The Mississippi Bureau of Investigations is reviewing policies of the Madison Police Department after its officers engaged in a high-speed pursuit through the streets of Jackson on Sunday, Feb. 23. The chase of auto-burglary suspects, which began at the Jackson Target store at approximately 2 p.m., caused two auto accidents, left a bystander in critical condition and caused $30,000 in damages to a Jackson building.
The Jackson Police Department asked MBI to investigate what it calls a “hot pursuit chase.”
“Madison police officers engaged in a high-chase pursuit without the authority or assistance of the Jackson Police Department. The Madison officers had no arrest powers for an alleged crime that occurred in the city of Jackson. There was no request for assistance to investigate a crime in Jackson,” JPD said in a statement…