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OK, this is in General Discussion... NOT the 1A Lounge... don't turn it into a bashing, pls, of the fine boys/girls in blue! I merely want to understand this situation better, because I know what I see on TV/in the movies isn't actually reality! Here goes, first... here's the link: 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/car-burglary-suspects-elude-cops-in-chase-near-i-80-route-46/ar-BBZpN4x?ocid=spartandhp

Quick summary, apparently, in the wee hours of the morning - police see a vehicle that was apparently being used to scope out a car to be stolen... and it was involved in a carjacking earlier that day. They go in hot pursuit, but then abandon the pursuit due to public safety.

OK, now I totally get that people are on our busy roads at all hours of the day and night, and due to some big lawsuits after high-speed pursuits ended in crashes/deaths, that the police might abandon pursuits in some cases. I get that! Here's what I do NOT understand... how good (or bad) is coordination between neighboring police departments? Are all cops using the same radio "channel"? I mean, wouldn't police be following that situation on their radios? Wouldn't they know the vehicle was moving from 80 to 46 and at which exit and be able to get ahead of that? Does it all just happen too fast for that kind of smooth coordination? And/or, are departments so low-staffed in off-hours, that there may not have been a police car available in the area? 

It just seems like such a shame... I mean, they did a CARJACKING earlier (and unless I'm misunderstanding that phrase, doesn't that mean these guys stole the car while it was occupied?) That (to my mind) means they're more violent/dangerous than ordinary burglars... just such a shame they weren't caught!

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@Mrs. Peel smaller towns often share radio frequencies with am adjacent town or towns. There are also county wide and state wide police frequencies.

I didn't look at the bordering towns but the town this happened in has a patrol division of 27 officers for its 10 square miles.  They probably only have 3-5 of those officers on the streets at the time of the incident.

The incident appears to have been called in as taking a report of suspicious activity that had occurred.  Most likely one officer responded to the call.  The suspect car went by as he was taking the report.  I looked at a map and the distance from where the chase started to the Route 46 exit from I80 is about 2 miles.  At 60 mph that takes 2 minutes.  I'm sure that speed was exceeded.

The short answer to your question is many police departments have fewer people on the street during late hours. That plus the fact they had maybe 2 minutes to coordinate "heading them off at the pass".  A combination of officers available, officers close enough to get involved, and time.

Hope this answers your question.

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1 hour ago, 1LtCAP said:

i'm not sure.....but many towns down here near me all do share services. they seem to be on the same freqs and will regularly back each other up.

Mutual assistance agreements for public services have existed from at least the mid 1970s to my personal knowledge.  The legislature passed a law (1977?)  which gave municipal police full police powers and immunities responding to crimes committed in their presence anywhere in the state.

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I am not a LEO but was heavily involved with the fire service in Somerset county so I regularly monitored the police frequencies.  I recall it was common practice to issue "county alerts" and setup county-wide roadblocks when stuff like this happened.  Each local PD in the affected area would position cars at strategic locations/intersections to attempt to locate and stop the perps.

Each municipality tended to be on their own channels and in some cases used their own municipal dispatchers, but some municipalities also use the central county dispatch.  There was always a common channel though through the county to coordinate these things.

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15 hours ago, Mrs. Peel said:

Here's what I do NOT understand... how good (or bad) is coordination between neighboring police departments? Are all cops using the same radio "channel"? I mean, wouldn't police be following that situation on their radios? Wouldn't they know the vehicle was moving from 80 to 46 and at which exit and be able to get ahead of that? Does it all just happen too fast for that kind of smooth coordination?

Simple answer, it happens too fast and the available officers are spread throughout the city. It takes time for any available officers to converge on the scene. And when the target is moving, and you have no idea where they are headed, it makes it real tough to "head them off at the pass".

Want a really good example, tune in to A&E channel on Friday and Saturday nights, between 9PM - 12PM and watch LivePD. You'll actually see these chases, and you'll see how the coordination, radio traffic, time frames, and the number of officers it takes to finally stop the perp. Trust me, watching that show will be VERY educational for you.

