Since Aurora Police Department started allowing its officers to pursue stolen vehicles, they have chased 27 stolen cars, Chief Todd Chamberlain said Thursday.
Out of the 27 pursuits, there has only been one injury, Chamberlain told the Public Safety, Courts and Civil Service Policy Committee. That one was due to a rollover because of an attempted homicide of an officer incident. Almost all of the people arrested in the pursuits had “prolific” criminal histories, he added.
All of the pursued vehicles were stopped within two minutes, he said, adding that any pursuits that went beyond five minutes were ended by the officer…