San Diego Police Commission Wants Agency to Rewrite Pursuit Policy

The San Diego Commission on Police Practices voted Wednesday to send its final recommendations for vehicle pursuits to the San Diego Police Department.

The recommendations have loosened some since the first draft, which suggested limiting vehicle pursuits to violent felonies, KPBS .

The commission says police shouldn’t start pursuits for infractions, unarmed property offenses, and misdemeanors and traffic violations that don’t pose an immediate and serious danger to the public, but don’t limit pursuit of other misdemeanors and felonies.

“We are trying to balance the safety of the public with the police department's ability to pursue hardcore violent criminals,” said Commission Chair Gloria Tran.