The mentality of some folks....I guess I'm just never going to understand it.

I was awake this morning when I saw several police cars "flying" down my very narrow street in Keansburg (I thought there was a fire or something terrible had happened). If anyone had been out on that street there would have been a major accident for sure... I thought in the state of New Jersey motor vehicle "chases" were to be called off when these types of speed are involved unless the driver was known to have committed some sort or "major offense"? I mean I am all in favor of catching someone who is suspected of breaking the law but 9 different police departments including the state police? For real? 16 motor vehicle violations including "eluding police" is definitely bad but would it really have been worth it if she or a police officer had injured or even killed someone? I realize this did not happen and she is now where she belongs "in jail" but come on, whoever decided to allow this should be reprimanded at a minimum or something. Anyway, "just me asking"...

Sorry, but unless there was a shooting or holdup using a gun involved that motivated the pursuit ___ such pursuits should not take place. Everyone involved and every motorist on the roads and everyone walking life was placed in danger needlessly. "Getting her" was not THAT Important.

The pursuit is under the pursuing officer's discretion. It was 2 am. I can't see there beeing too many pedestirans or street traffic.

Reference for those interested: http://www.state.nj.us/lps/dcj/agguide/vehpurs.htm

Using the logic others are posting here, that means that basically every crime where others may be hurt by apprehending the perpetrator, that would mean that every white collar crime should just be wiped off the books as well as many others.

The term "too big to fail" is that exact approach.

All because of missing plates? Really the cop decided it was that important because of plates? Tiny mentality with a badge. I'm sure he was on his cel phone while most of this was happening, since we've all seen them doing that even though that's not legal.

Reprimanded?? You must be kidding! The officers should be congratulated on a terrific job well done. These officers risk their lives each day to keep low lifes off the streets and this is the thanks you give them. You should be ashamed of yourself...

And chasing them through multiple towns at high rates of speed is acceptable? Please these out of shape, poor excuses of badge wearers wouldn't know real criminals or what to do with them. If they spent a day in a real precinct say in Brooklyn South then they would know what real crime is and what to do about it.
Way too quick to chase people through streets and risk lives over what it was. If you feel they did the right thing post your address and we'll find someone to commit a crime and lead them on a chase past your house.

Holmdel, where one little high speed chase is so exciting and rare that it involves 20 different patrol cars. Good work police! How many of you were picking up dead deer or playing on your cell phones before this happened?!

Some of you people are real tools....the cops did what they HAD to do. And BTW...this was no innocent girl. She is currently on probation for theft from a nurses aide job (that's right....she stole from some poor helpless elderly individual) to feed her pill habit.

you people are obviously idiots..... Yeah, let's just let everyone that runs, go. That will be good. And to those sayin, OMG they chased her for no plates, that's stupid, bla bla bla, did you read that she was throwing stuff out the car? What did she throw out, a gun, a bloody knife cause she just killed someone, drugs, evidence of a bank robbery??? You don't know so mind your damn business and let people do their jobs...

And she was throwing thing out after the chase started. You're obviously a libtard since you only mention the points you want to try and argue, not all of it.
You can post your address and let's get a chase goign on your street and see how you feel. If they let her go, you know she would've been back in the area because she lives there. What was the purpose of risking life, when you know there's another chance to get her?
If she is as troubled as it's made out to be then the police knew who she was, and they would know where to find her.
There's propper protocol for a pursuit, especially when it involves neighborhoods and low speed limit areas. Those guidelines are ment to keep others safe. What would you be saying if another rogue cop was speeding down your street to try and join the chase and crashed into your house? It would be his fault since he wasn't involved in the chase, or responding to an emergency. Think about the big picture, not just what you see. Cops are as criminal as others, and if you think otherwise let me know when you see one driving on their phone. It's illegal, but they do it therefore they are commiting a crime as well.

Friggin' crazy broad, hope they throw the book at her!