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6 minutes ago, tomk62 said:

I love Live PD, and Live Rescue too.

I agree. If more people watched LivePD and see the crap the officers have to deal with on a regular basis, and the patience they show with the dirtbags they deal with, LEOs would get a lot less heat from the general public.

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I generally don't like reality TV... but I'll actually tune in to a few of those. I know a lot of people who watch that show.

I guess my inkling suspicions were correct... that it's actually much harder to corral bad guys in a moving vehicle than how it's portrayed on most "cop shows"! (LOL)

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I hate “Live PD” as do most officers I know.

Anyway, below is the NJAG’s Office Policy that governs pursuits in NJ. Keep in mind that every state is different. What happens on “Live PD” may or may not be tolerated in this state, or a particular county, or a particular jurisdiction, and vice-versa.

The below wall of text is everything you must remember and consider between observing a qualifying vehicle and hitting the lights/sirens to initiate an actual pursuit and what you must constantly monitor and assess while contemplating continuing or abandoning a pursuit.

Keep in mind that a pursuit, as defined below, is different than a car that merely won’t stop right away when you hit the lights/sirens.
 

In developing the policy revisions issued in 1993, the New Jersey Task Force on Police Vehicular Pursuit Policy was mindful of the requirement that such a policy appropriately weigh a police officer's sworn duty to apprehend lawbreakers with the obligation to protect life and the public safety. Throughout the process, each member of the Task Force worked conscientiously to reach a consensus in this area of critical importance. 

The 1993 policy revision significantly broadened the scope of the 1985 guidelines. The Task Force was particularly cognizant of the important role played by police supervisors in the implementation of any pursuit policy. Police supervisors occupy a pivotal role in assessing the degree of risk inherent in any pursuit and in properly balancing that risk against the need to apprehend a fleeing offender. The 1993 policy outlined the responsibility of police supervisors to manage and control pursuit activity. The 1999 policy revision provides law enforcement agencies with the discretion to use authorized tire deflation devices during vehicular pursuits. 

The Task Force was convinced early on that any sound vehicular pursuit policy is necessarily based on complete and accurate information about pursuit incidents. In order to ensure that such information is continually available, the policy requires that all law enforcement officers engaged in pursuit incidents file a pursuit incident report. The Task Force did not take lightly the imposition of another reporting requirement. It did, however, strongly believe that the risks and potential consequences inherent in the conduct of vehicular pursuits are such that this measure is warranted. The Task Force considered the entire range of incidents for which police officers are now required to file formal reports and concluded that vehicular pursuits would rank among the most critical on any such list. 

The Task Force strongly believed that the value of its efforts will ultimately be determined by the manner in which this policy is implemented. Successful implementation will be a direct result of the effort invested to train and inform police officers about the policy's content. Toward that end, the policy requires that all police officers attend in-service vehicular pursuit training twice a year. 

The Task Force knew that the policy had to provide specific guidance as to the conditions under which the initiation of pursuits should be authorized. Some of the most difficult issues considered by the Task Force arose as it dealt with this key portion of the policy. The Task Force readily concluded that the severity of 1st and 2nd degree crimes was such that law enforcement officers should have the discretion to pursue, but the appropriate course of action was not so quickly apparent with respect to some other offenses. 

The question of how to deal with the 3rd degree offense of car theft is complex and not susceptible to easy resolution. While the Task Force found that the majority of pursuits statewide were for motor vehicle offenses, a number of pursuits undertaken during the three year period reviewed were pursuits of stolen cars. Task Force members were also aware that tragic consequences have occurred over the same period as a result of some stolen car pursuits. Such tragedies, no matter how infrequent, certainly militate against authorizing the pursuit of car thieves. Nonetheless, car theft is a particularly egregious problem in our society at the present time. Not only has car theft become epidemic in some of our communities, but experience has shown that it is often the prelude to the commission of more serious violent crime. We would not, by a blanket prohibition of such pursuits, want to send a false signal to would-be car thieves that they can go about their illegal business with impunity. 

