Pursuit
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Officers must recognize certain tools may not always be a viable option if they unnecessarily risk officer safety
Officers involved may be subject to an array of action from being cleared of wrongdoing to becoming the subject of an investigation for pursuit policy violations
The man contacted the baby’s mother and told her he was “feeling homicidal and suicidal,” and said he had killed the child
Stop sticks were deployed to stop the stolen cruiser, causing the cruiser to crash into a parked vehicle and catch fire
A Carroll County Sheriff’s Office cruiser was struck when a 16-year-old fired nearly a half-dozen rounds out the window of a stolen truck
With a press of a button, a small air compressor inside the cruiser’s engine bay propels a GPS tracker through the air and onto the back of a suspect’s vehicle
A sergeant successfully deployed the Grappler Police Bumper, netting one of the suspect vehicle’s rear tires, and brought it to a safe stop
Although he was initially considered to be a “lost cause,” K-9 Harrie became a highly sought-after K-9 in the area
During a pursuit, troopers deployed stop sticks; After driving over the stop sticks, the stolen patrol vehicle crashed into a parked vehicle and caught fire
The officer pursued the suspect’s vehicle onto a highway, but when he conducted an evasive maneuver to avoid striking another vehicle, his cruiser overturned
Two officers responded and were able to run after two of the three suspects; One suspect got away and stole the police cruiser
Once the suspect drove into the bayou, four officers went into the water after the suspect; that’s when they saw the man removing a child from the back seat
Officer Coble was hit in the ribs after an exchange of gunfire with the suspect
The suspect’s pickup truck was hit from behind by a state police patrol vehicle, causing the truck to roll
Three bystanders, including the suspect’s father, helped the deputy wrestle the hit-and-run suspect to the ground so he could be arrested
I doubt there are many departments training to deal with this scenario. We must physically and mentally train to avoid this type of outcome
The suspect ran and took off in the deputy’s patrol vehicle, which was left unlocked; the deputy and the trooper began firing shots at the stolen vehicle
Miami-Dade Engine 32 was stolen from a training exercise and eventually stopped several hours later in Palm Beach County
The officer clung to the roof of the car during a pursuit, which ended shortly after the officer fell when the suspect drove through a ditch, breaking his back
There were multiple attempts to deploy stop sticks to disable the vehicle, but the attempts failed, the sheriff’s office said
Aircraft with high-definition cameras are helping Twin Cities officers catch racers without getting into dangerous pursuits
“He may be 13 years chronologically, but he’s a hardened criminal willing to shoot it out with cops,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said
Sallisaw officers were the “last line of defense” before the suspect’s vehicle would have entered the area, causing potential “massive casualties”
The new bill makes it easier to start pursuing someone suspected of committing a violent crime, a sex offense or driving while intoxicated
‘I was thinking there was a good chance he might need help because I didn’t see his car,’ said Villanova senior Phil Sandor
Francisco Oropeza is wanted after fatally shooting five neighbors, the San Jacinto County Sheriff said
The driver bailed out of his pickup as it sank and was taken into custody after he made his way to shore
Brian Cummings pled guilty to criminal vehicular homicide in relation to a pursuit that reached speeds of up to 100 mph
An officer must notify a supervisor about the pursuit and then come up with a plan to end the pursuit
Following a brief pursuit, the armed suspect shot at the officers, whose patrol car was “riddled” with bullets
“Oh Lord, thank you for keeping me safe,” said the Lawrenceville officer after moving his recruit to safety
The driver turned his car around and struck the cruiser head-on, then backed up and hit the officer
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