The new guidelines come amid rampant criticism over the last few years that the department routinely engages in unnecessary ...

including inside two subway stations and a police car. The NYPD said the man set a police car on fire shortly after 2 a.m. Friday before igniting a second fire that damaged a vehicle in front of ...

In the first incident, police say the suspect intentionally started a fire that damaged a parked NYPD car in front of City ...

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The NYPD updated its policy regarding when officers can initiate vehicle pursuits on Wednesday. While the old rules gave officers little direction on when to engage in car chases, the new guidance ...

In 2024, there were 2,278 police car pursuits, 25% of which resulted in collisions, property damage or personal loss or injury, according to NYPD data. Officials said 67% of such collisions ...

For years, one of the key issues with police pursuits has been the department ... criminals going as far as to do donuts around NYPD patrol cars who then didn’t give chase.

In December, we reported that the number of car chases by New York Police Department officers skyrocketed under Mayor Eric Adams, accompanied by a rise in the crash rate for NYPD vehicles.

The firebug first lit a parked NYPD police car on fire near City Hall at around 2:20 a.m. in front of 254 Broadway on Jan. 10, according to cops. A masked arsonist is responsible for four Big ...

NYPD cops won’t chase ... a staggering rise in NYPD car chases, many of which led to devastating crashes that left innocent New Yorkers injured or dead. Police pursuits jumped nearly 600% ...