Japan Police Chase
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Sun 2008/01/27 21:31
"Police on Thursday arrested a wanted man after a two-hour car chase that involved 2,240 officers, 460 police cars and one helicopter. Hirofumi Fukuda, 27, who had been wanted for assaulting police officers on Jan 21, was arrested after a chase through central Osaka. Around 11 a.m., police received an emergency call saying that a car was driving recklessly, ignoring traffic lights. When a patrol car approached the vehicle in question, it took off.
Police were mobilized throughout the area and a helicopter called in. The chase ended when Fukuda's car crashed into a bridge column. He sustained light injuries but no one else was injured in the chase." - source Japan Today and Yahoo Japan.
Saw this news earlier on Japan Probe but didn't post it until member DRAGUN prompted me with this 13 second video footage of the chief officer who ordered the chase. The car in the photo is a taken from Justin L Phillips Flickr pool. It's a Mazda RX-8 - more evidence of how well your tax will be spent.
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Well I'm guessing its not worth having such police cars because technology breaks real easily these days. In my city, we have 2-3 dodge chargers as police cars,but all the others are impalas which are pretty trustworthy to my knowledge and once you put a turbo in those, they go quite fast. Italy has a lambo police car, I don't have a link to it, but its quite popular and I'm guessing most of you heard of it. What special car does your city use? As of tax money, living in Canada, more specificaly in Quebec, the cold winters and hot summers take their toll on the road, if it wasn't for the roads being repaired every year in most city's, the government would have lots more money to invest in other sectors.
(ID #70821) Posted on 2008/01/27 21:15
haha, i LOL'd at that part of the professional. BRING ME EVERYOOOONE!!! anyway, nice to know your tax dollars aren't going to waste (big sarcasm). i fail to see why they had to deploy that many cars, i mean they could've just set up some blockades and deployed some road spikes or something. And as for japanese cars, i remember that one scene in fast and furious: tokyo drift where they passed the police on the highway and the cops didn't even bother to chase them because they were going over 200mph, is that actually true? over here all the cop cars are sleepers, high performance but look like total crap. but i don't know how they handle as i've never driven or ridden in the back of one before, but no one is stupid enough to try to out run one.
(ID #70822) Posted on 2008/01/27 21:21
Gary Oldman rocks. Nuff said.
(ID #70823) Posted on 2008/01/27 21:23
The Dodge charger patrol cars LOOK cool, lol. But that many cars going after one guy? Talk aobut overkill. But at least they caught him, can you imagine if they had mobilized that big of a force and lost their man? That would be so bad.
(ID #70824) Posted on 2008/01/27 21:28
Hm, i don't know if such an car is necessary in citys with alot of traffic jam. But in Germany (Bavaria) we have use normaly (we also have older cars) cars like BMW 520d Touring 177PS 224km/h max. http://polizeiautos.de/pics/bay-einsatz-auslieferung-bmw5er-bepo-gruen.jpg Or sometimes the BMW 530d 235PS 245km/max. (i believe mainly used for our highways)
(ID #70825) Posted on 2008/01/27 21:42
In Germany they use mostly Volkswagen and BMW for police service. Well I think they were rageous because colleagues of them where killed, thus I can totally understand why they used EVERYONE(!) to chase this man.
(ID #70826) Posted on 2008/01/27 21:43
Never ever mess with Japan's Police Force. ^^
(ID #70827) Posted on 2008/01/27 21:46
Oh, and for all the Lucky Star fans, I just found Yui's policecar xD http://www.motor-talk.de/forum/aktion/Attachment.html?attachmentId=323451&ajax=true
(ID #70828) Posted on 2008/01/27 21:48
My father's police department (Mount Morris, MI) did a car update a few years ago. Yes, if you turbo an Impala they go fast, but the new Ford cars they use (I can't remember what they are) go much faster. As for using everyone possible, how far did he get? I know here if someone crosses township or county lines, the new jurisdiction adds their own people to the chase.
