AUSTIN -- An Austin police
officer has been placed on suspension after violating department policy on high
speed chases.
According to the APD disciplinary memo, Officer Arevalo was traveling over 90 miles per hour during a “continued pursuit of a suspect.”
The memo also says Arevalo was traveling the wrong way down South Lamar Blvd. during the chase.
The memo points out policy saying a pursuit should end when the “present risks of continuing the pursuit reasonably appear to outweigh the risks resulting from the subject’s escape.”
The policy also states that “Officers and supervisors must objectively and continually weigh the seriousness of the offense against the potential danger to motorists, themselves, and the public when electing to continue a pursuit.”
Arevalo’s suspension will begin October 1 and continues through October 4.
According to the APD disciplinary memo, Officer Arevalo was traveling over 90 miles per hour during a “continued pursuit of a suspect.”
The memo also says Arevalo was traveling the wrong way down South Lamar Blvd. during the chase.
The memo points out policy saying a pursuit should end when the “present risks of continuing the pursuit reasonably appear to outweigh the risks resulting from the subject’s escape.”
The policy also states that “Officers and supervisors must objectively and continually weigh the seriousness of the offense against the potential danger to motorists, themselves, and the public when electing to continue a pursuit.”
Arevalo’s suspension will begin October 1 and continues through October 4.
