CLEVELAND — The Cuyahoga County Sheriff sat down with News 5 Investigators for the first time since two deadly chases killed innocent women, and one day after the county introduced a new, more restrictive chase policy.

Sheriff Harold Pretel called the deaths of the two women tragic, but he wasn’t going to move quickly to make changes.

Cuyahoga County announced the revised policy on Monday. News 5 Investigator Tara Morgan asked the sheriff what took so long, as calls for change went on for months.

“It had to be worked,” Pretel said.

Under the new policy, deputies can still chase, but only when it’s believed the person they’re after committed a violent felony, like a shooting, murder or kidnapping.

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