- Call it on the radio: why you are chasing, the vehicle, the direction, the speed.
- The first unit behind the suspect leads and keeps calling street names and direction.
- The second unit backs up the first and takes over the radio if the lead asks.
- The shift supervisor listens and decides whether the pursuit carries on.
- When the suspect stops, treat it as a high-risk stop (chapter 7).
- If the suspect runs on foot, one officer follows and keeps calling direction. Another secures the vehicle.
LEO-8.1 A chase needs a reason worth the risk.
Chasing a driver for a broken tail light through a crowded street is not worth it. Take the plate and write it up.
LEO-8.2 Four units.
No more than four ground units join a pursuit unless the supervisor asks for more.
LEO-8.3 Road cars stay on roads.
The rule against arcade driving covers police too (§6.2). No mountain shortcuts and no jumps.
LEO-8.4 Vehicle contact is a trained tactic.
Ramming to end a chase is a police tactic (§3.4). Only an officer with the pursuit driving certification may do it, only after the pursuit has been called on the radio, and never on a motorcycle, near people on foot, or at a speed where the crash would likely kill.
LEO-8.5 Know when to stop.
End the pursuit when the danger to the public is greater than the crime, or when the supervisor says so. Identify the driver and ask for a warrant.
LEO-8.6 A green zone is not a finish line.
A chase that passes through a green zone does not end there, for either side (§3.10).
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