But look at the car chase procedures that a lot of police have adopted - non engagement.

Some realized that putting everyone on the road in danger is not worth popping some ticket skipping asshole

Obviously with car reg and helicopters this could be mitigated, but the police could have just waited the guy out.

The crime did not warrant physical violence or disruption to third parties that eclipsed the crime itself by several orders of magnitude

The police should be punished.

Nobody would agree to have their house destroyed to catch a guy who stole their own two shirts and a belt, and it makes no sense that they should bear that burdern on behalf of a business that have an accounting column for such events.