There is no simple, guaranteed correct answer to this policy question. The Task Force believed that in the final analysis, pursuit of stolen cars, like other serious crimes, must be left to the discretion of the police officer. Of course, the policy makes it clear that if there are other viable means to apprehend a car thief, or if there is a fair likelihood that the car thief can and will be apprehended within a reasonable future time, or if the risks involved in the pursuit are simply too substantial, then a vehicular pursuit should be avoided. Also, it should be clear that this policy is not meant to imply that prolonged pursuit should be a routine response to joy riding if such a situation could be reasonably determined in advance of the pursuit. As is so often true with difficult law enforcement issues, an oversimplified and quick response to a complex problem does not often serve the best interests of either the police or the public. It is the consensus of the Task Force that pursuits of stolen automobiles, as with all other pursuits, should be avoided whenever possible. However, the Task Force also believes that relying on the combined judgement of police officers and police supervisors will sufficiently safeguard the public. 

NEW JERSEY POLICE VEHICULAR PURSUIT POLICY

PURPOSE OF POLICY

The primary purpose of this policy is to secure a balance between the protection of the lives and safety of the public and police officers, and law enforcement's duty to enforce the law and apprehend violators. Since there are numerous situations which arise in law enforcement that are unique, it is impossible for this policy or any standard operating procedure to anticipate all possible circumstances. Therefore, this policy is intended to guide a police officer's discretion in matters of vehicular pursuit. 

This policy has been formulated to provide minimum statewide requirements to direct law enforcement activities in this very critical area of police practice. However, police department size, population density and other characteristics vary among communities in this state. Therefore, county and local law enforcement agencies are expected to develop individual standard operating procedures which account for departmental variations, yet are consistent with this policy. 

Deciding whether to pursue a motor vehicle is among the most critical decisions made by law enforcement officers. It is a decision which must be made quickly and under difficult, often unpredictable circumstances. In recognition of the potential risk to public safety created by vehicular pursuits, no officer or supervisor shall be criticized or disciplined for a decision not to engage in a vehicular pursuit or to terminate an ongoing vehicular pursuit based on the risk involved, even in circumstances where this policy would permit the commencement or continuation of the pursuit. Likewise, police officers who conduct pursuits consistent with this policy will be strongly supported by the law enforcement community in any subsequent review of such actions.

DEFINITIONS

A. Authorized Tire Deflation Device: A device designed and intended to produce a controlled deflation of one or more tires of a pursued vehicle, and capable of operation consistent with criteria established in this policy. 

B. Boxing In: The surrounding of a violator's moving vehicle with moving pursuit vehicles which are then slowed to a stop along with the violator's vehicle. 

C. Divided Highway: A road which includes a physical barrier between traffic traveling in opposite directions.

D. Heading Off: An attempt to terminate a pursuit by pulling ahead of, behind or toward a violator's moving vehicle to force it to the side of the road or to otherwise come to a stop. 

E. Law Enforcement Officer: Any person sworn to uphold the laws of the State of New Jersey, and who is certified by the Police Training Commission or whose training has included Pursuit/Emergency Driving, and who is currently employed by a public safety agency. 

F. Paralleling:

1. Street Paralleling: Driving a police vehicle on a street parallel to a street on which a pursuit is occurring. 

2. Vehicle Paralleling: A deliberate offensive tactic by one or more patrol vehicles to drive alongside the pursued vehicle while it is in motion. 

G. Pursuit Driving: Pursuit driving is an active attempt by a law enforcement officer operating a motor vehicle and utilizing emergency warning lights and an audible device to apprehend one or more occupants of another moving vehicle when the officer reasonably believes that the driver of the fleeing vehicle is aware of the officer's attempt to stop the vehicle and is resisting apprehension by increasing vehicle speed, ignoring the officer or otherwise attempting to elude the officer. 

