Pursuit
Like any potentially controversial incident, getting fair news coverage of a police pursuit is all about working with reporters, not against them
From coast to coast, police agencies are using StarChase technology to reduce the risk and adrenaline when traffic stops go bad
While a dynamic pursuit is in progress, conditions change constantly and decisions have to be made in an instant
The driver turned his car around and struck the cruiser head-on, then backed up and hit the officer
The Indianola officer deployed stop sticks, but due to windy conditions, the sticks blew around and got caught under the suspect’s vehicle
“I did as much as I could to prevent the cheese from sliding,” said delivery man Tyler Morrell after helping officers catch a suspect
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Biker wearing a superhero shirt and with a beard and hair like Thor led deputies on a bizarre pursuit
Deputies eventually used a PIT maneuver, which pinned the cruiser in with other sheriff’s vehicles
The shooting occurred after officers responded to a report of a person with a gun at a convenience store
The man suffered major injuries and was transported to a hospital, where he died
The lawsuit claims the officers, who were in three vehicles, never commanded the driver to stop nor did they turn on their lights and sirens
Suspect jumps out of the truck with skateboard in hand and begins leading officers on a short pursuit
An attorney said some of the officers allegedly returned to the scene of the crash and warned witnesses not to talk to investigators
A Piqua officer was on patrol in the early morning when he came across a car driving in reverse
Tourniquet training credited with saving the life of the wounded officer
Representatives held a town hall call and found 87% of people in the call supported new pursuit legislation
A state trooper was outside his vehicle removing stop sticks that had been placed to stop the driver when the car crashed head-on into a patrol vehicle
Video shows the front end of the vehicle was heavily damaged as it sat in the terminal
Deputies used several PIT maneuvers, a drone, and tear gas to apprehend a suspected DUI driver
Bill increases the areas of reasonable suspicion where an officer can begin a pursuit but includes communication requirements
Troopers were unable to stop the driver unless there was probable cause he was a suspect in a violent crime or drunken driving
Officer Steven Wren, who was 37 at the time, suffered a multi-level compression fracture of his thoracic spine
Dash cam shows collision as Volusia County deputies attempted to stop a group of speeding, reckless motorcyclists
Master Trooper James R. Bailey, 50, had served with the Indiana State Police for more than 15 years
Surveillance and body camera videos show officers digging out people in two vehicles from underneath a building collapse
Andres Vasqeuz-Lasso became the first CPD officer to die in the line of duty since Officer Ella French was slain in August 2021 during a traffic stop shooting
Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso, who had five years on the job, came from a family of public servants
“This is tragic. We haven’t had multiple children killed in a very long time. It’s bad,” one trooper said
A bystander saw the officer being struck repeatedly and “jumped in without hesitation” to help detain the man
Lake County sheriff’s detectives had to pay to activate the vehicle location service after mother was run over during a carjacking
