Can local law enforcement enter military bases?

Question

Say there is a serious pursuit going on, where the local police are chasing down rape & murder suspect. They're following him, and have police choppers following his vehicle as well. The chase passes a military base, and the suspect leaves his vehicle, and jumps over the fence surrounding the base. Would local law enforcement squad cars and choppers legally be allowed to pursuit the individual on military property?

Answer 1

My guess is these installations have agreements with the state, and with local law enforcement.

A criminal on the base poses a much larger security risk than the officers who enter in pursuit. I don't see any military installation having a problem with this.

Answer 2

In most cases the local PD has an agreement with the base or post. Dispatch will have the appropriate numbers to be able to contact the base authorities while all of this is going on. The military does not want some criminal running around so will take no issue.

This is becasue this ploy has been tried a million times in a million places....... even by people running from a DUI.

But any that try this should get a stupid criminal award. It is federal property so that can bring on a ton of other charges.

Then the criminal has not only the civilian police after him but the military police. He has placed himself in a defined area with gates and fences. With military police that have been trained to secure the area and probably know every inch of it. And since it it federal property the military police have a bit more latitude. They don't have to be say "quite as nice" as civilian officers.  

Answer 3

The Law Is Different In Every State And Country But Usually Law Enforcement Would Have The Police Helicopter Speak To The Military Base Through Either Landline or Radio In Order To Cross The Airspace But Law Enforcement Doesn't Have Jurisdiction to enter unless instructed before by the military installation. Either way The Person That Entered Would Be Barricaded Inside The Base So Law Enforcement Wold Just Wait While The Chopper Keeps Eyes On The Area.

Answer 4

during a chase yes and now the suspect may get shot with military weapons now

Answer 5

Yes, most of the time....some bases that are "super secret" may not allow it and would not be subject anyway because of the tight restrictions and the distance from regular activity(traffic, population, etc.).

But most would allow this to happen and the word "allow" is not even an issue because the state owns the property, the government just occupies the territory, making it concurrent jurisdiction, where both the federal law and state law prevails in the area.  

So, typically, yes, they can.  The only time they could not would not be seen by you or me because the security would be too great for some no name criminal to be pursued into the territory in the first place.  

Answer 6

Most local law enforcement agencies have a Memorandum of Agreement that allow continued pursuit and arrest of individuals that cross jurisdictions with proper notification...ie a radio dispatch.

By crossing onto a military base, the suspect also just committed a additional felony.