I am from the area. There are plenty of place to cut thru. Places you cannot see on a aerial map.
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OK, hard to argue with that.
I bet it doesn’t significantly change the time it took them to get back to the apartment complex. A mile is still a mile, even if it’s through back yards.
Why cut through ?
Florissant goes straight up to Canfield.
If they were avoiding the cops, why block the way of Officer Wilson ? Why walk down the MIDDLE OF THE FREAKIN STREET ?