NYPD car chases have surged during the Adams administration as police tried to curtail the use of ghost cars — vehicles with fake license plates — since many of those cars are used in crimes ...

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 cops won’t chase ... a staggering rise in NYPD car chases, many of which led to devastating crashes that left innocent New Yorkers injured or dead. Police pursuits jumped nearly 600% ...

In 2024, there were 2,278 police car pursuits, 25% of which resulted in collisions, property damage or personal loss or injury, according to NYPD data. Officials said 67% of such collisions ...

In December, we reported that the number of car chases by New York Police Department officers skyrocketed under Mayor Eric Adams, accompanied by a rise in the crash rate for NYPD vehicles.

A group of retired police chiefs ... the AM radio in new cars as a simple means to get the word out to the public in emergencies. The chiefs, including former NYPD Chiefs of Department Terence ...

New rules from the New York Police Department restrict when vehicles can chase suspects, a reform that addresses safety concerns over the dangerous tactic. The policy, announced Wednesday by NYPD ...

including inside two subway stations and a police car. The NYPD said the man set a police car on fire shortly after 2 a.m. Friday before igniting a second fire that damaged a vehicle in front of ...