(ID #70829) Posted on 2008/01/27 21:49
Meimi132 in Leicester of Leicestershire of England of Europe of THE WORLD!! (Registered on 2007/12/04 05:05)
(University)Student
That police car is way cooler than the ones we have in the UK. Looks futuristic in comparison.... lol
(ID #70830) Posted on 2008/01/27 21:52
Director/Technical Director, Cameraman
heh a bunch of canadians posting first, but yea we have chargers here though I've never seen them actually chasing anyone. I think they just got them for show ;p
(ID #70831) Posted on 2008/01/27 21:55
EVERYONE!! I laught my ass of!! >___< Serious I´m still going!! Hahahaha!! Genius!
(ID #70832) Posted on 2008/01/27 21:58
Excellent video btw. This guy needs to chill, really. ^^;
(ID #70833) Posted on 2008/01/27 22:03
Yeah - i read about that on Japan probe a few days ago. Pretty mental! I love that clip - Stansfield from Leon is one of the best film baddies of all time, and that line is great! EEEEEVVVVVRRRYYYYOOOOOOONNNNE!
(ID #70834) Posted on 2008/01/27 22:07
Well, once a while on our local forums, forumers did questioned about our local police patrol car. So far we do not have fast and awesome police cars. However our police bike squad just upgraded their rides to Fireblade *That EVERYONE clips reminds me of Agent CROSS in NFS:MW
(ID #70835) Posted on 2008/01/27 22:34
While I can't speak for the rest of our country (US), I can speak for our state and my local region which is managing money extremely well. Our local police force are all loaded with Dodge Chargers, more specifically the state highway patrol. However, nation-wise we have a bunch of imbeciles who probably never stepped inside a finance and/or economics class. I tell you one thing, come start of 2009 hopefully we finally get someone DECENT in office and get rid of the joke we currently have.
(ID #70836) Posted on 2008/01/27 22:40
OH my god Danny that made me laugh! "EVERYONE!!!!!11!!1!!1one" Anyways, that sounds responsible...
(ID #70837) Posted on 2008/01/27 22:43
BMW's for police cars? Are they cheap in Germany, because in most countries that would be a total waste of money for police cars. I always find it strange when I go back to visit Portugal and see the taxis are all Mercedes, whereas in Toronto they are all low end cars and always look totally beat up.
(ID #70838) Posted on 2008/01/27 22:56
460 police cars chasing a single car? wtf?! Sounds a bit like they didn't know how to deal with the situation so they just went for a police overkill
(ID #70839) Posted on 2008/01/27 22:58
Student
2,240 officers, 460 police cars and one helicopter to catch one guy in high speed? Well since it was inside a city it can sure be hard but was it really needed so many officers and cars to capture on guy? I don't know about there but here most of the cars for high speed chases are undercover high speed cars, I remember going on the highway one day on route to Lisbon and then one guy passes by me at least with a speed around 200km/h few seconds another car passes by at even higher speed which was an undercover car, I never saw something so fast on the road in my life.
(ID #70840) Posted on 2008/01/27 23:03
Sounds like the Blues Brothers. If you haven't seen that movie go see it!
(ID #70841) Posted on 2008/01/28 00:07
I read this on japanprobe, thought it was hilarious. what else is there to say :P
(ID #70842) Posted on 2008/01/28 00:11
i only know the police car my country is a subaru rx 2=.=
(ID #70843) Posted on 2008/01/28 00:41
McMaster Engineering Student Fall 08
I wonder what it would have been like to be a pedestrian watching lines of cops cars trailing a single offender? I bet I know how it went. The guy would speed through intersections, while the cops would patiently wait for the light to go green. Damn that speeder and his genius~!
