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A southwestern Michigan police department has changed its policy on pursuits after a motorist was killed after her vehicle was hit by another car fleeing police.
Portage’s public safety Director Richard White tells WOOD-TV his department is no longer chasing motorists for minor offenses. Officers still will chase violent felons and drivers posing threats to the public.
White says: “I think our community just does not support us driving like crazy people to chase somebody down for … some minor traffic violation.”
Thirty-three-year-old Crystal Norton died in January after police chased a man who ran a stop sign. Charles Norton says he’s not angry with police, but calls it “a day late and a dollar short.” He says his sister might be alive if the policy was changed earlier. (AP)
