Pursuit
Police1 takes a look back at the biggest news stories of the year for the law enforcement community
Where there is blood, there are officer safety reminders
Officer Kyle Mikowski was hit twice in his legs, but shot back and killed the gunman
Police said concern for public safety and a pursuit involving gunfire factored in the officer’s decision to shoot 47-year-old Richard Rivera
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Officer Joshua Parker and his partner tried to contact two men before one of them fled with a firearm in his hand, according to police
The driver, a suspected smuggler and also believed to be a U.S. citizen, survived the crash
An officer wrote in the arrest report that the driver “struck the police vehicle in an attempt to impale the officer”
The man suspected of leading police on the deadly pursuit had also been the target of a drug investigation
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Three weeks after the pursuit, the trooper had to undergo a counseling/training session about her actions
Police said they arrested a soldier who stole an armored personnel carrier from a National Guard base and was pursued by police for more than 60 miles
Interagency communication and mission awareness are vital to successful operations
Trooper Samuel Bullard was killed after his cruiser crashed while he and another trooper pursued the man’s car
Trooper Samuel Newton Bullard had been with the highway patrol for three years
Authorities said the deputy was in stable condition at a hospital and was expected to survive
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Officer Jesus Cordova was killed after responding to a reported carjacking
Mayor Mike Rawlings announced that Officer Rogelio Santander succumbed to his wounds at a Dallas hospital
Officers were shot at during two separate incidents and supervisors would not allow officers to give chase
The suspect can be heard singing on dash cam video, “Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do?”
Deputy Justin Nail is in stable condition after surgery and is expected to make a full recovery
The family’s lawsuit alleged that Marksville city officials had failed to properly train the deputies on the use of deadly force
Police said the deputy suffered a broken toe during the incident
Officer Greggory Casillas was nearly finished with his field training when he was killed
Gov. Eric Holcomb told mourners at Deputy Jacob Pickett’s funeral his “heart broke” when he learned the LEO was shot
The officer was dragged at speeds as high as 71 mph
The suspect apparently forgot to put the car in park
A prosecutor filed formal murder charges against a man in the fatal shooting of Deputy Jacob Pickett
Deputy Alexis “Thunder” Eagle Locklear, 24, was killed in a crash while en route to help another officer involved in a high-speed pursuit
