Deadly Pursuits /tags/deadly-pursuits Deadly Pursuits en-US Copyright Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT Police chases can be deadly — but most states including Texas don't even track them /criminal-justice/2025-02-26/texas-high-speed-police-chase-tracking-data-statewide Experts say tracking police chases fosters transparency and can indicate whether certain pursuit policies are effective. So why don’t more states do it? Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-02-26/texas-high-speed-police-chase-tracking-data-statewide Toluwani Osibamowo, Emily Wolf | Fort Worth Report Texas Supreme Court sides with Austin, Houston officers sued over police chase crashes /government/2024-12-31/texas-supreme-court-austin-houston-police-chase-crashes-governmental-immunity The state's high court ruled the cities of Austin and Houston are protected by governmental immunity after their officers were sued over two separate police chase crashes. Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:07:23 GMT /government/2024-12-31/texas-supreme-court-austin-houston-police-chase-crashes-governmental-immunity Toluwani Osibamowo Fort Worth police officer involved in deadly high-speed chase won't face criminal charges /criminal-justice/2024-10-18/fort-worth-police-officer-criminal-charges-andre-craig-pursuit-crash A Tarrant County jury declined to indict the officer — whom Fort Worth police haven't named — for crashing into uninvolved driver Andre Craig while chasing a stolen vehicle. Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:10:31 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-10-18/fort-worth-police-officer-criminal-charges-andre-craig-pursuit-crash Toluwani Osibamowo What makes a police chase reckless? Texas Supreme Court weighs immunity in crash cases /government/2024-09-11/police-chase-lawsuits-texas-supreme-court-austin-houston The Texas Supreme Court is weighing whether Austin and Houston police officers recklessly crashed into uninvolved drivers during separate police chases — and whether they're protected by a type of legal immunity. Wed, 11 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government/2024-09-11/police-chase-lawsuits-texas-supreme-court-austin-houston Toluwani Osibamowo Helicopters, stop sticks, GPS trackers: How technology and tactics behind police chases are evolving /news/2024-02-22/helicopters-stop-sticks-gps-trackers-how-technology-and-tactics-behind-police-chases-are-evolving North Richland Hills Police Chief Mike Young can remember when chases ended only with a suspect in cuffs or in a wreck. A 39-year law enforcement veteran, his career in the department began with very different expectations for pursuits. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-02-22/helicopters-stop-sticks-gps-trackers-how-technology-and-tactics-behind-police-chases-are-evolving Toluwani Osibamowo, Emily Wolf | Fort Worth Report Family of Andre Craig files wrongful death lawsuit against Fort Worth after police chase /government/2024-02-16/family-of-andre-craig-files-wrongful-death-lawsuit-against-fort-worth-after-police-chase The father of a man killed last year while police chased another vehicle has filed a lawsuit against the city of Fort Worth. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 15:17:46 GMT /government/2024-02-16/family-of-andre-craig-files-wrongful-death-lawsuit-against-fort-worth-after-police-chase Emily Wolf | Fort Worth Report These North Texas police departments release their chase policies. Here’s why /news/2024-02-07/these-north-texas-police-departments-release-their-chase-policies-heres-why Department representatives said transparency is at the core of their decision-making when it comes to pursuits — and the aftermath. Wed, 07 Feb 2024 21:00:00 GMT /news/2024-02-07/these-north-texas-police-departments-release-their-chase-policies-heres-why Toluwani Osibamowo, Emily Wolf | Fort Worth Report