Spot on, and I think it's reflected in the very first item on their patch list > The NCPD spawn radius for when the player commits a crime has been increased.

Spot on, and I think it's reflected in the very first item on their patch list > The NCPD spawn radius for when the player commits a crime has been increased. Their engine just isn't capable of emergent game play or a realistic feeling police response like GTA5 so the fix is to just increase the radius. If they spawn round the corner it will feel a bit better I guess.