Japan Police Chase

Folks who are thinking of moving to Japan will be delighted to hear that the tax you pay will be well spent.

"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.