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Updated: 11:31 AM Jan 13, 2012
Dutch Use F-16s to Pursue Criminal Suspect
The Dutch air force says two of its F-16 jet fighters tried to help police chase a criminal suspect.
Posted: 10:38 AM Jan 13, 2012Reporter: Associated Press Email Address: news@kolotv.com |
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AMSTERDAM (AP) - The Dutch air force says two of its F-16 jet fighters tried to help police chase a criminal suspect.
Spokesman Olav Spanjer says the jets were about to leave Volkel
airbase on a training mission Thursday evening when they heard local police had requested a military jeep to chase a suspect over soggy terrain.
The pilots volunteered to help search using their infrared cameras.
Spanjer conceded Friday, "It was kind of a long-shot."
The suspect was in a car with stolen license plates that sped away when police tried to pull it over. After an exchange of gunfire, the car crashed into a canal and the man ran away across a field.
In the end, a tip from a suspicious neighbor, and not a
high-tech jet, led police to the suspect.
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oh, yeah, so NOW the Dutch decide to take crime seriously and use all their advanced technology to search for criminals. Why didn't they do that for me?
