"PIT" manoeuvres involve using the front bumper or ram bar to spin the driver’s vehicle to where the secondary unit can pin the vehicle in.
A PIT is authorised upon requested PIT Timer expiration or where lethal force is authorised citing Tennessee V.  Garner.

PIT Radio Communication

PIT manoeuvres require supervisor notification, this goes as follows:

1. Request PIT Timer, advising Weather and Traffic Status. "1A-##, requesting PIT Timer, weather clear, traffic clear.

2. If PIT timer is then put in place by supervisor, continue pursuit and await advisement that PIT timer has expired and that you are clear to attempt a PIT.

3. Just prior to attempting the PIT, advise."1A-##, attempting PIT". Consider if weather and traffic conditions still allow for a safe PIT.

4. Once PIT attempted advise "successful" or "unsuccessful" in RTO.

PIT Technique

1. 1. Align your front vehicle wing with the opposite side rear wheel or fender of the suspect vehicle, match the vehicles speed.

   2. Push into the suspect vehicle, once the suspect vehicle begins to spin continue forwards to ensure full 180 degree rotation of the suspect.

   3. Box the Vehicle in once it is at a complete stop.

Spikes may be utilised by all officers. Spikes must be deployed far enough ahead of the pursuit that pursuing Officers have enough time to avoid the spikes themselves.

Deployment Criteria

1. 1. Lethal Force Authorised on account of the suspect posing a significant threat to others in the event of their escape (based on their very recent actions), cite Tennessee Vs Garner. This does not apply when the use of spike strips is deemed safe and is tactically advantageous (e.g. spiking exit routes to bank robbery).

   2. Officer Notification: You must advise pursuing units that you are stages to deploy a spike strip at a location ahead of pursuit and they need to increase distance when nearing your location.

   3. Traffic/ Weather conditions comparable to that required to perform a PIT Manoeuvre.

Deployment Procedure

1. Advise staging location for spikes ahead of Pursuit.

2. Request Units keep distance as suspect approaches.

3. Lay down spikes.

4. Pull back spikes as soon as Suspect has passed.

5. Notify Pursuit Units if Spikes were effective or not.

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Similar to Spike Strip deployment, advance warning that a roadblock is set at your location must be given to Officers in pursuit so they know to slow down when approaching your position.

Road Block Procedure

1. Position Patrol vehicles to block both contraflowing traffic lanes and clear the area of any civilian traffic.

2. Officers must be clear of their vehicles and ready to shoot tires of the suspect (given lethal force is authorised or extenuating circumstances) from a safe point in clear view of pursuing Officers.

Grappler

Deployable wheel grapper on rambar utilised in place of a PIT maneouvre to bring the suspect to a slow and controlled stop, tethering the suspect vehicle to the Traffic Officer's.

Mobile Spike Strip

Extendable Spike Strip from the side of a Traffic Officer Vehicle designed to sting Suspect vehicle tires by pulling along side the suspect, extending spike strip ahead of them then slowing so the suspect passes over the sprike strip.

StarChase

Ballistic tracking deviced deployed from Traffic Officer vehicle during pursuit and sticking to suspect vehicle exterior.