The Oakland Police Commission is considering whether to loosen the city's police pursuit policies. Currently, city officers cannot chase suspects for activities such as sideshows, reckless driving, burglaries, and other property crimes.
To chase or not to chase in Oakland ?The Oakland Police Commission is considering whether to loosen the city's police pursuit policies. Currently, city officers cannot chase suspects for activities such as sideshows, reckless driving, burglaries, and other property crimes."They come and bust into your building, bust into your business, run into your house, and know they can run and not get pursued," said newly elected Oakland City Councilmember Ken Houston.
"Geoffrey Alpert, a University of South Carolina criminologist, has conducted extensive research on police chases.He said, "The more you chase, the more you're putting lives at risk, and I don't want my family or your family put at risk for chasing someone for a minor offense."In 2022, Lolomanaia Soakai, an innocent bystander, was killed in what his family says was an unauthorized Oakland police pursuit.
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