H. Pursuit Vehicles:

1. Primary Unit: The police vehicle that initiates a pursuit or any unit that assumes control of the pursuit as the lead vehicle (the first police vehicle immediately behind the fleeing suspect). 

2. Secondary Unit: Any police vehicle which becomes involved as a backup to the primary unit and follows the primary unit at a safe distance. 

I. Roadblock: A restriction or obstruction used or intended for the purpose of preventing free passage of motor vehicles on a roadway in order to effect the apprehension of a violator. 

1. Avenue of Escape: A gap in a roadblock which requires the violator to decrease the vehicle's speed to permit the violator to bypass the roadblock. 

2. Blocking Vehicle: A motor vehicle, often a law enforcement vehicle, which is placed perpendicular to a roadway or angled in such a way as to create a roadblock. 

J. Supervisor: A police officer who, by virtue of rank or assignment, is responsible for the direction or supervision of the activities of other police officers. 

K. Vehicle Contact Action: Any action undertaken by the pursuing officer intended to result in contact between the moving police vehicle and the pursued vehicle.

L. Violator: Any person who a police officer reasonably believes: (1) has committed an offense of the first or second degree or an offense enumerated in Appendix A of this policy, or (2) poses an immediate threat to the safety of the public or other police officers. 

I. DECIDING WHETHER TO PURSUE 

A police officer has the authority, at all times, to attempt the stop of any person suspected of having committed any criminal offense or traffic violation. It is clear that while it is the officer who initiates the stop, it is the violator who initiates the pursuit. The officer's decision to pursue should always be undertaken with an awareness of the degree of risk to which the law enforcement officer exposes himself and others. The officer must weigh the need for immediate apprehension against the risk created by the pursuit. 

A. Authorization to Pursue 

1. A police officer may only pursue 

a. When the officer reasonably believes that the violator has committed an offense of the first or second degree, or an offense enumerated in Appendix A of this policy, or 

b. When a police officer reasonably believes that the violator poses an immediate threat to the safety of the public or other police officers. 

2. Pursuit for motor vehicle offenses is not authorized under the above criteria unless the violator's vehicle is being operated so as to pose an immediate threat to the safety of another person. 

B. In the event that one of the authorization requirements is satisfied, a pursuit should not be automatically undertaken. An officer must still consider the following factors: 

1. Likelihood of successful apprehension. 

2. Whether the identity of the violator is known to the point where later apprehension is possible. 

3. Degree of risk created by pursuit 

a. Volume, type, speed and direction of vehicular traffic. 

b. Nature of the area: residential, commercial, school zone, open highway, etc. 

c. Population density and volume of pedestrian traffic 

d. Environmental factors such as weather and darkness 

e. Road conditions: construction, poor repair, extreme curves, ice, etc. 

4. Police Officer characteristics 

a. Driving skills 

b. Familiarity with roads 

c. Condition of police vehicle 

C. Terminating the pursuit 

1. The pursuing officer shall terminate the pursuit 

a. If instructed to do so by a supervisor, or

b. If the officer believes that the danger to the pursuing officers or the public outweighs the necessity for immediate apprehension of the violator, or 

c. If the violator's identity is established to the point where later apprehension may be accomplished and where there is no immediate threat to the safety of the public or police officers, or 

d. If the pursued vehicle's location is no longer known or the distance between the pursuing vehicles and the violator's vehicle becomes so great that further pursuit is futile, or 

e. If there is a person injured during the pursuit and there are no police or medical personnel able to render assistance, or 

f. If there is a clear and unreasonable danger to the police officer or the public. A clear and unreasonable danger exists when the pursuit requires that the vehicle be driven at excessive speeds or in any other manner which exceeds the performance capabilities of the pursuing vehicles or police officers involved in a pursuit, or 

g. If advised of any unanticipated condition, event or circumstance which substantially increases the risk to public safety inherent in the pursuit.

