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Originally Posted by Bill O'Rights
The only BS involved here is that the police now have to second guess whether they should do the job that they are paid to do.
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Please. Since when does 'doing their job' include putting the public at risk over check fraud?
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Wednesday's chase began about 9:55 a.m. at Grafton State Bank in Saukville, when a woman drove up to the bank's drive-through lanes and tried to cash a $350 check from a church, said Patricia Liedtke, a bank vice president.
Because the woman was not a Grafton State Bank customer, the teller asked to see her identification, which she gave the teller, Liedtke said.
"We also called the bank on which the check was drawn to see if it was good," Liedtke said. "When we called that bank, they identified the check and said that we should phone the police."
Bank staff tried to keep the woman at the bank, but she left. Bank workers provided police with the license plate number of the vehicle.
About that time, a Saukville police officer arrived at the bank, spotted the vehicle and began following it. A chase ensued, reaching speeds of more than 100 mph, into Washington County, said Saukville Police Chief William D. Meloy. "At that point," Meloy said, "I told him to break off the chase."
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They knew who she was (lol, they even had her ID!!. She was not some serial killer, terrorist, suspected murderer, or even a drug dealer. She was some chick who steals checks and cashes them.
Let's see:
Innocent person dead vs. check fraud chick walking the streets for another few hours or even days.
Which do you prefer? Given all of the information that the cops collected and the fact that this lady was driving like a crazy bitch from hell why was it necessary to continue the chase?
Of course she is to blame but the cops don't come out smelling like roses. I'd expect a multi-million dollar settlement if I was her family. Additionally, the cops that ran the chase should be fired immediately.