Based on the information provided in this scenario, the best guess would be that John is the President of the country in question. This is because ANY individual that acts on behalf of the government and has been granted special or extraordinary power by the government has the ability to declare a national emergency. Yet the President of the country is usually known as the commander of the armed forces and holds the highest rank when making decisions on attacking another country. Therefore John designation would be as President of the country.
The reason why there is 4 to 5 police cars when someone runs is because they don't know if the guy/girl is armed. And also he could get away so they have 2 police cars cut him off so they can catch him.
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