The police have been praised for some of their actions in the Simpson case, particularly for the patience and flexibility they showed during the low-speed chase preceding Mr. Simpson's arrest.

The low-speed chase ends at Simpson's Brentwood, Los Angeles, California mansion, where he surrenders.

Investigators with the Newark Police Department's Internal Affairs Bureau will review the incident to determine whether the officers violated procedures during the low-speed chase, the sergeant said.

Cowlings is most famous for his role in Simpson's capture on June 17, 1994, after a low-speed chase by police on Los Angeles freeways, after the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman several days before.

There was a sense of awe in the city today at the bizarreness of the spectacle as Mr. Simpson, holding a gun to his head, led the police on a low-speed chase, his vehicle's emergency lights flashing.

JUNE 17 - After a low-speed chase along Los Angeles freeways, O. J. Simpson is arrested and charged with murder.

He followed Simpson in a news van during the famous "low-speed chase".

The teen-ager then led the officers on a low-speed chase through heavy traffic.

A bizarre, widely televised low-speed chase ensued and ended hours later when Simpson returned to his Brentwood estate via the Sunset Boulevard exit and surrendered to law enforcement.

Sitting in the back seat of a white Ford Bronco driven by his friend Al Cowlings, Mr. Simpson led authorities on an extraordinary 60-mile low-speed chase along the freeways of Southern California.