Pursuit
Being guided by little more than an almost primordial urge to bring down a suspect is not a good mental state to be in when out on the street
If an officer is like the dog chasing the car with no plan on what to do once he catches it, then the officer is not mentally prepared for this pursuit
Police experts weigh in on how to react when a suspect decides to flee the traffic stop
Anastasia Alewine wasn’t the first baby born in South Carolina in 2018, but it’s doubtful anybody made a more spectacular entrance into the world
Ian MacPherson is accused of shooting Manchester officers Ryan Hardy and Matthew O’Connor in May 2016
The department’s force policies are significant not just as guidelines but because they dictate conduct that can lead to discipline for an officer
It is important to weigh the need to pursue a stolen vehicle against the safety of the officer and the motoring public.
A combination of interdisciplinary and isolation training yields the best training for pursuit drivers
From high tech gadgetry to old fashioned maneuvers, these are the tools cops can use to end pursuits.
Many factors go into determining whether it’s best to continue or terminate a police pursuit
After officers caught the two suspect who led a police pursuit, they found the firefighter’s stolen gear while searching the suspects’ vehicle
Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said fired five shots, adding that the incident was “absolutely insane”
Nobody else was injured during the road accident or what the police describe as an assault on a passing vehicle
The officer, who has not been identified, was released and is recovering at her home
Police say 58-year-old Paul Lazinsky suffered a seizure while pursuing a juvenile suspect wanted on a warrant
A deputy slipped and accidentally shot a hit-and-run suspect after the offender led police on a brief pursuit
In a criminal complaint released Friday, Logan Michael Brandenburg told cops he crashed his minivan because he was checking his phone for directions
Police believe the incident was gang-related and that there have been previous gang problems related to funerals
The driver was involved in a hit and run accident and refused to exit the burning vehicle, so officers removed him and saved his life
Justin Thompson was hiding in the crawl space in his girlfriend’s home when he plunged into the kitchen, where an officer was waiting
Police Chief Al Buck was pursuing a burglary suspect in a high-speed pursuit when he suffered a massive heart attack
John Quincey Stephens told the deputies that he injected heroin during the pursuit and that he fled because he was high
Trent Ferree, who killed a deputy’s wife and injured his daughter, told police he was “looking for a victim to run over”
Police said they purchased the GPS devices in hopes of reducing the number of pursuits
Two officers were trying to arrest a man involved in a domestic violence incident when one of the officers was struck by the device
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said Deputy Eric Overall “died trying to ensure that no one else would get hurt that fateful night”
Daniel Allen Lowell, 34, and Trista Marie Schlaefli, 32, face several charges, including homicide by vehicle
J.R. Stewart was killed Monday when the motorcycle he was riding was struck by a vehicle fleeing law enforcement
Christopher Berak, 22, faces life in prison without parole
Police said the man suspected of killing Deputy Eric Overall visited a jail where he said “he was God and he was here to bring out one of his sons”
The sheriff’s office says Deputy Eric Overall, 50, had been with the department for 22 years
Police said Hunter Ty Wilkerson fled after stealing five traffic signs and allegedly bragged that he was leading a police pursuit on Snapchat
A deputy spotted a baggie in the suspect’s car, but the suspect grabbed it, put it in his mouth and sped away