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Fire & Police Commission presentation: MPD tightens vehicle‑pursuit rules; committee seeks data on effect

Milwaukee Common Council Public Safety and Health Committee · February 20, 2026
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Summary

The Fire & Police Commission and MPD described substantive updates to vehicle‑pursuit SOP 660 that narrow conditions for pursuits, require additional reporting and risk consideration, and protect officers who terminate risky pursuits; aldermen asked the commission to track pursuit counts after the change.

Leon Todd, executive director of the Fire & Police Commission, and Assistant Chief Craig Sarno described substantive revisions to MPD Standard Operating Procedure 660 on vehicle pursuits, which took effect Feb. 6. Todd said the updates were modeled in part on recent policies from other cities and aim to balance public safety with needed enforcement.

Key changes explained to the committee include updated reporting tied to MPD’s new data platform,…

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