MANCHESTER, N.H. —

Some New Hampshire police departments are examining their pursuit policies as the number of police chases rises in the state and across the country.

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The decision to chase a suspect often has to be made in a split second, and the consequences can be deadly.

"There's a lot of communication you need on the front end in order to very quickly make a decision," said Claremont Police Chief Brent Wilmot.

Wilmot said there's a lot that goes into the decision to pursue a suspect.

"If I'm going to be stopping a car for a past tense inspection sticker or something like that, and then it just takes off, and it's this time of day where there's heavy traffic, that's going to get terminated almost immediately," Wilmot said. "But now, if I'm stuck with the car because

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