An LAPD report found that city officers have been involved in 4,203 pursuits since 2018, a quarter of which ended with an injury or death. Nearly half of those collisions ended with injuries to bystanders.
and scrutinized the department’s practice of, at times, chasing suspects for nonviolent crimes.
A picture of deceased Jack Phoenix hangs on tags in the clothing store Sake, which the Phoenix family opened to memorialize their 15-year-old son, who was struck and killed by a stolen car fleeing an LAPD pursuit in November 2015. Jack was an artist and graphic designer, and Sake sells items based on his portfolio.
Of the 4,203 pursuits over the last five years, 406 ended up being called off by officers or supervisors. After internal investigations, 609 pursuits were found to be out of policy or resulted in an administrative disapproval against the officers involved. Both numbers rose in recent years, the report found.
Graham responded that the department is training officers to constantly consider their surroundings and weigh factors such as the suspects’ speed and the weather in deciding whether to continue the pursuit. Valenzuela said LAPD officials have explored the use of various tools that would limit the need to initiate a chase, including one device that deploys a heavy-duty nylon rope designed to entangle the suspect vehicle’s axle to slow it down.
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