Officers are directed not to chase anyone suspected of committing less than a Class A misdemeanor, a crime that carries a sentence of less than a year in jail, the policy states. Examples are business license offenses, parking violations or trespassing. Actual Class A misdemeanors, which do allow officers to give chase, include aggravated assault, battery, domestic battery, among others.
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