ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Numerous police pursuits took place in and around the city of Rochester this past week.

Not only are they more frequent, but also seem to be becoming more dangerous.

Authorities on Friday held a news conference hosted by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and the Rochester Police Department.

They discussed the issue, including the two pursuits that unfolded in less than an hour in Rochester late Thursday.

It happened a week after 92-year-old Tom Chase was killed in a crash at the end of a police pursuit.

During the joint news conference, the media was told the pursuits began as part of a multi-agency stolen vehicle detail.

“So yesterday, for lack of better terms, it was a pretty crazy day, going after some of these vehicles and they’ve been ramping up over the last several weeks with some of their antics, [for a] lack of better term, towards our officers," said Rochester Police Dept. Capt. Greg Bello. "We’ve had multiple incidents over the last few weeks where these cars have been driving at officers. We’ve been trying to stop some of these chases and second or third vehicles are getting involved in those chases."

“It’s chaos out there," said Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Lt. John Watson. "Everyone we dealt with last night was a repeat offender. There has to be some consequences down the line. At some point, things have got to change. We cannot keep doing what we’re doing. It is the wild west out there."

Both law enforcement officials are vocal about their frustrations over the fact that they are re-arresting the same offenders for the same crimes, including the same suspects who repeatedly flee police.

As far as the police pursuit policy, there are grey areas.

“We’re always weighing the risk-reward factor," said Bello. "What risks are we encountering and what’s the reward in association of that risk, the seriousness of the offense that we’re chasing for, the violence level of the offender, that sort of thing relative to the speeds, traffic levels at the time, some of that is written into our policies as factors.

"It’s just not a hard black and white, you know? Yes we can chase or no we can’t chase, but even when a chase is authorized it’s a very second-by-second evaluation by both the officer involved, the supervisors involved in terms of that kind of risk-reward factor is on it.”

During Thursday’s detail, the team made nine felony arrests, recovered eight stolen vehicles, and served eight warrants.

Despite the risks, more stolen vehicle details are planned even though police say they remain frustrated over what they see as a revolving door justice system.