Great job police officers- they all deserve medals of commendation! If the police let her go, all you whiners would be arguing the police failed to do their jobs. A liberal Democrat is just a Republican that hasn't been robbed, mugged, or had their house broken into. Ignoring criminals won't make them go away.

I am glad she was caught. Hope they find some of the " JUNK" she threw out the window. This was not a kid and I bet she was involved in some sort of illegal activity such as drugs or stolen property.

I am wondering if any of you people who think these police officers should be reprimanded know anything about police work. Good news today. I don't either so let them do their job. It was in the wee hours of the morning. You would change your tune if it was your car or out to harm your family. We can't have police officers going out farting rainbows and care bears. She was hiding something and throwing objects out the window. She led a high speed chase which supercedes more than missing license plates. The police officers involved did EXCELLENT police work and the criminal is where she belongs: IN JAIL. Maybe they should think twice about calling 911 in case of an emergency. I am sure they wouldn't mind you taking your sweet time because they are so secure you lack education in something you know and excel in every day. Special thank you to the Old Bridge Police department. Without you I wouldn't have the love for the town I live in today and feel safe. Great job men and women of all police departments involved.

Good for the Police. She was throwing "unidentified objects" out of the car as she was fleeing police. Any guess as to what those objects might have been? Amazing the idiots on this board that wish to excuse her behavior. Ever hear of broken window policing? Look it up you idiots.

As obvious as it seems that this woman was involved in a criime...I am MOST thankful no innocent individuals were injured. A high speed chase, even at 2 am could have turned deadly...to someone who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time...anyone ever work a late evening shift??

You want to discuss the great Old Bridge Police Department? Lets's start with former chief Jerry Palumbo, and his trail of lawsuits and flaws that still hasn't ended. Or shall we discuss the patrolman involved in a rear end collision with injuries who's BAC report turned up missing? Or should we discuss the former mayors and business personnel who have had more litigation, charges and reprimands against them.
You're dillusional if you really think a cop is trained to drive while on the phone. They have no training for talking to your wife, girlfriend, drinking buddy or whoever while on patrol course. It's illegal, just like it is for everyone else. Take a look at some of the vehicles in the parking lot of good old Old Bridge Township. If some of those vehicles were driven by a regular person they would be writing tickets for the violations they have. Let me guess they are trained to spot defects, flaws, and other violations but not for themselves?
You really make me laugh. Half of the upper patrolmen I've been aquainted with for many years, so I speak from experience. I've seen the things that go on, and even if it was told to you the reply would be you're making it up, their so nice.
Disillusioned, and trying to pretend the law is above the laws they were sworn to uphold.

One last thing. They witnessed items being thrown from the window? We all know an officer would never lie or make up a reason for probable cause to pull someone over or search them so this must be true.
The saying believe nothing of what you read, and only half of what you see comes to mind when reading about things in the Bayshore and surrounding area

Chances are that when the police saw the missing plate they called in and was given the lowdown on the individual and the officer was advised to pursue her, which he did. Obviously she did not stop because she had drugs in her vehicle and probably she was high herself considering the fact that she was driving almost 100 MPH on 3 tires and even after those 3 tires were blown she still drove like a bat out of hell. This was no dumb chic she was smart enough to wait until the officer exited his car and then she sped away TWICE! If she had done this in a state like Alabama or Mississippi or Texas she would have had more bullet holes in her than Bonnie & Clyde.

Yes, let's make a rule that if someone flees, we should not try to catch them. That should work out just great. Do you think the criminal element might just figure out that they should run every time?
Libtards on parade tonight on this very page.

7 different townships were NOT going that speed, they said that was the speed they CLOCKED HER AT! I heard it on the scanner. They had set up in different areas stating her location for other officers to get a strategy plan in place to catch her. No collateral damage and kudos to the men and women in blue! One more crazy person off the streets!

