Pursuit
The FLIR Breach PTQ 136 thermal camera is an officer’s sixth sense in the field
We focus a lot of attention on what happens during the pursuit, but what about after?
Making reasonable decisions is the most important aspect of emergency driving – risk versus gain thresholds should be mentally established before an incident occurs
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
The change, which some call a “watered-down version” of the original bill, would replace the state’s pursuit law that was passed in 2021 by this summer
Deputy Isaiah Cordero was shot and killed by a suspect who had an active felony warrant on a case involving a kidnapping and stabbing of a CHP K-9
The suspect, who was driving a stolen vehicle, flew through a fence, ran red lights, drove on the wrong side of the road and backed into a deputy’s cruiser
Melody Norton was with Sgt. Bobby Swartz, a 25-year veteran who was shot and killed during the incident, and deputy investigator Mark Johns, who was wounded
“For all of those who now stand watch on Earth in your place, I salute you,” Peter Jerving’s brother said
“We’ve always known Graffit was brave; today he proved a hero. RIP Good Boy,” the sheriff’s office tweeted
Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said there was no evidence of “terrorism involvement”
Officer Julian Becerra, who was married with two young children, had been hospitalized in critical condition since the Feb. 2 fall
The suspect stole a vehicle from a detective he shot and fled with a rifle, setting off a manhunt and shelter in place order
The other wounded officer was discharged from the hospital over the weekend
“He’s on fire,” an officer says as he tries to yank on the door
Chief: “One of our finest, who put on that uniform, put on that badge, went into work last night, has paid the ultimate sacrifice for protecting our community”
The suspect fled on foot from officers as they were trying to handcuff him following the discovery of narcotics in his car
Officer Julian Becerra, who is married with two children, is in stable but critical condition
The puppy shivered for hours in subzero weather until deputies located and rescued him from a snowy freeway embankment the next morning
The two officers were each shot in the torso, but returned fire, hitting the man in one of his ankles
Law enforcement agencies were involved in a vehicle pursuit of a suspect who had committed multiple felony crimes
A marine unit located the nude man, who was caught on camera breaking into a restaurant and defecating on the floor, swimming in the Caloosahatchee River
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