II. ROLE OF THE PURSUING OFFICER

A. The decision to initiate and/or continue a pursuit requires weighing the need to immediately apprehend the violator against the degree of risk to which the officer and others are exposed as a result of the pursuit. 

B. Upon the commencement of a pursuit, the pursuing officer will immediately activate emergency lights, audible device and headlights. 

C. Once the pursuit has been initiated, the primary unit must notify communications and a superior officer providing as much of the following information as is known: 

1. Reason for the pursuit. 

2. Direction of travel, designation and location of roadway. 

3. Identification of the violator's vehicle: year, make, model, color, vehicle registration number and other identifying characteristics. 

4. Number of occupants. 

5. The speed of the pursued vehicle. 

6. Other information that may be helpful in terminating the pursuit or resolving the incident. 

III. VEHICULAR PURSUIT RESTRICTIONS 

A. No pursuits will be conducted 

1. In a direction opposite to the flow of traffic on a divided highway. 

2. In a police vehicle in which an individual who is not a law enforcement officer is either the driver or passenger. 

B. No more than two police vehicles (primary unit and secondary unit) shall become actively involved in a pursuit unless otherwise specifically directed by a supervisor. 

C. A motorcycle officer may initiate a pursuit, but will relinquish primary unit status immediately upon the participation of a marked police vehicle. 

D. An unmarked police vehicle will not participate in a vehicular pursuit unless it is equipped with an emergency light and an audible device. The unmarked car shall relinquish primary unit status immediately upon the participation of a marked vehicle. 

E. To diminish the likelihood of a pursuit, a police officer intending to stop a vehicle for any violation of the law shall, when possible and without creating a threat to public safety, close the distance between the two vehicles prior to activating emergency lights and an audible device. 

F. Throughout the course of a vehicular pursuit, pursuing officers shall not attempt to overtake or pass the violator's moving vehicle. 

G. Upon approaching an intersection controlled by traffic signals or signs, or any other location at which there is a substantially increased likelihood of collision, the operator of any pursuit vehicle shall, prior to entering the intersection, reduce the vehicle's speed and control the vehicle so as to avoid collision with another vehicle or a pedestrian. The officer shall observe that the way is clear before cautiously proceeding through the intersection. 

H. Officers involved in a pursuit will not engage in vehicle paralleling.

I. There shall be no street paralleling along the route unless the pursuit passes through a patrol's assigned area. A patrol that is parallel-street-pursuing shall not join or interfere with a pursuit, and shall stop all pursuit-related activity at the boundary of its assigned area. 

J. Boxing in or heading off a violator's moving vehicle is permitted only under extraordinary circumstances. These tactics substantially increase the risk inherent in the pursuit and shall only be employed: 

1. At low speeds, and

2. With the approval of a supervisor, or 

3. In response to an imminent threat to the safety of the public or a police officer.

K. Roadblocks must only be employed as a last resort in circumstances where deadly force would otherwise be justified. 

1. The use of a roadblock must be authorized by a supervisor. 

2. At no time will a roadblock be established until all pursuing police vehicles are made aware of the roadblock and its location and have acknowledged this awareness.

3. Once a roadblock has been established and a vehicle or barricade has been positioned in the roadway, there shall be: 

a. adequate distance to see the roadblock

b. an avenue of escape 

c. no one in the blocking vehicle(s).

L. Officers involved in a pursuit shall not fire any weapon from or at a moving vehicle nor engage in any vehicle contact action except as a last resort to prevent imminent death or serious injury to the officer or another person where deadly force would otherwise be justified. 

IV. AUTHORIZED TIRE DEFLATION DEVICES

A. Law enforcement agencies may choose to utilize authorized tire deflation devices during the course of a vehicular pursuit. Agencies which choose to employ this strategy may only utilize devices authorized by this policy. As with all operational decisions made during the conduct of a vehicular pursuit, the use of such devices is subject to the assessment of inherent risk balanced against the need to apprehend a fleeing offender. 

