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[Mersha]

I was just watching a bit of this car chase in Southern California, not far from San Diego.

CHP...5 cars behind the suspect car and it has been going almost 2 hours.

The car was reported stolen and possibly a child also in the car.  It looks like it may be heading to the Mexican border.

The car thief has already eluded 4 tire strips along the way.

I hope this ends safely with no one harmed.

[spumoni99]

My granddaughters flew down to visit their auntie in San Diego yesterday, I better check in on them...scary!

[ILOVEDOGS]

@spumoni99 Huh?

[spumoni99]

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@ILOVEDOGS wrote:

@spumoni99 Huh?

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@ILOVEDOGSNot sure whats so hard to understand? I have family in the area of the chase so I wanted to make sure they were allright.

[Desertdi]

You can't outrun the CHP...their vehicles are really "souped up"...

[Tinkrbl44]

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@Desertdi wrote:

You can't outrun the CHP...their vehicles are really "souped up"...

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@Desertdi   @Mersha 

And with these high-speed chases, there's always a helicopter overhead.

Where do these idiots think they're going?  

Unless they can suddenly turn invisible, they've no chance whatsoever of escaping.  

[Puzzle Piece]

The vehicle was from the Thousand Oaks area and drove the many miles to the San Diego/Mexican Border.  The chase ended when the van crossed the border.  The person was not caught or stopped.  

Why was she up in the Thousand Oaks area?  She must have known it had working class families and they have newer vehicles.   She didn't steal it from the Los Angeles area so she knew what she was doing.  Hope she's caught and punished with a prejudice.  

[Desertdi]

It takes a little while to cross the border...you have to have a passport, proof of  car insurance,  fill out a "tourist" card, etc.      I'm surprised the Mexican authorities weren't notified to stop the car ahead of time...    

The crossing time at San Ysidro is usually around 15 minutes (a LOT more during rush hours), and depending on traffic.

[MorningLover]

NYTimes: The woman drove a stolen 2004 gray Toyota Sienna minivan more than 150 miles south across four counties before the police gave up the chase, according to the authorities, allowing her to to cross into Mexico.

It was early Monday morning when Nicolle Walters, 45, realized her 2004 gray Toyota Sienna minivan and car keys were missing from her residence. She runs a home for women seeking to recover from alcohol abuse in Thousand Oaks, about 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

Ms. Walters said in an interview that one of the residents of the home had taken the van.

The driver managed to drive across the border into Mexico, said Ms. Walters, who confirmed with the driver’s mother that she was safe.

The California Highway Patrol had called off its pursuit of the van as it approached the border because of safety concerns, Sgt. Esteban Hernandez of the C.H.P. told the LA Times.

Ms. Walters called the events “super unfortunate” but said she was relieved that the driver was “safe and nobody got hurt.”

“The van is insured and hopefully we’ll be able to get it back to the United States,” she added.

Car chases are a Southern California staple: The Los Angeles Police Department was involved in over 1,000 last year, more than enough to keep full-time helicopter teams busy at major local news stations. More than 30 percent of those pursuits resulted in crashes, according to data from the L.A.P.D.

[Tinkrbl44]

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@Desertdi wrote:

It takes a little while to cross the border...you have to have a passport, proof of  car insurance,  fill out a "tourist" card, etc.      I'm surprised the Mexican authorities weren't notified to stop the car ahead of time...    

The crossing time at San Ysidro is usually around 15 minutes (a LOT more during rush hours), and depending on traffic.

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@Desertdi 

I was thinking the same thing.  Cars wanting to cross are in a line, and it could be a long line.  Easy for the cops to approach.

I'd think that trying to cross the border into Mexico would be the worst possible place to go to avoid capture.