Police to chase offenders again!

1 News reports:

A new police chase policy has been introduced, acknowledging that more offenders have been fleeing and a smaller proportion of those fleeing offenders have been arrested in recent years.

Police Commissioner Andrew Coster said the changes are a “re-balancing”.

He said the changes “add the potential” for officers to pursue when an offender flees and there’s a “high risk of ongoing serious harm”.

“It does acknowledge that in the preceding period we’ve had an increase in the number of fleeing driver events and a decrease in the proportion of those being apprehended,” Coster added. “[The new framework] is likely to see police pursuing more.

“We recognise there has been a public demand for a stronger focus on apprehensions.

It’s good the Police are listening and have changed their policy. Hopefully we may see less ram raids if those responsible realise they might actually be pursued now.