B. To be authorized for deployment and use under the vehicular pursuit policy, the tire deflation device must: 

1. Be capable of producing a controlled deflation of one or more tires of a pursued vehicle;

2. Be capable of being placed in the roadway before activation and driven over by other traffic without causing damage to the vehicles; 

3. Be capable of being activated immediately before the pursued vehicle drives over it, and deactivated immediately after the pursued vehicle drives over it; 

4. Allow the officer to remain a safe distance from the roadway at the time of activation; and 

5. Be capable of remaining in the roadway after activation and deactivation without causing damage to any vehicles. 

C. Prior to the deployment and use of an authorized tire deflation device, the law enforcement agency shall 

1. Modify its vehicular pursuit policy to provide for the proper use of the authorized tire deflation device; and

2. Train all officers in the use of the authorized tire deflation device. 

 

a. Training must include practical, hands-on operation of the authorized tire deflation device. 

D. Use of an authorized tire deflation device 

1. An authorized tire deflation device may be utilized only after supervisory approval. 

2. An authorized tire deflation device shall not be used to stop motorcycles, mopeds, or similar vehicles. 

3. The authorized tire deflation device should not be used in locations where specific geographic features (e.g., sharp curves, alongside of rivers, steep embankments, etc.) increase the risk of serious injury to the officer, violator or public. 

4. Deployment locations should have reasonably good sight distances to enable the officer to observe the pursuit and other traffic as it approaches. 

5. The officer deploying the authorized tire deflation device should not attempt to overtake and pass a high speed pursuit in order to position the device. 

E. Deployment 

1. The officer deploying the authorized tire deflation device should do so from a position of safety. 

2. The officer deploying the authorized tire deflation device should be in position to allow sufficient time for deployment. 

3. The supervisor overseeing the pursuit must approve the location of the authorized tire deflation device. 

4. The communications operator shall notify all units of the location of the authorized tire deflation device deployment.

F. Activation of the authorized tire deflation device 

1. The officer operating the authorized tire deflation device should take a position of safety as the pursued vehicle approaches. 

2. After all other traffic has passed over the authorized tire deflation device, and immediately prior to the pursued vehicle passing over the authorized tire deflation device, the device shall be activated (exposing the spikes). 

3. Immediately after the pursued vehicle goes over the authorized tire deflation device, the officer shall deactivate the device (retract the spikes). 

4. The officer should immediately notify communications if the pursued vehicle impacted the authorized tire deflation device, if the officer observed any signs of deflation, and the direction and operation of the pursued vehicle after the impact. 

 

G. Removal of the authorized tire deflation device 

1. As soon as practical, the authorized tire deflation device shall be removed from the roadway.

H. Reporting 

1. After deployment or use of the authorized tire deflation device, the law enforcement agency shall include the following information in the narrative of the vehicle pursuit report: 

a. Date, time and location of deployment 

b. Officer who deployed the authorized tire deflation device 

c. Supervisor who authorized the deployment of the authorized tire deflation device 

d. Date and time of activation 

e. Officer who activated the authorized tire deflation device

f. Results of the use of authorized tire deflation device on the pursued vehicle 

g. Results of the use of the authorized tire deflation device on any other vehicle, property or person
h. Results of the use on the authorized tire deflation device itself.

V. ROLE OF THE SUPERVISOR

Upon being notified or becoming aware of the pursuit, the supervisor shall decide as quickly as possible whether or not the pursuit should continue.

A. The supervisor shall permit a pursuit to continue only if 

1. There is a reasonable belief that the violator has committed an offense of the first or second degree, or an offense enumerated in Appendix A of this policy, or 

2. There is a reasonable belief that violator poses an immediate threat to safety of the public or other police officers.

B. The supervisor shall order a pursuit terminated at any time if he or she concludes that the danger to the pursuing officers or the public outweighs the necessity for immediate apprehension of the violator.

C. The supervisor shall order the pursuit terminated if the suspect's identity is established to the point where later apprehension may be accomplished and where there is no immediate threat to public safety. 

