High Speed Chase in Concord
Categories: City of Concord Headlines, crime
Written By: DustyHawes64
It all started from a burglary. 3 suspects were seen in Walnut Creek trying to break into a car and gave the Saturns plate that came back stolen. The CHP and Concord Police were chasing a Silver Saturn all around Concord up to speeds of 110 MPH. The suspects were getting on and off Highway 4 going the wrong direction. The Concord Police pulled back the chase when they felt there was too much danger. There was a helicopter in the air following the suspect car so there wasn’t much of a chance that they could get away.
I do worry about all of this chasing in residential areas though. I know the police train for this stuff but criminals don’t. Driving 80-100 MPH through a residential area could have killed people.
The police scanner was going crazy. The CPD was trying to set spike strips along the path but every time they tried, the car went around them.
In the end the car went off the freeway, one suspect ran, two others in the car were arrested immediately. The third suspect was arrested soon after.
Good work Concord Police and the CHP!
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October 11th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Thanks for posting. I was wondering what was going on!
October 12th, 2009 at 10:29 am
9:50, did you try claycord.com? They had live coverage and the readers provided a play by play of the whole thing.
October 12th, 2009 at 11:22 am
Concord P.D. has one hell of a bizarre pursuit policy. Over the last few years they’ve allowed parolees to escape because of dangerous driving. Now they chase these guys for breaking into a car? It would serve this community better if the department made one single pursuit policy rather than each supervisor choosing their own. I’m sure the patrol officers would appreciate it too. Other agencies in this county would’ve rammed that car of the road. That would be the preferred method rather than exposing so many families to this unnecessary danger. Nonetheless, i’m glad the officers are okay and no one was seriously injured.
October 13th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
“Other agencies in this county would’ve rammed that car of the road. That would be the preferred method rather than exposing so many families to this unnecessary danger.”
You can’t ram cars off the road. The Supreme Court has ruled that deadly force.
October 14th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Can you cite the case law or provide a link? Other agencies are doing it.
October 14th, 2009 at 10:17 am
john, I’m a retired LEO that taught driving at a local police academy. 12:33 is right. No agencies in the Bay Area are allowed to “ram” cars off the road. That would be way too dangerous for the suspects, the officers and the public. Could you imagine the CPD ramming that suspect off the road at 100 MPH? Have you ever seen what happens to a car that runs into a tree or wall at those speeds? Would probably be a death sentence for the officer that did the ramming as well. You may be confusing the PIT maneuver with ramming. They are two completely different things.
October 15th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Anon, you could be anyone. So far anon 12:33 is wrong. Until the case law is provided. My buddy is a CHP officer in the Bay area. He has rammed a car off a highway that he was unable to “pit”. The suspect was wanted for attempted murder of a police officer. My cousin is a deputy sergeant with the L.A. county sheriff. He has rammed cars off the road during his career. That pursuit wasn’t at 100 mph the whole entire time. They turned corners and so forth. My post was about a bizarre pursuit policy.