MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — Mayor Cavalier Johnson defended the city’s current police pursuit policy Thursday, Aug. 7, while also firing back at GOP lawmakers who want him to push police command staff to help patrol understaffed parts of the city.
Johnson also stood by his administration’s position in ongoing collective bargaining talks with the union representing the city’s rank-and-file police officers.
Decisions to give chase by Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) officers have drawn increased attention after three fatal crashes since July 14 stemming from pursuits. The most recent ended in a fiery crash near N. 19th. St. and W. Hampton Ave. that killed a 17-year-old driver who was fleeing officers…