(ID #70844) Posted on 2008/01/28 00:41
security/3d graphic artist
us government..... need i say more :(
(ID #70846) Posted on 2008/01/28 00:57
TK-8316 / 宅男 Otaku / 工程师 Engineer
the japanese police car remids me of Binaltech Prowl. one certainly feels safe with a transformer patrolling the streets. ('~')
http://seibertron.com/toys/fullsize.php?id=781&size=2&image=70
http://seibertron.com/toys/fullsize.php?id=781&size=2&image=93
anyway regarding are tax payers money well spent in your region? singapore ministers are the highest paid politicians in the world. they just given themselves a raise last year, with another one coming soon this year. >.
(ID #70847) Posted on 2008/01/28 01:12
Prowl has a gun and a mini-lightsaber? Wow! Overkill!!
(ID #70848) Posted on 2008/01/28 01:31
anime/cosplay events organizer
i guess Osaka Police Force doesn't get much action before this incident XDDD at least people get to see where their taxes go to. here, we don't see where our taxes go to except to the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and recently the automation of the lower house (congress) lol
(ID #70851) Posted on 2008/01/28 01:55
HMMaster (Registered on 2007/09/04 00:28)
2000+ police to chase 1 man? Don't know whether this is call efficient or inefficient. ^^;;;
(ID #70853) Posted on 2008/01/28 02:03
Aimless Traveler
Well spent tax payers money, in my country? Not quite so. Most of the money either goes to the politician's stomach or to ambitious megastructure projects that tends to become a mere white elephant before or after completion. All that money should've been used to maintain existing infrastructure, further aiding the poor, or heck, with all that money, make education free.
(ID #70854) Posted on 2008/01/28 02:09
Procrastinator Extraordinaire
I think Gary Oldman's performance in that movie was a bit over the top and too eccentric for my tastes. As far as I know, most southeast-Asian countries governments are too corrupt and tied up in red tape, Indonesia and the Philippines for example. As for here in the US, I'm pretty sure it's the same but they don't make it too obvious until you read about it in the papers. Here in New Jersey alone, we have our fair share of corrupt politicians. On a little side note, I want to drive that Japanese police car, it looks awesome.
(ID #70856) Posted on 2008/01/28 02:35
Wow... the video made me lmao! lol! I remember last summer i saw about four police cars chasing one motorcicle. IT WAS SWEEET!!! Made me want to be on that bike. *sigh* and the talk about taxes...DON'T. EVEN. GO. THERE. If "I" start talking about the Stupid taxes I am going to murder someone! Ugh! anyways...why the heck so many police men for one misly man?
(ID #70857) Posted on 2008/01/28 02:39
Part human, part student, 100% loser
LOL they really did bring everyone...
(ID #70858) Posted on 2008/01/28 02:50
Technical Writer/Editor, Designer, Collector, Artist, Nice Guy
Haha, wow! Hey Danny, let me know when the Japanese police starts to spend tax money on those so-called (cough-cough) "Gundam" suit systems! LOL!
(ID #70859) Posted on 2008/01/28 03:35
Mandalorian in training + Otaku...
Now that's a true definition of everyone. What would I gove to see the chase footage with all the cars and heli.
(ID #70860) Posted on 2008/01/28 03:57
Doubt there`s any car chase in singapore
(ID #70861) Posted on 2008/01/28 04:26
Writer.
EVERYONE!!! I liked that. :P
(ID #70862) Posted on 2008/01/28 04:54
Software Engineer
Madness, absolute madness.
(ID #70863) Posted on 2008/01/28 05:04
Interactive Media Design and Graphic Design
wow that police car looks amazing, so futuristic. Well taxes here in my state are relatively spent well, we have health insurance and financial support for people who don't make enough money and there is increase in road constructions, modernizations, and size increase. However, there is still not enough money and they increased sales tax :-(
(ID #70864) Posted on 2008/01/28 05:07
Best movie of all time. As for mobilizing a small army to chase one guy, Im impressed. I know that when someone gets pulled over in my neighborhood, about four police cars usually appear in two minutes to "help out". As for modified cop cars, I had cop friend show off a charger. But most of them drive around in new Chevy Tahoes. @Neil Duckett: Madness.. Madness? THIS-IS-OSAKA!!
