OSAKA — Police on Thursday arrested a wanted man after a two-hour car chase that involved 2,240 officers, 460 police cars and one helicopter. Hirofumi Fukuda, 27, who had been wanted for assaulting police officers on Jan 21, was arrested after a chase through central Osaka. Around 11 a.m., police received an emergency call saying that a car was driving recklessly, ignoring traffic lights. When a patrol car approached the vehicle in question, it took off.

Police were mobilized throughout the area and a helicopter called in. The chase ended when Fukuda's car crashed into a bridge column. He sustained light injuries but no one else was injured in the chase.

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2,240 police, 460 patrol cars, copter mobilized for car chase in Osaka
nitro (Jan 25 2008 - 10:00)	Rate \| Report

2240... that is absurd!

2,240 police, 460 patrol cars, copter mobilized for car chase in Osaka
DenshaDeGO (Jan 25 2008 - 10:16)	Rate \| Report

Sounds like a Charlie Chaplin movie. I bet they had those funny hats, mustaches and billy clubs, too.

2,240 police, 460 patrol cars, copter mobilized for car chase in Osaka
spidey (Jan 25 2008 - 10:21)	Rate \| Report

Hmmm...that's roughly about 5 J-cops per car. Talk about CAR POOLING! Good for the environment I suppose.

S

That beats
dxjp (Jan 25 2008 - 11:00)	Rate \| Report

OJ's record

Forget the Face Mask
erlinc2 (Jan 25 2008 - 12:55)	Rate \| Report

Put in the Ear Plugs next time you visit Osaka!

2,240 police, 460 patrol cars, copter mobilized for car chase in Osaka
Zorro (Jan 25 2008 - 13:28)	Rate \| Report

2240... that is absurd!

What is absurd is that in total absence of detail, JT readers take one number, imagine whatever they like, and take that as truth.

The mob is indeed a scary thing. Its like a gang of literate monkeys, needing nothing more than the right word in print to attack other monkeys.

"mobilized"
GoochIII (Jan 25 2008 - 15:00)	Rate \| Report

Probably means, as we used to say "standing by to stand by". It is a big, important-sounding word used by those who spend their days in nice offices to make it look as though they are doing something. When I was in the Marines, there were several times I was "mobilized" in response to some bit of BS or other, and never once did any of us actually DO anything - we were just "there" in case "something" needed to be "done". I am sure the same thing happened here - 2,240 cops were not frantically running around all over Osaka actively pursuing this one guy, or even in a desperate search for him. An APB was put out, and everyone was told to "be on their toes" and "keep an eye out". That's all. Other than that, it was business as usual, they still all gathered in the ramen shop to swap bad jokes, they just tried to look more alert than usual while doing so.

2,240 police, 460 patrol cars, copter mobilized for car chase in Osaka
presto344 (Jan 25 2008 - 18:02)	Rate \| Report

Well, I am glad they got the chinpira. The show of force will be a sign to similarly inclined creeps they won't escape the arm of the law.

Way to go
k_rajakumar (Jan 25 2008 - 21:53)	Rate \| Report

Japan patrol cars and copter.Arms of the law did a good job in here.

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Pikerella (Jan 26 2008 - 05:40)	Rate \| Report

That sounds like most of the work force in the world.

Hey a monkey!
themadstudent (Jan 26 2008 - 23:51)	Rate \| Report

Where is that silly music coming from? I think I see a gorilla loping in the other direction. What could it all mean?

assaulting police officers
paprika (Jan 27 2008 - 01:20)	Rate \| Report

2,240 officers, 460 police cars and one helicopter.

he obviously must have pissed off someone in the force pretty badly.

2,240 police, 460 patrol cars, copter mobilized for car chase in Osaka
gogogo (Jan 27 2008 - 23:39)	Rate \| Report

It takes 2240 police officers to take down 1 guy? There is something seriously wrong with that.

Yet BOSOZOKU run free...
donnyboy (Jan 28 2008 - 01:29)	Rate \| Report

It ain't fair.

2,240 police, 460 patrol cars, copter mobilized for car chase in Osaka
Fair dinkum! (Jan 29 2008 - 10:16)	Rate \| Report

2240 police officers?!?!? It has to be a lie! There isn't that many police in Osaka. That is nearly the national total of police, isn't it?

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