Commonwealth v. Grise

The question of first impression presented by this case is whether a police officer lawfully may arrest a motorist for operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor, G. L. c. 90, § 24 (1984 ed.), outside of the officer’s territorial jurisdiction, where the arresting officer was not in “fresh and continued pursuit” of the motorist. G. L. c. 41, § 98A (1984 ed.).

On December 12, 1984, two officers of the Ludlow police department, operating a marked Ludlow police cruiser, were stopped at a traffic light at an intersection in the city of Springfield. One of the officers, Basil Crandell,…