D. In recognition of the overall population density and volume of vehicular traffic in this State, and the increased risk attendant to prolonged vehicular pursuits, a supervisor shall order the termination of any pursuit of protracted duration unless the supervisor determines that further pursuit is justified to respond to an immediate threat to public safety. 

E. The supervisor shall ensure, for the duration of the pursuit, that this policy and agency procedures are followed by all officers. 

VI. ROLE OF POLICE COMMUNICATIONS

A. The communications operator shall:

1. Immediately notify a police supervisor of a pursuit in progress if a supervisor has not already been otherwise notified;

2. Keep the supervisor apprised of the duration and progress of the pursuit. 

B. When possible, a police supervisor shall determine whether there is a need to assume control over and coordinate pursuit related communications.

C. All law enforcement agencies shall establish procedures to ensure that radio channels remain open for pursuit related transmissions and that all necessary information is made available to officers involved in the pursuit.

VII. REINSTATING PURSUITS

A. Reinstatement of any previously terminated pursuit shall be undertaken consistent with the authorization criteria for originally initiating a pursuit.

VIII. INTERJURISDICTIONAL PURSUITS 

A. The original pursuing jurisdiction shall provide timely notification of a pursuit in progress to any other jurisdiction into which the pursuit enters. 

1. Notifying another jurisdiction that a pursuit is in progress is not a request to join the pursuit. The pursuing agency shall advise if assistance is necessary. Whenever the pursuing officers are unfamiliar with the roadways and terrain of the jurisdiction into which the pursuit has entered, the pursuing agency shall, when possible, seek the assistance of, and be prepared to relinquish the pursuit to, the other agency. 

IX. PURSUIT REPORTING

A. All law enforcement officers who operate law enforcement vehicles in vehicular pursuit situations shall be required to file a pursuit incident report. Pursuit incident reports are to be filed in a manner established by agency operating procedures and should contain, at a minimum, the following information: 

1. Location, date and time of pursuit initiation. 

2. Location, date and time of pursuit termination. 

3. Highest speed achieved, weather conditions, road surface and description of pursuit area. 

4. Reasons for initiating and terminating the pursuit. 

5. Consequences of the pursuit, such as accidents, injuries or fatalities. 

6. Whether or not the violator was apprehended.

7. The offenses with which the violator was charged. 

B. All law enforcement agencies shall prepare an annual agency Vehicular Pursuit Summary Report for submission to the county prosecutor. The annual report shall be submitted on the Police Vehicular Summary Report Form and shall contain the following information: 

1. Total number of pursuits

2. Number of pursuits resulting in accident, injury, death and arrest.

3. The number and type of vehicles involved in accidents (police, violator, third party). 

4. A description of individuals injured or killed (police, violator, third party). 

5. The number of violators involved and arrested in pursuit incidents, including passengers.

X. VEHICULAR PURSUIT REVIEW

A. All law enforcement agencies shall establish procedures for the formal review of all pursuit incident reports.

B. Pursuit incidents should be reviewed for compliance with applicable policy and department operating procedures.

C. Pursuit incidents should also be reviewed to identify the need for remedial training of individual officers or specific areas of emphasis in agency-wide training regarding pursuit situations and the application of pursuit policies and procedures.

D. Periodic review of pursuit incidents and summary pursuit information should be conducted in order to identify any additions, deletions or modifications warranted in departmental pursuit procedures. 

XI. TRAINING

A. All officers shall attend in-service vehicular pursuit training twice annually. This in-service training shall be held simultaneously with use of force training which is provided in the firearms requalification process. 

B. Vehicular pursuit training shall consist of knowledge of applicable statutes, familiarization with statewide police pursuit policy and departmental procedures, and decision making skills. 

C. An annual report shall be filed with the county prosecutor or, in the case of certain state law enforcement agencies, with the Director of the Division of Criminal Justice. The report will confirm in-service pursuit training of all police officers in conjunction with semi-annual firearm requalification and the use of force training. 

