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High-speed car chases that end with big crashes aren't as accidental as you think. They are the result of policy decisions made by law enforcement, which is why many police departments have cracked down on their use.

But not the Border Patrol.
latimes.com/projects/la-me…
Since 2015, Border Patrol agents engaged in more than 500 pursuits in border districts in California, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Of those, *1 in 3* ended in a crash.

In those chases, agents found drugs in nine cases and personal guns in four.
latimes.com/projects/la-me…
“Their comeback was, ‘We’re not an urban police department and our rules are different.' " latimes.com/projects/la-me…
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