Opinion ID: 2716496
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Heading: Officer Tavares's Course

Text: Hearing the initial dispatch to the liquor store and being in the area, Officer Tavares responded as backup for Officer Almeida's alarm investigation. As he was drawing near to the liquor store, he heard Officer Almeida radio in that he was pulling 3 A wigwag is a device for flashing an automobile's headlamps at a preset rate. 4 The parties agree this is where Officer Almeida's pursuit began. -4- over a driver in the vicinity of the business. But Tavares continued heading towards the liquor store in response to the activated burglar alarm. It was not until Officer Tavares heard Officer Almeida tell dispatch the driver was refusing to stop and was running that he changed course, and told dispatch he would head towards Almeida's location. With his police cruiser's lights and siren on, Officer Tavares quickly joined the pursuit.