INDIVIDUAL AGENCY POLICIES

Law enforcement agencies may adopt more restrictive policies as to pursuit procedures or more extensive training and reporting requirements. In the event an agency chooses to do so, the agency policies and procedures will prevail with respect to applicability to that agency's personnel.

 

APPENDIX A TO NEW JERSEY POLICE VEHICULAR PURSUIT POLICY 

OFFENSES IN ADDITION TO THOSE OF THE FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE FOR WHICH VEHICULAR PURSUIT MAY BE AUTHORIZED UNDER SUBSECTION IA(1)(a) 

Death by Auto 2C:11-5 

Aggravated Assault 2C:12-1b 

Criminal Restraint 2C:13-2 

Aggravated Criminal Sexual Contact 2C:14-3a 

Arson 2C:17-1b 

Burglary 2C:18-2 

Automobile Theft 2C:20-2 

Theft by Extortion 2C:20-5 

Escape 2C:29-5 

Manufacturing, Distributing or Dispensing of CDS 2C:35-5b 

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On 1/29/2020 at 1:06 PM, Mrs. Peel said:

I'm curious... why?

 

17 hours ago, 1LtCAP said:

why? i'm not trying to be wise ass......

I don’t like it because it’s not an accurate representation of what the job is really like. But everyone thinks it is so realistic and act like they know what it is like to push a squad car for a living because they saw “Live PD” last week.

It’s cherry picked interactions it is a boiled down look at the job complete with sound bites and neatly packaged for the hoi polloi replete with corny “announcers”, cringey calls and public interactions. It’s NFL RedZone with handcuffs. Bread and circuses.

Some people watch it simply to try and justify/sustain their beliefs that cops are bad. A lot watch the show hoping to catch a shooting or a chase or a fight - any call gone bad where someone gets hurt - and that someone could be a cop. 

No thanks.

16 hours ago, Sniper said:

Taking a guess, but maybe because they don't like having their actions recorded on video?

Put your critical thinking hat on there sniper. We wear body cameras. We have cameras in our buildings. Our cars have cameras that record everything we do. 75% of the people we interact with film us and put us YouTube, BookFace, Snapgram, etc....  Why would we care that our actions are recorded for a TV show?

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Reality TV....isn’t.

I know they cherry pick things to best represent the ‘guidelines’ (loose ‘script’) they want to portray. I’m sure that’s more difficult in police TV shows, but I have no doubt that’s what’s going on. Take what you see with a grain of salt. 
 

I knew a couple of guys who were on that older ‘reality’ TV show called ‘Rattlesnake Republic’. I think it was on Animal Planet several years ago. 
Both of them told me that although it’s portrayed as ‘live action reality’...they were given a very loose script about the direction they wanted the show to go...for dramatic purposes. Wasn’t anywhere close to real. 
 

I wouldn’t take ANYTHING you see on ‘reality’ TV as anywhere close to reality, regardless of the subject matter. 

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12 hours ago, High Exposure said:

 

I don’t like it because it’s not an accurate presentation of what the job is really like. But everyone thinks is so realistic and act like they know what it is like to push a squad because they saw Live PD last week.

It’s cherry picked. It is a boiled down look with sound bites and packaged for the hoi polloi. Corny “announcers”, cringey calls and public interactions. It’s NFL RedZone with handcuffs.

Some people watch it simply to try and justify/sustain their beliefs that cops are bad. A lot watch hoping to catch a shooting or a chase or a fight - any call gone bad where someone gets hurt - and that someone could be a cop. 

No thanks.

Put your critical thinking hat on there sniper. We wear body cameras. We have cameras in our buildings. Our cars have cameras that record everything we do. 75% of the people we interact with film us and put us YouTube, BookFace, Snapgram, etc....  Why would we care that our actions are recorded for a TV show?

fair enough. i personally don't watch to reinforce any
bad cop" stuff. i can't explain what exactly it is that i watch for. one thing i always get a chuckle from is when someone starts lying to a cop, and it's blatant.......and they seem to think that their lie is the best lie ever.......

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