(ID #70865) Posted on 2008/01/28 05:50
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
that movie is my most favourite one ever! :P
(ID #70866) Posted on 2008/01/28 05:53
That wanted man must have had the evasion skills of a ninja. Either that, or the police really suck LOL
(ID #70867) Posted on 2008/01/28 05:59
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
LOL!! That video is GOLD! EVERYONEEE!! lololol I luv Japanese chief police officers! ^^ And, thanks for the video Dragun. ^^
(ID #70869) Posted on 2008/01/28 06:30
Welcome, Im glad everyone enjoyed it. Leon!
(ID #70870) Posted on 2008/01/28 07:02
radical anime fan in Singapore; starting to freeze up. Mmm, end-of-year weather. (Registered on 2007/01/25 22:08)
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
great way to spend money by going overkill on a single man... in singapore a missing-person case has to wait 48 DAMN HOURS! the missing person could have ended up in some backwater locaion by then. granted, some of them do turn up after a while, but...
(ID #70875) Posted on 2008/01/28 07:40
Graphic Designer
LOL @ that screen cap.. what movie is that btw. i cant remember the name of it. Thats a nice looking RX8 Police car.. Here is a pic of what they use here in Sydney for a police car. http://www.caradvice.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/lotusexigepolicecar.jpg
(ID #70876) Posted on 2008/01/28 07:57
Haha elise :D Here in finland we have one jaguar and i think there is one corvette. Audi quatro 2.2 and couple of dodges. Of course we have normal police cars too.
(ID #231850) Posted on 2008/07/07 08:42
Student
For all the car enthusiasts out there, heres a look at all the types of police cars around the world. thought it be cool to share this link with all of you ^^ ==>http://www.gadling.com/2007/07/18/police-cars-from-around-the-world/
(ID #70877) Posted on 2008/01/28 08:42
Composer-DJ-Sound Design.作曲家
Gnarly squad car, looks like a batmobile proto type.
(ID #70878) Posted on 2008/01/28 09:08
Online Shop
Dang, so much police force went after one guy...
(ID #70879) Posted on 2008/01/28 09:33
WOAH. sweet police car XD
(ID #70881) Posted on 2008/01/28 11:17
Student
Japan takes their policing seriously.
(ID #70883) Posted on 2008/01/28 12:36
They sent the whole police squadron after only a speeding car? THIS IS MADNESS! Anyway over here, taxpayer's monies are being spent on unnecessary stuffs like building lift extensions to apartment blocks, destroy pavements that are not so old and re-tiling them, invest in the military which is pointless cause our country is so small it can be invaded in under one day and so on. So now you know your money's worth.
(ID #70888) Posted on 2008/01/28 13:24
Seeing that RX-8 police car, I'm starting to miss the old Dutch Porsche 911 Targa police cars again. ^^ The Dutch government loves to spend tax money on unnecesary and pointless things, like stupid information publicity, a dozen of pointless commissions, thousands of totally unnecessary civil servants, etc., etc.
(ID #70889) Posted on 2008/01/28 14:38
Japanese Student
Osaka saw a lot of live action, I see. Too bad I haven't witnessed anything as exciting as thousands of police officers chasing after a single lone man, who I presume wasn't armed...
(ID #70890) Posted on 2008/01/28 14:53
Hmm... I'm getting Batman vibes from that RX8. Could it be? The Dark Knight is *gasp* Japanese???
(ID #70892) Posted on 2008/01/28 15:13
@0niichan: I believe the video clip is from the movie "Leon: The Professional". I'm sure there must be something good that taxes go towards in my area, I've just never seen it or heard of it.
(ID #70894) Posted on 2008/01/28 16:21
The truth is, that politics claim that money are spent on many useful things, but why does the situation here dosen't change, I do not konw.
