The article says that police are allowed to chase people committing the crimes you described: > Under the policy, officers may give chase if they believe a per

The article says that police are allowed to chase people committing the crimes you described: > Under the policy, officers may give chase if they believe a person is committing or is about to commit a felony, a Class A misdemeanor such as domestic battery, or a serious traffic offense that could risk injuring others, such as drunken driving or street racing. > Officers won't be allowed to chase people on foot if they suspect them of minor offenses such as parking violations, driving on suspended licenses or drinking alcohol in public. But they will still have discretion to chase people who they've determined are committing or about to commit crimes that post "an obvious threat to any person." This policy is written with plenty of room for officer discretion and seems perfectly sane once you get beyond the headline (an embarrassingly bad headline for a source like NPR).