People v. Galloway

This is a motion to suppress evidence relating to the alleged larceny and unauthorized use of a Lincoln Continental and a Mercury Cougar. A rather unusual feature of this case is the fact that it involves a street arrest by a uniformed police officer who, at the time of the arrest, did not know the reason for it.

The facts related at the hearing, which involved an air-land chase at high speed through city streets, might have been drawn from a motion picture or television scenario. They are unusual in the context of police performance in a large city, but they provide an illuminating insight…