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Community speakers and NYU recommend restrictive pursuit policy as FPC hears emotional testimony
Summary
Public commenters recounted deaths and injuries tied to Milwaukee Police Department vehicle pursuits and urged limits; Josh Parker of NYU’s Policing Project presented national data and a model 'Core Pursuit Standard' recommending chases only for narrow violent-crime circumstances and highlighted safer alternatives like StarChase and OnStar.
Public speakers at the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission’s Dec. 18 meeting urged stricter limits on police vehicle pursuits and more transparency, and a policy expert from New York University said data support narrowing when chases are allowed.
Tiffany Stark, a mental-health social worker with the Milwaukee Alliance, told commissioners her daughter’s father was injured in a June 9, 2024 police pursuit and later died from complications. "What if this was your spouse, your partner, your mother, your father," Stark said, asking commissioners to imagine the loss. Gladell Higgins, who said she lost her son after a high-speed chase, said, "Enough is enough. Too many innocent people dying."
Josh Parker, deputy director of policy…
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