LINK: https://wgntv.com/news/chicago...foot-pursuit-policy/

CHICAGO — Mayor Lightfoot and the Chicago Police Department released the city’s new foot pursuit on Wednesday that will be implemented next month.

The city said foot pursuits stemming from minor traffic offenses and criminal offenses less than a Class A misdemeanor will now be prohibited.

CPD will implement the policy beginning on June 11 and the department will continue to review the policy and make revisions as appropriate, with a finalized policy to be completed in September.

Ahead of the policy going into effect, sworn CPD members will have to complete a mandatory e-learning that will familiarize them with it, the city said.

The proposed changes come after the department has been under the spotlight for recent deadly shootings of 13-year-old Adam Toledo and 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez.

Chicago police released the following highlights of the new policy.

Reminding officers to begin any interaction with tactics meant to reduce the possibility of a foot pursuit.
Defining foot pursuits as appropriate only when there is probable cause for an arrest or it is believed an individual has committed, is committing or is about to commit a crime.
Prohibiting foot pursuits stemming from minor traffic offenses.
Detailing tactics to avoid a foot pursuit, including continual communication with a subject and encouraging officers to position themselves in such a way to reduce the opportunity for a foot chase.
Outlining alternatives to foot pursuits that should always be considered by officers, including establishing a surveillance or containment area and/or apprehending an identified suspect at another time or place.
Ensuring circumstances surrounding a foot pursuit are considered before any foot pursuit takes place. Officers must ask themselves if the need to apprehend the subject is worth the risk to responding officers, the public, or the subject.
Prohibiting foot pursuits for criminal offenses less than a Class A misdemeanor, unless the person poses an obvious threat to the community or any person.
Discontinuing foot pursuits if someone is injured and requires immediate medical assistance; if officers are unaware of their location; and if the need to apprehend the subject is not worth the risk to responding officers, the public or the subject.
Informing Department members that they should not separate from their partner or from assisting units in a foot pursuit if the loss of visual contact, excessive distance or nearby obstacles interfere with their ability to come to the aid of their partner.
Termination of a foot pursuit if officers engaged in the pursuit believe they would not be able to control the suspect if a confrontation were to occur.
Outline responsibilities for supervisors, which allow them to instruct officers to discontinue a foot pursuit at any time.
Requiring officers to notify the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) of a foot pursuit.
Ensuring officers engaged in foot pursuits activate body-worn cameras to record the entire incident in accordance with the Department’s body-worn camera policy.

What is the policy on cops not making any arrests and catching nobody? Sorry CPD this policy is a cop trap. Do what they want and go sit in the firehouse with the fire fighters.

Sadly it must be getting easier for LE to leave their careers that they worked so hard to ascend to.

Chicago needs to completely gutted and burned out. Time to start over. Perhaps that dim-bulb airhead Lightfoot will figure it out before it’s too late but just when you thought she hit rock bottom with her dementia, she brings out the heavy equipment to go lower.

This country really needs a purge.

A chunk of those bullet-points read like standard policy procedure.

Perhaps the command staff knowing the mayor's office is full of morons, wrote-in a bunch of content that police already do in an attempt to show their 'comprehensive policy'. The more stuff that's written, the more the idiots downtown will nod their heads in approval.

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Termination of a foot pursuit if officers engaged in the pursuit believe they would not be able to control the suspect if a confrontation were to occur

Really??????

"Sorry Sarge.... Thought he might kick my ass so I let him go"

Dear criminals, run and intimidate the police and the city is yours.

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Originally posted by gw3971:
What is the policy on cops not making any arrests and catching nobody? Sorry CPD this policy is a cop trap. Do what they want and go sit in the firehouse with the fire fighters.

Totally agree. Chicago is in a bad way and there are good LEOs there.

This won’t promote running at every possible chance. Simply unbelievable.

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I guess it doesn't occur to Beetlejuice that the only real reason to run from a minor traffic offense is if you're wanted or know the stop will lead to felony charges.

Termination of a foot pursuit if the officer engaged in the pursuit believe they would not be able to control the suspect if a confrontation should occur.
Ok then!
That means I can visit Chicago, eat in the most expensive restaurant in the Miracle Mile and then walk out without paying. If and when the cops show up, I announce I will confront them if they chase me and then trot off free as a bird?
Command Staff and the Police Union actually signed off on this?

So blame the cops but, not the bad guys…. Makes total sense. What a joke. Man, do I feel bad for those guys and girls on the job there.

The best thing that could happen is for every cop to leave the city for 48 hours

give Lightbulb everything she wants and perhaps she just might be the beneficiary of a well-deserved karma

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Originally posted by nhtagmember:
Chicago needs to completely gutted and burned out. Time to start over. Perhaps that dim-bulb airhead Lightfoot will figure it out before it’s too late but just when you thought she hit rock bottom with her dementia, she brings out the heavy equipment to go lower.

This country really needs a purge.

I’ve been an advocate for walling up the city and razing it. So I’m the asshole.

give these morons everything they desire. Cops need to think of it as easier policing. Not catching bad guys really shortens up the paperwork.

I'd comment, but I'm pretty deep into a bottle of Buffalo Trace, and I dont want to make a fool of myself just yet.

I'm headded to the Farm for the next two days for some shooting, I'll hop back ere and comment then.


Short answer for now- were fucked!

I feel we may as well get to the bottom with some of this. After that, maybe some hope for a turnaround. It’s tragic that people will pay a price, with increased crime.

Just down the way, St Louis, MO is deep into the experiment too.

I'm curious of the police union stance on this.

It looks like a done deal, Union onboard or not. Supposedly starting June 11th, training video for police to watch beforehand.

Give them what they want. Clock in, ride around in a patrol car for 8-12 hours , do the absolute minimum like a meter maid driving around enjoying a nice drive , go home at the end of the day. Easy peasy. No need for any police work or foot pursuits, by policy? By god, let’s dress like cops but be meter maids! Awesome!

Sorry your son was shot. I have a barking dog complaint that needs attention.

Sooo, why even wait at all? The CPD should just stop chasing bad guys TODAY! Seriously, no more foot pursuits, vehicle pursuits, walking, running, whatever....Uniformed 'tour guide services' ONLY! Get Out NOW & Let It Burn!

I wonder if the new policy will apply to Beetlejuice, the mayor's 'protective detail'...