The NYPD updated its policy regarding when officers can initiate vehicle pursuits on Wednesday. While the old rules gave officers little direction on when to engage in car chases, the new guidance ...

An NYPD supervisor allegedly put taxpayers on the hook for $20,000 in tolls by using a city-owned car to get to work, The ...

The rule change — first reported by Streetsblog — came after a staggering rise in NYPD car chases, many of which led to devastating crashes that left innocent New Yorkers injured or dead.

The NYPD is now rolling out new guidelines restricting police car chases to cases involving the most serious and violent crimes. Pursuits will no longer be permitted for traffic violations and ...

NYPD officers will no longer be allowed to chase after vehicles fleeing car stops under a new departmentwide policy that allows pursuits only when a felony crime or a violent misdemeanor is ...

Under the new policy, NYPD officers will only chase suspects involved in felonies or violent crimes and rely on “advanced tools of modern-day policing” to track other fleeing drivers.

Two officers were taken to the hospital after a collision involving an NYPD Highway Patrol car and an MTA Bridges and Tunnel ...

The policy, announced Wednesday by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, will prohibit vehicle chases for low-level infractions, limiting pursuits to incidents that involve more serious violent crimes.

In the first incident, police say the suspect intentionally started a fire that damaged a parked NYPD car in front of City Hall around 2:20 a.m. on January 10. Minutes later, officers say the ...