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Command
Time to Change Our Pursuit Policies
Complicated guidelines that require officers to make decisions during the heat of the moment are not working.
January 24, 2024
Patrol
Video: Fla. Trooper Resigns After 100 mph Wrong Way Pursuit
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper resigned to avoid termination after an internal investigation found he had violated numerous agency policies during a wrong-way pursuit on a Pinellas County interstate.
June 20, 2012
Patrol
Ohio Agency Sued Over High-Speed Pursuit
The Miami Township (Ohio) Police Department must defend a lawsuit filed by a grade-school teacher who was critically injured when a burglary suspect fleeing from officers struck her vehicle.
November 4, 2012
Patrol
Dallas Police Department Receives PursuitSAFETY Award
PursuitSAFETY awarded the Dallas Police Department with its 2012 Safer Way Award at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference in San Diego.
October 4, 2012
Patrol
Michigan Legislator Calls for Changes in Police Pursuit Policy Following Detroit Tragedy
National statistics show Michigan — which averaged more than two deaths a month last year in police chases — is one of the deadliest states when it comes to the number of people killed in pursuits.
June 30, 2015
Training
Cleveland Police Supervisors Face Discipline In Deadly Pursuit
Twelve Cleveland police supervisors face disciplinary hearings for failing to control a deadly high-speed chase that resulted in the deaths of two unarmed suspects at an East Cleveland school.
April 29, 2013
Patrol
Video: Seattle Officer Suspended for Calling Suspect "Boy" During Pursuit
In-car video obtained by KIRO Radio shows a female officer pursuing a black male near Fourth Avenue and Union Street on October 7, 2013. The suspect, 32-year-old Kimo M. Warren, was being sought for a domestic violence incident.
January 15, 2015
Vehicle Ops
Pursuit Tracking
The StarChase system uses a patrol car-mounted launcher to shoot a GPS tracking device at a fleeing vehicle. Officers can catch up to the vehicle later without speeding after it.
March 13, 2014
Vehicles
Grille-Mounted GPS-Tag Launcher Gives Officers Alternative to Pursuits
Each year, about 360 people are killed during police pursuits. About a third of those are bystanders, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
April 26, 2010
Patrol
Stupid Policies Are Costing Us on Multiple Fronts
Without further ado, here are some of my major reservations about modern law enforcement policies.
June 25, 2009
Patrol
Reducing Police Pursuit Liabilities
It is not uncommon to hear or read a news broadcast reporting a critical injury or untimely death to an innocent bystander as a result of a police pursuit. The innocent victim may have been struck by the fleeing suspect, but it is the police department that eventually comes under fire for allowing the pursuit to continue.
January 31, 2000
Patrol
Cleveland Chief: We Will Stay the Course
Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath said he is "staying the course" with the internal investigation into a deadly pursuit shooting that elicited a call for him to resign from the patrolman's union.
February 6, 2013
Patrol
Video: New Mexico Deputy May Face Vehicular Homicide Charges
A Dona Ana County (N.M.) Sheriff’s Deputy may face vehicular homicide charges resulting from an April 1 collision near Las Cruces, in which she reportedly hit a pedestrian while responding to an Amber Alert.
April 20, 2014
Vehicle Ops
In Hot Pursuit
While police pursuits are a necessary part of police work and should not be banned, officers should be aware of the potential danger and terminate pursuits when the risk of injury outweighs the benefit of catching the suspect.
June 30, 2002
Technology
New York Sheriff to Revise Body Camera Policies After Shootings
Now that all the equipment is in place, Chief Deputy Matthew Fischer is putting together a new camera policy designed to ensure that incidents like the Sept. 6 shooting get recorded.
October 9, 2023
Patrol
Police Unions Call for Mandatory Body Armor, Seat Belt Policies
During the past three decades, 42% of police killed in auto accidents were not wearing seat belts, according to a NHTSA review. Law enforcement estimates of seat belt compliance hover around 50%, well below the 86% rate of compliance among the general public.
November 21, 2014
Patrol
Staying Safe During Foot Pursuits
From sudden medical emergency to ambush on officers, foot pursuits can turn deadly in an instant.
January 15, 2019
Patrol
Vehicle Pursuits and Deadly Force
For the third time in 10 years, the U.S. Supreme Court has given us guidance on the kinds of circumstances that may justify the use of deadly force to stop a dangerous driver.
September 4, 2014
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