Pursuit
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
When contact with a suspect is likely, use high-risk tactics, even if no suspect is located after an initial search
Former Officer Brian Cummings was sentenced to 9 months in the county workhouse, with eligibility for electric home monitoring in 3 months
“Deputies spoke to the owner of the vehicle and discovered it was her son. The mother brought her son ... to the sheriff’s office,” officials said
The suspect’s truck crossed the center line during a pursuit and collided head-on with a cruiser driven by Officer Jessica Ebbighausen
The suspect’s truck crashed into two cruisers during a pursuit, killing Rutland City Police Officer Jessica Ebbighausen
Rutland PD Officer Jessica Ebbighausen, a part-time officer, was scheduled to start training in August at the Vermont Police Academy to become a full-time officer
Deputy Tyee Browne was a military veteran and served with the Crisp County Sheriff’s Office for 10 months
It seems like every week we hear of a squad car being stolen somewhere in the U.S. Follow these steps to make sure it doesn’t happen to your cruiser
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
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