29 May 2023

Police to take a more aggresive approach to fleeing drivers

From Midday Report, 12:11 pm on 29 May 2023

From today Police will take a more aggressive approach to pursuing fleeing drivers in the hopes it will lead to more arrests.

Police Commissioner says the new framework, which begins today, balances safety and holding offenders to account.

In 2020 Police softened their approach after more than 70 people died as a result of Police pursuits in the previous decade.

Police Commissioner Andrew Coster tells Charlotte Cook that today's two amendments to the policy will strike will allow police the power to stop more people while managing the risks.