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Committee urges reforms to state trooper pursuit policies; resolution unanimously approved
Summary
The Public Safety Legal Administration Committee voted 5-0 to approve a resolution asking the Georgia State Patrol to tighten vehicular pursuit policies and asked APD to review how it requests backup from the patrol after recent fatal bystander crashes.
The Public Safety Legal Administration Committee unanimously approved a resolution on April 28 urging the Georgia State Patrol to adopt stricter vehicular pursuit policies and asking the Atlanta Police Department to review protocols for requesting backup from state troopers.
The resolution, sponsored by Council Member Liliana Bakhtiari and advanced by the committee, aims to limit high-speed pursuits that the sponsors and speakers said have led to…
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