(ID #70895) Posted on 2008/01/28 16:31
TAXES? i don't do taxes XDDDD & even though i don't pay taxes i know that they are not well spent
(ID #70896) Posted on 2008/01/28 16:35
.NET/Web Developer
That's a very nice police car. ^^ If only that's how they spent the tax around here then I wouldn't complain so much bout paying tax.
(ID #70897) Posted on 2008/01/28 16:41
I almost just bought an RX-8, but went for the Infinity G35 instead. The RX-8 was a lot of fun to test drive though!
(ID #70898) Posted on 2008/01/28 17:16
You know, the best part of all that big chase is I bet: Seeing all the police cars lining up after the chase in front of a single gas station to fill up. Gundam Otaku, Is that a lotus exige? I'm pretty sure its a lotus, just don't know which one. That is sick. Here is a link to the italian lamborghini gallardo police car which has made headlines a while back. http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/top-2004-Lamborghini-Gallardo-Italian-State-Police-Car.htm
(ID #70900) Posted on 2008/01/28 17:50
doesn't matter what kind of car they got, i won't be impressed until i see the japanese police driving/piloting Labors (from Patlabors)
(ID #70901) Posted on 2008/01/28 18:07
Designer, Cosplayer, Dreamer
"Are tax payers money well spent in your region?" of course they are!!! they pay my salary, i work in the goverment. thats money that will end up spent in cosplay, figures and videogames. :D
(ID #70902) Posted on 2008/01/28 19:09
lol at the video. Thats a cool looking police car. Certainly alot better than the stupid flourescent cars they have here in the UK. BTW everyone just wanted to tell as many people as possible: I GOT INTO UNI WITH AN UNCONDITIONAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Aero-Mechanical Engineering this time next year!!!!! Hopefully i will manage to get to spend a semester of my third year on international study in Japan. can't wait.
(ID #70905) Posted on 2008/01/28 20:46
That car looks similar to the ones in Need Fir Speed Most Wanted.
(ID #70908) Posted on 2008/01/28 22:08
tax payers' money are well spent here. MOSTLY ON NON-COUNTRY RELATED PURCHASES that the people would benefit from. d a r n.
(ID #70913) Posted on 2008/01/29 02:06
Why does that car remind me of prowl?
(ID #70966) Posted on 2008/01/29 15:44
CEO / GFX
LOL! I live in LA, and we are definately the capital of police car chases! LOL! the professional huh? heheheheh
(ID #70975) Posted on 2008/01/29 17:50
CEO / GFX
i do admit, the rx-8 police car is very nice looking, however in the US, all law enforcement automobiles seems to originate from US car makers. In LA, we used to have the Chevy Caprice/Crown Victoria, now they are slowly converting to Dodge Chargers
(ID #70976) Posted on 2008/01/29 17:52
Something interesting to note is that in the USA, a new car development firm is in the works (Carbon Motors) that is planning on building police-specific vehicles. These cares will take into mind all the considerations and important key factors that make a police car effective. Though, I'm told that the costs are going to be a little more expensive than those Chevy Impalas that are being refit into police cars ... but the benefit is heavy a lighter, more effective policemobile...
(ID #70984) Posted on 2008/01/30 00:36
THIS IS JAPAN!!!
(ID #71041) Posted on 2008/01/30 17:36
If you like this movie "Leon: the professional" fom the french director Luc Besson, I advice you tp watch "Nikita". It is from the same diector with a similar atmosphere. It is in french tough (it was before he went to Hollywood and made Leon, 5th element, Jeanne of Arc the Messenger...) but it has a small role with Jean Reno. Btw, I believe this actor is quite popular in Japan. For Nikita, I know there was a TV show spin off this movie but I can assue you the movie is waaaaay better !
(ID #71096) Posted on 2008/01/31 12:32
They're well-spent by our government officials (especially our lovely president) -- you can see them riding their luxury cars, vacationing in one of their many houses, painting the town red with different young women, etc.
(ID #71125) Posted on 2008/01/31 21:17
Temp Assistant, Hikkikomori