The Brief
- The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission will take up a proposal on Thursday that pushes for more changes to MPD’s chase policy.
- The proposal calls for new restrictions, particularly on MPD pursuits for reckless driving.
- Six pursuit-related crashes killed nine people in Milwaukee in 2025, according to MPD data.
MILWAUKEE – There’s another push for changes to the Milwaukee Police Department’s pursuit policy – and it’s different from the restrictions the department implemented last month.
The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission will take up a proposal on Thursday, March 5 which calls for new restrictions – particularly on MPD pursuits for reckless driving.
FPC meeting
What we know:
The proposal up for discussion by the Fire and Police Commission on Thursday, urges police to change the policy to stop officers from chasing drivers for reckless driving after the initial traffic stop. It would also require them to stop a chase if there is immediate danger.
The push for these policy changes comes after a deadly year for police chases in Milwaukee. Six pursuit-related crashes resulted in the deaths of nine people in 2025, according to department data.…