By Brian Miller, Mecosta County Sheriff
What is a law enforcement pursuit you ask? A vehicle pursuit is an event involving one or more law enforcement officers attempting to apprehend a suspect who is attempting to avoid arrest while operating a motor vehicle by using high speed driving or other evasive tactics such as driving off a highway, turning suddenly or driving in a legal manner but willfully failing to yield to an officer’s signal to stop.
What are considerations that need to be considered by a law enforcement officer when initiating a pursuit of a suspect vehicle?
Law enforcement officers are authorized to initiate a pursuit when it is reasonable to believe that a suspect is attempting to evade arrest or detention by fleeing in a vehicle. The following factors individually and collectively are taken into consideration in deciding whether to initiate a pursuit: Read full story here