The police force has since clarified the pursuit never got under way, that by the time the cruiser turned around, the suspect vehicle, that crashed shortly thereafter, was out of sight.
Again, according to the Fredericton police, the officers didn't have a chance to pursue before losing sight of the vehicle. In the end, I don't know that the distinction makes much of a difference, but that's what the police are saying.
Mostly or nearly all police forces have pursuit policy that has to keep in mind many factors , one chiefly being is the pursuit to apprehend those involved in the suspect vehicle , does catching them outweigh the risk to the general public cause by the pursuit itself? Nearly 99% of the time , the risk to the public is far greater than "letting the bad guys get away".
Was there a reason why the chase was discontinued. Is that protocal./
The police force has since clarified the pursuit never got under way, that by the time the cruiser turned around, the suspect vehicle, that crashed shortly thereafter, was out of sight.
It sounds a bit strange that the police would give up the chase on a vehicle that is going at high speed could cause a serious accident.
Again, according to the Fredericton police, the officers didn't have a chance to pursue before losing sight of the vehicle. In the end, I don't know that the distinction makes much of a difference, but that's what the police are saying.
Mostly or nearly all police forces have pursuit policy that has to keep in mind many factors , one chiefly being is the pursuit to apprehend those involved in the suspect vehicle , does catching them outweigh the risk to the general public cause by the pursuit itself? Nearly 99% of the time , the risk to the public is far greater than "letting the bad guys get away".