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Police action required, but putting police on the street with a pretext to brutalise, no matter who the crims are is just problematic. Violent response can and will spill over into other areas of policing, as we've seen in fascist Greece and Spain.
Personally, I don't think more bully boys on the street is the answer. Yes, more police would be good but the problem seems that the way people are committing crime has evolved but the police and legal responses simply haven't. Licensing for corrosive liquids (or simply requiring a credit card and proof of address to purchase), smart tracking of suspects (sticky GPS, DNA spray), more hands on community policing etc. would be good places to start.
Also a big gun with a net, possibly a cliff with a boulder.
First response tactic can't be pursuit. Police should be able to stop the pursuit from happening in the first instance, which seems as much a technological issue as a tactical one, and shouldn't require any more policing powers, or guns or big sticks.