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Dutch use F-16s to pursue criminal suspect
Talk about overkill. 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 kast 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 today, "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.
PTI