Cops are cutting to the chase in big cities these days, and some observers are blaming policy changes that look for more aggressive policing on the roads.
of second-quarter NYC crime statistics this week. In it, Chell answered a reporter's question about the increase in high-speed pursuits by saying that some of the biggest complaints from the community a year ago were about illegal dirt bikes and reckless driving from "ghost cars," cars without legal tags or stolen vehicles.
"You are not going to drive around this city in a reckless manner and think you can do whatever you want to do." —John Chell, NYPD Since NYPD established the Community Response Teams, Chell said, the department has taken 9700 illegal bikes and ghost cars off the street so far in 2023 and 25,000 in the last two years. Chell said calls about reckless driving in NYC are down and vehicle pursuits are up. "I'll say it again: the days of driving around this city, lawless, doing what you think you're going to do? They’re over," he said.Los Angeles is dealing with its own high-speed-chase problems.
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