Not that I don't appreciate what our police force does-I do, nor do I want any more drunks on the road but I wonder how much money it cost us to look for a drunk, between local police, state troopers and a helicopter. $$$$

really - ialways heard that you can't out-speed a police radio - apparently you can give it a good run for the money. Nice that C-o-H, New Windsor, OC Sheriff and State Police had time to help re-capture him. Frankly, sounds a little like Keystone Kops.

Sometimes there is more to a DWI suspect than meets the eye. Oliva could have been a predator, have warrants, or other charges that would show up after further investigation. I don't think it was a keystone cop event at all.

you've got some nerve, Bell, making a statement like that, I'm sure you wouldn't do it face to face with any of the brave Men and Women who work on our police forces. you ought to be ashamed. I for one am grateful for their service.

i cann't believe he had the energy to run that much drunk ! may have been a little extreame.... if they waited a few hours they would have found him asleep under a tree somewhere asleep like rip van drinkin...

why wasn't he handcuffed to a bench(like the youth, who shall remain nameless, who was apprehended and ticketed for having firecrackers last year? Maybe the guy had a hairpin and he was like McGyver...

And if they just let him go, everybody would be complaining about that too. They are damned if they do, damned if they dont.... And MS. Benson, I'm not sure if you read the entire article, but it did clearly say that he was in fact handcuffed to the bench FYI... Thank you to the men and woman who assisted in the capture of Mr. Oliva!

Mr. Murphy,

I think one can question the efficacy of a police action while maintaining proper respect and appreciation for the work that the police force does in general. Just because someone wears a uniform it does not mean they are perfect. Mr. Bell was being a little flippant about the manhunt, I'll give you that, but to say you are more grateful than he simply because you're not willing to question specific tactics is not fair.

I for one will always question the capability and competence of a police force that public tax money goes to support. It is perfectly acceptable to do so. Yes, they do an important job that sometimes exposes them to dangerous situations. That alone is worthy of admiration, but, in the end, they are public employees who are paid to do what they do and are not above scrutiny.

Often when a suspect escapes police custody, it means a procedural error was made. In this case the guy could have just been very strong and resourceful (I've seen drunk people do amazing things), but it's also possible that someone in the police station dropped the ball. There's nothing wrong questioning whether or not that was the case.

oh, my bad - so, did he take the bench with him, or did he have a hairpin? maybe the officer was being kind and didn't put the cuffs on tight enough? An aside, the word for handcuffs in Spanish is 'the spouses'. This would make a great one act play! I hope the Stormy Weather Players are reading all this!

Ha ha Ms. Benson, not only are you a critic, but your a comedian as well

yeah, it's my burden...