Chicago police officers won’t be allowed to chase people on foot if they suspect them of minor offenses. This comes more than a year after two foot pursuits ended with officers fatally shooting a 13-year-old boy and 22-year-old man.
But they will still have discretion to people who they’ve determined are committing or about to commit crimes that post “an obvious threat to any person.”
The names of 13-year-old Adam Toledo and 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez, who were armed when they ran from police in separate March 2021 pursuits, are not mentioned in the news release announcing the policy or the policy itself. But those pursuits — particularly that of Alvarez — cast a shadow over the policy.Mayor Lori Lightfoot demanded that the department create an interim policy after the shootings and the county’s top prosecutor harshly criticized police about the Alvarez pursuit.
The policy also makes a point of reminding officers that they or their supervisors will not be criticized or disciplined for deciding against a foot pursuit or calling one off.
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