LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – The Michigan State Police (MSP) are making a change in policy that the director hopes will reduce the inherent risks involved with police pursuits.
Col. James F. Grady II, director of the Michigan State Police announced it is coupling its pursuit policy with practices that will protect the lives of innocent bystanders and troopers.
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The new policy states that MSP enforcement members may only engage in a pursuit if there is probable cause to believe the driver or occupant has committed a life-threatening or violent felony.
Col. Grady said, “A key consideration in any pursuit must be the seriousness of the underlying crime and whether the risks of a pursuit outweigh the public safety benefits of immediately apprehending the suspect.”
In 2022, MSP members engaged in 235 pursuits; this number increased by one to 236 pursuits last year. So far this year, MSP members have been involved in 33 pursuits.
Read more about this policy and other non-confidential department policies here.
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