Thank God she didn't take an innocent life while on her mindless rampage. Loser.

It says she lost passenger tire in wall. Then says spike strips took out front tires in middletown. How could you make it from wall to middletown with 3 wheels?

I don't know how the police department in old bridge is run or how the cops are their but I live in Wall township and I'm beyond proud of my police department! If they where chasing someone at 2 am then I'm sure there was a reason for it and I'm positive they where doing it to keep me and my family safe!! On the other hand I have seen some cops that just don't care! I'm sure their was a very good reason for how the chase took place or why it did! But maybe I'm wrong I wasn't their don't know what was going through the cops heads!

Love the one's bashing the cops about the pursuit..umm there would NOT have been one if SHE didn't take off MULTIPLE times at her own high rate of speed, but I guess to you all her speeding was ok, and not the cops...to the one who said cops are out of shape...so was this idiot chick...maybe that is why she chose a high speed chase cause she couldnt flee on foot lol She just got her son back too lmao guess she will be losing him again....the kid is better off..she should have been HOME with HIM at 2am and not out getting drugs

Hey, Just a Reader, get a speeding ticket in Old Bridge did you??? Go back to the 60s. And they say I should double up on MY tin foil hat!

All you liberal clowns should be forced to risk your lives for a week to protect people that are so ungrateful they second guess your every move. I hope none of you liberal tarts never get raped, robbed or burglarized. The same clowns that say "why didn't they shoot the gun out of the bad guys hand instead of killing him?" They say karma's a B, but there's no way karma is real because i don't see liberals getting what they give, ever....

So,I gather from some of the comments here that you guys are upset that the cops chased a criminal? No one wants a high speed chase to injure anyone else but all anyone has to do is Google this woman and see that she is a seasoned criminal..I feel better that she's off the streets!!

Police chased a teenager through a red light and he killed my brother driving through the green light. The young boy spent years in jail and my brother was dead. How can you say that makes you feel safer?

Unfortunate things happen because of crime and that is a cause of grief. But the overwhelming bad that can come from allowing criminals to go to free also has a downside, particularly when the criminal knows that all he needs to do to escape is drive really fast to get away. Rather than hamstring the police, how about working for tougher laws for those crimminals that lead police in a high speed chase and cause personal injury or death as a result. Heck we have tougher sentences for so-called hate-crimes. How about bring back the electric chair? Maybe the criminals will think twice before making a high speed run for it.

WebCarter I'm sorry about your brother but the blame falls on the criminal running from the police..I'm just saying that she should not have run from cops plain and simple.

who was your brother web carter? Let's show him the respect he deserves and learn the truth of what happened. Did the police force this kid to go through the light, or was he high on drugs and think he was invincible? Or are you making up a story to make your liberal views seem legitimate to you??? don't just say my brother died because cops were chasing someone.... Please elaborate.

I can also say, what if the cops didn't chase this girl, and instead she got higher than she may have been and she crashed into a car with four children in it and killed them??? Or what if she was not caught that night and today she ran out of drugs so she got a gun and went to CVS and killed 4 people inside and stole all the oxycodone to get her high for a week??? You don't care about that because the police weren't involved in that. How many crimes are prevented because the criminals are off the streets from these chases??

As I'm sure marylou would agree, we should not take claimed facts as truth without some verification (lest she claims we all need tin foil hats). So, Rob has a point here, someone asserted that a death resulted from a car chase - and is arguing on that basis that all police officers are bad. Aren't we entitled to some verification of the predicate fact? Right marylou? Surely even you would not voice an opinion without facts?

Hey everyone complaining about the police on here. Next time you're in trouble, call a crack head instead! Because according to you the police shouldn't be DOING THEIR JOBS. No plates could be a stolen car, a car being used for a robbery or burglary or any number of things. But hey, if you have it your way this person could have just been let go and gone and killed your family member. Would you still not want the police to have chased her and arrested her? Hmmmm