Pursuit
While Scott v. Harris sides with police efforts to apprehend criminals that flee, it should not give agencies carte blanche authority to engage in high-speed pursuits
Brandon Carpenter reportedly fired at the officers with a shotgun, loaded with bird shot, and hit the three officers
The standoff occurred after a vehicle pursuit
Before the initiative, police were not allowed to pursue drivers who fled traffic stops unless they had committed a serious felony
Officials say Joseph Diperso allegedly stole power tools from a Home Depot
One family said they were “shocked” that the troopers placed the strips “15 yards in front of us”
Police said Brandon Lamar Mann ran in front of the moving police car when he was hit
Police suspended their ground search for David M. Watson II “after exhausting all search efforts in the immediate area”
Police said David M. Watson II escaped custody as he was being moved from the vehicle into the hospital
Sgt. Slate Simon and K-9 Kyro were helping with a manhunt when Kyro bit Simon in a case of “mistaken identity”
No one was injured in the encounter and the duo was taken into custody
No injuries were reported
Jorge Louis Rosado almost hit an officer with his car when he drove off
Scott Michael Beekman struck a stop sign and a tree, causing his van to flip and catch fire
At one point during the pursuit, a handgun was thrown out a window of the car
The group noted that three more Milwaukee residents were killed by hit-and-run drivers in recent weeks, bringing the 2017 total to eight
The deputy collided with the suspect, but police said the crash does not appear intentional
State Police said Steve Stephens shot and killed himself after a brief pursuit
Cleveland’s new county prosecutor appears to have left open the possibility he might not pursue misdemeanor charges against five supervisors in deadly 2012 pursuit
According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, the majority (seven of 10) vehicle accident deaths thus far in 2017 were single-vehicle collisions — this must end
Officers fired multiple shots at the vehicle as Carlos Martinez fled
Ford Motor Co. says it will offer a police pursuit version of the hybrid Fusion midsize sedan, in response to requests from cities nationwide
Eddie Johnson’s recollection of the 2005 off-duty shooting incident came in the third day of trial in a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the mother of Christian Green
Alize Castilleja was driving a car that was possibly involved in a home burglary
Armondo Vinaja was being treated at the hospital, but escaped and stole an ambulance
Officers removed the man from the fence, but his pants ripped in the process
The high-speed pursuit would have normally been called off, but police believed an abducted child was in the van
Police said George Lee Seeton backed a pickup truck toward two officers after leading a state trooper on a pursuit
A drug dealer who fatally shot an officer during a foot puruit in 2015 has been sentenced to life in prison without parole