Comments on: I-65 Police Chase Ends Near Flomaton Exit; Vehicle Stolen From Florida

By: Flomaton Citizen

Flomaton Citizen — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 11:14:54 +0000

Thanks PCI Police for helping out..Flomaton would have helped, but by the time the officers drove from home to the Police station to pick up a police car the chase would have been over.

By: 911

911 — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 20:46:34 +0000

Tribal officers are cross deputized and do have all authority is Escambia county.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:32:14 +0000

I think it is great that the PCI Tribal Police assisted in this capture. The thing that I am curious about though is what is their authority beyond tribal lands? Do they have authority to exercise restraint and deadly force in Escambia County Alabama in general?

No one wants to have a misunderstanding.

By: pci

pci — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 18:17:53 +0000

thanks memyselfandi we try to help our brothers in blue to the best of our abilities.

By: memyselfandi

memyselfandi — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 15:08:43 +0000

Also a big Thank You to the POARCH CREEK TRIBAL POLICE DEPT. for you doing the great service yall did to help put this criminal in jail. Yall guys are awesome!!!

By: Robert S.

Robert S. — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 10:42:50 +0000

They should have also charged him with damage to highly specialized equipment. ie: the spike strips.
Sounds like this guy has more to hide than a few trinkets from W-Mart.
Glad he’s in the slammer.
Thank you Alabama LEO.

By: Yep

Yep — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 09:43:41 +0000

Fortunately, not all of Florida is “no chase.” That’s pretty much just limited to Escambia County because of its frugality. The administration doesn’t want to put the felons behind bars at the risk of lawsuits. This county has NO balls, which is why the crime rate went up in 2012 when the rest of the state went down. 12.3% increase in violent crime from 2011, when the state overall went down 5.1% (http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/FSAC/Data—Statistics-%281%29/UCR-Offense-Data/UCR-Offense-Data.aspx). The only good thing about Escambia County is its proximity to Alabama, so if a fleeing felon crosses into their state, something will actually be done.

By: LEO

LEO — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 08:05:26 +0000

Good thing this happened in Alabama. If it would have been in Escambia County this guy would be walking around right now thanks to the restricted chase policy. The general public has absolutely no clue how many criminals and felons we have to see take off and we cant do a thing about it. They even tell us now that they know all they have to do is run and we will stop.

By: CW

CW — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 07:52:50 +0000

@Patriot

Very true! Florida’s “no chase” law would have let this guy get away with no way to find him.

By: Patriot

Patriot — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 05:54:52 +0000

Let’s see…felony charges, stolen car, flees, Cops chase, bad guy ends up in jail.

Seems simple enough…

Where’s all the naysayers who think the Cops should just “get the tag” and arrest him later…..