Viral videos have shown brazen criminals going as far as to do donuts around NYPD patrol cars who then didn’t give chase. Video: BMW 7 Series Flees NYC Traffic Stop, Crashes Into Pedestrians ...

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 ...

Viral videos have shown brazen criminals going as far as to do donuts around NYPD patrol cars who then didn’t give chase. Carscoops reached out to Commissioner Tisch to clear up some of the ...

NYPD cops won’t chase drivers who speed away into traffic ... by Streetsblog — came after a staggering rise in NYPD car chases, many of which led to devastating crashes that left innocent ...

The NYPD updated its policy regarding when officers ... it up to police officers in the moment to decide whether or not a car chase was dangerous, which street safety advocates criticized as ...

At one point the defendant drove toward a cop, causing the officer to wind up on the hood of the car, authorities said.

Read more from Fola Akinnibi today on CityLab: NYPD Reforms Car Chase Policy Amid Rising Crashes, Injuries ...

"We need to pursue criminals when appropriate and stay our hand when the risks to the public and to our cops outweigh the ...

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.

The NYPD will pump the brakes on pursuing suspects wanted for lesser crimes, announced Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch last Wednesday.