The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 30 Conn. App. 108 (AC 10591), is granted, limited to the following issue:

“Whether General Statutes § 14-227ais an ‘offense’ within the meaning of General Statutes § 54-If, thus permitting an officer to pursue an offender outside his jurisdiction in order to make a stop at the first safe opportunity?”