Arkansas Is NOT a Place to Run from Police

The directive to Arkansas State Police, is that if they flee, put them in the ditch.

The district attorneys of the State of Arkansas had a meeting with the Arkansas State Police. They issued a joint statement via YouTube, which said, in part...

We will pursue you, we will stop you, and the men and women standing behind me will prosecute you.

This is their video ARKANSAS STATE POLICE & STATE PROSECUTORS UNITE TO COMBAT FLEEING SUSPECTS - Troopers will stop you

When I am having bouts of insomnia, I watch more than my fair share of police chases. More than a few are from Arkansas, in part because they publish them to YouTube in fairly short order, but also because the (for the most part) include speed, location and other data in the video. And because ASP doesn't F- around. If you run from ASP, you will end up in the ditch, 999 times out of 1000. No, they aren't perfect.

Despite this, the number of people who try to run from police is growing. One of the people in the video mentions the stats for one police district.

Here are a few videos of ASP pursuits That I've looked at in the past year or so.

• Legendary Trooper Byrd is back w/ smooth PIT on fleeing drug dealer & wanted felon #pursuit #police 8 minutes
• CLASSIC VIDEO WEDNESDAY - The Legend Begins, Trooper Byrd chases down racing Dodge Charger at 150mph 8 minutes
• MULTI AGENCY PURSUIT on Stolen Vehicle - Arkansas State Police take primary - PIT and catches FIRE 8 minutes of a 15 minute video
• PIT / TVI Maneuver on Dodge Ram sends it rolling and overturning #pursuit Arkansas State Police 4 minutes
• PIT at 130 MPH sends HONDA CIVIC rolling & tumbling down Interstate 7 minutes of a 13 minute video

The moral of the story is, don't run from Arkansas State Police, and if you're ever driving through Arkansas keep an eye on the rear view mirror, because you never know what will be coming up behind you. (If the pursuit does come up behind you, merge to the right.)