporter

Call it BS if you want, but the said car was roaming round your area back in the day. I spoke to the owner when I was working at McLeods, Salisbury. (Now a Bridgestone store).

must be true.. a salisbury north dude told me in a salisbury north tyre shop................

[flappist]

Keep it civil and on topic please

[davefromperth]

Saw one only a few weeks ago, new VE commo wagon getting a bit sideways around a corner, I get around the corner to see an unmarked commo wagon with his red & blues lit up along with a marked car, both going hard to catch up. Never heard what they were chasing them for, but living in my area, it was just another chase, happens far too often.

[Bud Bud]

umm ok, I was pulled up by an off duty uniform cop in his private car on his way home from work in or around 81-82. The fellers at work decided to extend my tail pipe by about a foot without my knowledge which looked ridiculous and which did attract the attention of a cop on his way home.

It turned out that although he did not know me personally, I did know his son reasonably well which may have saved me a defect perhaps, who knows, but the fact remains, off duty still in uniform in a private car. And yes in the North Eastern suburbs in S.A. I would never run from a cop, ever, so I do not know if he would have chased me or not.

OT, I got my Bridgestone white letting "60 series" from Mc leods Modbury in about 1983 too!

Bud Bud

[Dauphin]

Didn't see it, but back when I could listen to VicPol on the scanner I used to get excited when a pursuit began and listened intently.

One late night a pursuit was happening and they came off the freeway and into my suburb and I could hear it coming closer - squealing tyres and sirens, then massive crashing and crunching sounds and it was all over.

It was horrible. Put things into perspective, just hearing it end like that.

[Shonky.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6dWS8XzU8I

[sexyxe]

Originally Posted by rjr

Where I work we are occasionally required to go out on 'emergency' jobs.

We usually get a Police escort if they are a 'real emergency'.

I went on one a couple of years ago and was told where to pick up the Police.

They had 2 bikes waiting > I pulled up and one of the Cops said 'follow us'.

So one Cop went ahead and stopped the traffic at lights etc and I followed the other Cop.

I was driving a Ford 351 5 speed and I could barely keep up > it was a full on chase so to speak.


Then not long after that I get called out to another one but I didn't require an escort as it was close to work but the Cops gave me permission to drive up and down the wrong side of the road while they stopped the traffic.

When some cars tried to push in the Cops got very very angry.

We were there for quite some time so I went back to work and grabbed a stack of cold cans of Coke and took them back for the Cops on duty. [brownie points for me]

I very hectic scene and luckily no tv helicopters turned up.[not a chase but a lot of stuff I can't really tell]

Do you mind saying what you do?

[Windsor342ci]

Years ago. But in Mt Druitt saw one. A VN 6 trying to out hurdle the LAC. About a dozen or so 6 cyl coppers racing though the Westfield’s trying to keep up. Eventually he made his way up the ramp to the top level and was out of site, a few moments later the cop car to make the ramp was a VY SS and it sounded amazing. Defiantly the highlight of my night back then.

[Olbucko]

About 30 years ago on a quiet night in inner city Rozelle near Sydney a bike came speeding down the street followed by the cops in a Ford F100 bullwagon, siren screaming, lights flashing, tyres sqealing, they were really flogging it hard. the chase went on for at least another 5 minutes in and out of the narrow back streets. Somehow I don't think they had much chance of catching the bike in a bullwagon. I hope the didn't have any body locked up in the back.

[svo supporter]

Originally Posted by pottery beige

must be true.. a salisbury north dude told me in a salisbury north tyre shop................

Don't live or work in the area anymore. So a stuff up there dude.

[66GT]

A couple of years ago I was kind of involved in a chase of some sort. Heading north from Forbes got stuck behind this VK commondore, swerving at oncomming & overtaking cars, speeding up to almost 90km/h, quickly slowing to 20 (no braking), driving very irratically, with his female passenger sitting inbetween the front bucket seats. Very concerned phoned the police who instructed us to stay behind but with this car & they would send someone out to question them. Anyway after a extremely long unsettling drive we arrived at Parkes & pulled into Maccas behind them - coppers met us there immediately & observed the suspended licenced girl driving from the middle of the car as her licenced but passed out drunk boyfriend sleeped in the drivers seat. The police no longer required our statements as they had seen enough themselves. 2 loosers does make it right apparently as they tried to argue their cases.

[westoftown]

Couple of years ago I was dropping a few mates into town after a party as the designated. Coming down Montefiore Rd at about 12:30am on a Saturday night/Sunday morning when i saw a VZ calais fly past, easily doing 120+ followed by a marked VE in hot pursuit. I thought to my self "Saturday night, running from the cops, and he's gone INTO the city??? . . . " Sure enough, the next day it was in the paper, they caught him in the Hindley st gridlock just moments after he flew past us

On another occasion i was driving towards town on South rd, where it's 4 lanes, that last stretch just before it forks into Goodwood rd and South rd respectively (Adelaiders know the bit i'm talking about). I was in the middle right lane, with a car just infront of me in the very right lane. Out of nowhere a WH Stato just flew through that gap, barely missing both my and the other guys cars and disappeared into the left lanes and down South Rd. A few seconds later a Rodeo paddywagon was trying to catch him. In vain i might add, considering the noise the WH made as it flew past me, V8: not stock.