Visible crew/equipment: Towards The End of the episode as ADA Reagan is walking to her car, you can see the cones in the DAR end of the street the filming crews used for traffic control to keep traffic off the set. (00:02:30)
Continuity mistake: When Danny/ Baez and Jamie go to arrest the medic, there are a few different shots where there is snow on the ground and then none, likewise no snow on cars and then a lot. (00:08:00)
Answer: It's a common cop show plot device. If the police on the show always acted in the most logical way (i.e. not alerting a suspect to their presence) the show wouldn't have the opportunity for an exciting foot chase.