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L.A. Police Chases

NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports that Los Angeles' Hollywood-style police chases may soon be curtailed. New Police Chief William Bratton proposes banning a majority of chases, citing an alarming rise in collisions resulting in injury, and sometimes the death of innocent bystanders.

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As an arts correspondent based at NPR West, Mandalit del Barco reports and produces stories about film, television, music, visual arts, dance and other topics.

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