From their perspective, the state absolutely has to get this guy and they will throw every resource into chasing him. The longer he evades them, the more of an advert it is for other people to try the same thing.
Either way, the conditions that undoubtably created this guy will continue. If the ACA falls, it'll be worse. The next city to be wiped out by fire or flood will add a dozen more.
We've got worse income inequality than the run up to the French Revolution. It's gonna get Interesting.