Pursuit
It is no longer just the threat to officers’ lives that must be evaluated in high-speed pursuits but also the threat the fleeing driver poses to civilians
The officers tracked the suspects and prevailed in a gun battle, preventing the attackers from doing further harm and rescuing a fellow LEO in the effort
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Sgt. Michael Rudd had been with the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office since 2013
Officers had surrounded the suspect’s car with their guns drawn, video shows
A deputy laying spike strips was right in the suspect’s path
Highway cameras captured the whole scene, which snarled traffic for hours
The man had dropped to his knees but began attacking the officers when one tried to handcuff him
The automaker said this “grueling” test proves the car is “tough enough for even the most challenging jobs”
Authorities said the driver was “in distress” and trying get on the highway in the wrong direction
Few details were initially released in the death of Lt. John Stewart
Mooresville Police used StarChase GPS technology to track and stop the vehicle
The woman was arrested seconds later
Deputy Trey Copeland said he was feeling unwell after the pursuit and later died
Police said the woman was able to manipulate the handcuffs to the front and get in control of the cruiser
Mooresville police are the first in the state to use StarChase technology, according to Chief Ron Campurciani
Officers said the man had a gun and had been driving erratically
As troopers were trying to arrest a knife-wielding suspect, the man stabbed K-9 Creed
Deputy Ryan Proxmire, a nine-year veteran of the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office, leaves behind his wife and four kids
Officers responded to a fight in the parking lot of a business; the man got into the patrol vehicle and drove away while officers investigated
Officer Brian Pierce, 23, was hit while trying to deploy stop sticks on a bridge, police said
Trooper Micah May died of critical injuries he sustained while trying to apprehend a carjacking suspect
Trooper Micah May was laying stop sticks when he was hit by the suspect’s car, police said
Sheriff Brian Burnett said deputies “had to abandon the pursuit” when the driver refused to stop
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The driver – who was spotted doing doughnuts in a busy intersection – took off when police arrived
The man ignored repeated commands to drop the gun, video shows
The woman, who stole a truck from a worksite and then led police on a pursuit through the city for nearly two hours, is facing 13 different charges
A Springfield Police Academy firearms instructor sat down for a second-by-second review of the ‘chilling’ video
Courts commonly cite risks of imminent injury, potential escape of the fleeing suspect and destruction of evidence as exigencies supporting warrantless entry
The incident in part led to a revision of Chicago’s foot pursuit policy
Bizarre video shows the suspect speeding down the tarmac with police hot on his trail
If someone is suspected of a misdemeanor and enters a home while fleeing police, officers can’t always follow, the court ruled
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