66% of Chicago police chases in 2019 ended in crashes; policy went unchanged until late 2020, emails show
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CHICAGO - David Brown wasn’t even sworn in yet as
Chicago police superintendent when he got an email from the mayor troubled by an internal report documenting the high cost of police chases and crashes. In the last 5 years, the city has paid out almost $50 million in litigation related to police pursuits, and this does not account for damage to police vehicles, lost time due to injuries on duty, etc., Mayor
Lori Lightfoot wrote Brown on April 16 last year, about a week before his swearing-in.
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David Brown wasn’t even sworn in yet as Chicago police superintendent when he got an email from the mayor troubled by an internal report documenting the high cost of police chases and crashes.
“In the last 5 years, the city has paid out almost $50 million in litigation related to police pursuits, and this does not account for damage to police vehicles, lost time due to injuries on duty, etc.,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot wrote Brown on April 16 last year, about a week before his swearing-in.
“So, I pay close attention to pursuits when I see them,” she added. “This is another area that must be fixed.”