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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
I hope there is more to this story, that they didn't really engage in a chase like this over the theft of a can of lighter fluid. Washington, I believe, has a "do not pursue" law which stipulates unless it is someone suspected of a heinous crime, or armed and presenting a present threat to the community, that they call off any chase once it becomes a hazard to the public at large. I don't believe stealing lighter fluid qualifies as a "need to chase" level of offense.
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I am betting there is more to the story, and likely pertaining more to the "assault" than the petty theft. Policing dynamics are often different in small towns as well, and smaller crimes can rise to a higher priority level than they would in large/metro areas.
Also, IIRC, there is "guidance" WRT to police pursuits in WA, but no laws. Individual agencies still set their own pursuit policy.
