Dangerous Lunchtime Pursuit

This is the third week in a row that Fremont officers were engaged in questionable high speed pursuits through busy streets of Fremont.  Today's near disaster started at The Hub where unit 1X9 observed a stolen vehicle moving through the parking lot shortly after 11:30 a.m.  As another officer approached the area, the stolen blue 2016 BMW 328 was lit up and then fled.  The chase started out east on Mowry and then south on Civic Center, passing both Washington and Kaiser hospitals at lunchtime when employees are frequently out on foot.  A speed of 55 was reported approaching Stevenson, shortly after going through the red light at Walnut.  East on Stevenson they went accelerating up to 90 prior to Mission.  I might add that they blew the red light at Gallaudet where the California School for the Deaf and Blind is located.  As the vehicle again sped up to 90 in moderate traffic while heading north on Mission from Stevenson, the sergeant, S21, called off the pursuit.  Again, this could have ended in tragedy.  An elderly person in a wheelchair crossing Civic Center?  A van with kids in it crossing Civic Center on Walnut?  A mom pushing a child in a stroller crossing Stevenson by the library?  All of this risk for someone that is driving a stolen car.