Overview

• Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt Chief Floyd Mitchell’s revisions after months of public debate and pressure that included Gov. Gavin Newsom’s calls for changes.
• The new policy removes the 50 mph cap, allowing pursuits at any speed, and requires immediate supervisor permission to continue or the officer must disengage.
• Pursuits remain limited to violent felonies involving a gun, and chasing suspects for non-violent or property crimes is not permitted.
• The changes take effect immediately, and the department will deliver quarterly pursuit reports to the Police Commission and City Council.
• Community advocates objected over safety and accountability, noting OPD lacks dash cams and pointing to the May crash that killed teacher Marvin Boomer during a CHP pursuit.