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Suspected car theft is not a good enough reason to start a police car chase through the streets of Canberra, a review of police pursuits in the Australian Capital Territory has found.
The review follows a string of accidents, some fatal, involving police chases in Canberra in recent years.
The New Zealand Police Complaints Authority this week announced a review of high-speed police pursuits that took place during the past three years.
