Officers initiate an average of three police pursuits a day, and how they last vary, a spokesperson said. So what exactly goes into the process of initiating a chase?
There are a lot of factors that go into initiating a pursuit. Still, police say they're constantly evaluating and assessing the best and safest methods when initiating a chase.The Houston Police Department is sharing some of the factors officers have to consider before engaging in vehicle pursuits with suspects who refuse to stop. Things like the direction of travel, risk of injury, and an officer's experience -- things HPD says they're constantly evaluating and assessing.
Since the start of January, ABC13 has reported on many of those pursuits. One of them happened days ago near West Alabama Street and Sage Road-the driver who was hit was not harmed. "We look at all our chases in a critical way; I don't want to be the chief that says, 'You know what, we don't want a chase,' because when you stop chasing, criminals go crazy," HPD Chief Troy Finner said.
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