In the late hours of February 22, a masked driver took Denver streets for a high-speed chessboard, darting recklessly past checkered lines of safety before being corralled by vigilant officers. According to the Denver Police Department, officers Sunder and Torres from Police District 1 were on routine patrol when they eyed the suspect, his identity obscured by a ski mask and his car cloaked from regulatory glance by the absence of license plates.
The attempt to pull the vehicle over triggered a flight response with the masked driver pressing hard against the gas pedal, weaving an erratic path through traffic, officers trailing behind as others swerved to avoid collision, the post by the Denver Police Department details the escapade unfolded in the 1400 block of N. Perry Street but its climax took place at W. Ohio Avenue and S. Decatur Street. Air support from DPD’s Air1 ensured the suspect never slipped from the law’s gaze, surveillance that was instrumental in the eventual apprehension without further threats to public safety…