Sometimes, don’t you just love the news? Yesterday three men
were arrested after a high speed pursuit through the streets of Brisbane. The
men stole a white BMW X5 in Inala, on the southern outskirts of the city, and
continued their reckless chase for two hours, traversing the entire city before
retreating into an underground carpark at the Mount Ommaney Shopping Centre.
Another car was stolen and was also involved in the chase
for some length of time, however the second car, a black BMW sedan, was pulled
over and the occupants apprehended by police at Durack as the X5 continued on.
The least surprising thing about it is the fact that it
started in Inala, which is an area with a possibly unfair reputation as being
full of criminals. Although, admittedly, this latest incident would probably
count as evidence for that particular argument. It’s one of those places that
people make jokes about. Like, “How do you get a family portrait in Inala? You
load up in the car and you run a red light.” I don’t go to Inala very often, so
I’m loath to comment on the veracity of that idea but, suffice it to say, there
are places I’d rather be.
And, apparently, the same can be said for the 3 men arrested
at the Mount Ommaney Coles.
Still, you’ve got to admire their persistence. At some
point, when they realised they were being followed by police, they had to know
that they were probably going to be arrested. Rather than pull over at that
point, however, they continued on for over an hour, just touring the streets
until they could find a place to ditch the car without being seen. They toured
as far north as Chermside and did a scenic tour of St Lucia, with its winding,
tree lined streets and views of the city and river. By this time the police
were no longer in close pursuit, instead following the action using Channel Nine’s
news chopper, which caught almost the entire event on film.
Right up to the end, they maintained the amazing belief that
they could still get away, and it’s possible they might have done just that if
police didn’t have sniffer-dogs and video surveillance. But they do. Actually,
they’ve had both of those things for a while now. Tazers too.
Remember, I said I admired their persistence, not the think-tank
that devised this brilliant scheme.
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