hide. the fugitive task force blanketed the area. and a swat team headed to the cabin. meanwhile, u.s. marshal jason was cruising the parking lot of a nearby mall. keeping an eye out for toby and manard. suddenly, he spotted a white silverado. it was driving like it wasn t from around there. they put the blinkers on in such a fashion, and they would hit their brake lights. it was obvious that they were lost. my gut feeling was telling me that it was them. marshall followed the truck on to interstate, and called for backup. we proceeded north, the more unit started following the play. not only marks on the ground, as well as vehicles, but these guys had helicopters. this operation keeps picking up steam? quickly. police dash cam video captured the unfolding high-speed chase. the colleague, tony crawford, assumes the lead position. and when everyone was in place, they drove alongside the truck to get a closer look. and i saw the face, and the
(File photo) MANILA - Heavy traffic can never justify the unlawful use of sirens or "wang-wang" and escorts along the country's busiest thoroughfares, Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito said on Thursday. This, after a friend of Ejercito sent him a video of a convoy of luxury vehicles that was unlawfully using sirens and escorts on the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX). "Tell [me] if this is not abuse. BMW GS1250 as escort, Rolls Royce Culinan, and a Mercedes G63 for a backup! Itigil na ito!" he said in a tweet that includes the video. Ejercito, a known road safety advocate, stressed that only the President, Vice President, Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and Chief of the Philippine National Police should be entitled to sirens and escorts. "Marami akong nakikita na mga negosyante, mga private citizens, na may mga escort. Doon ako nagngingitngit. Lahat naman tayo pantay-p
(File photo) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday has ordered the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) to intensify operations against vehicles that are illegally using sirens and blinkers. In a statement, PNP director for operations, Maj. Gen. Valeriano de Leon said the rule of law must prevail in the use of sirens, blinkers, and other emergency devices as he stressed that private vehicles are not allowed to use any of them. Based on Presidential Decree No. 96 signed by former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., the use of these devices is exclusive to the motor vehicles designated for official use by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, National Bureau of Investigation, Land Transportation Office, the Philippine National Police, the Bureau of Fire Protection and hospital ambulances. "Your PNP will not allow any person to disregard this law for whatever intention he or she has. This early, we advise the motor vehicle owners to remove their sirens and blinkers to avoid bei