NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT - New Albany, Ohio

Upon termination of a pursuit, all units involved in the pursuit shall:
Reduce cruiser speed to the legal limit.
Turn off emergency lights and sirens.
Acknowledge termination of the pursuit to the dispatcher and give the reason for
the termination and the last known direction of travel of the fleeing vehicle (if
known).
K. Multiple Departments
1. If another police department is involved in a pursuit that enters the jurisdiction of
New Albany and a request is made for assistance by the pursuing agency’s
dispatcher or primary pursuing officer, the New Albany Police Department can be
utilized as a back-up unit in the pursuit, utilize tire deflation devices, or be used to
direct traffic away from the pursuit itself, by permission of the on duty supervisor.
If the police agency that enters the jurisdiction of New Albany has sufficient backup
for the pursuit, no New Albany Police vehicles will be permitted to join the
pursuit.
2. The officer initiating the pursuit will remain in control of the pursuit until he/she
relinquishes control to another agency.
3. If the pursuit enters a substantially different area, (rural to urban), control may be
turned over to the department having jurisdiction and the primary pursuing officer
will take a back-up position.
4. When possible, assistance from the Columbus Police Department (CPD)
helicopter shall be requested by the primary pursuing officer, the backup officer,
or on duty supervisor. The CPD helicopter will assist in the pursuit as a backup
unit. This assistance will be primarily to provide directional assistance to ground
units, to provide warning of potential hazards ahead of the pursuit, and to provide
pursuing officers with an opportunity to slow down or back away from the
pursued vehicle and, as a result, allow the pursued vehicle to abandon or
terminate its willful flight.
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