Pursuit
Turn vehicle motion data into actionable investigative insights
The difference between a lawful seizure and unconstitutional conduct often hinges on how courts view an officer’s intent in high-risk vehicle encounters
The 8th Circuit affirms qualified immunity for officer in shooting of off-duty cop during a chaotic pursuit in St. Louis
The woman struggled and fled from officers, escaping to her car before trying to drive away with an officer halfway inside the vehicle
The video shows the officer using his vehicle to pursue a suspect fleeing on foot, allegedly hitting the suspect before continuing to drive across a sidewalk and through a yard
Attempts to stop the vehicle using spike strips failed as police pursued the van for more than two hours
A man escorted out of Loretto Hospital stole an idle ambulance, triggering a police pursuit that included gunfire and ended in multiple crashes and several injuries
The Slidell officer hitched a ride with a bystander, who followed the suspect as she got in a vehicle to flee; the cop relayed information to colleagues, who arrested the suspects
Novi PD says a man carjacked a Medstar ambulance with a paramedic and patient inside, crashed into another vehicle, then fled on foot and tried to disarm responding officers
Thurston County Sheriff’s deputies and Chehalis Tribal Police deployed spike strips and a Grappler to end the pursuit of a suspect attempting to steal farm equipment
The pursuit ended with “an off-duty deputy sheriff who put himself on duty and conducted a legal intervention by hitting the suspect on the motorcycle,” Sheriff Shannon Dicus said
Dash cam footage from the Livingston County Sheriff’s office shows the suspect traveling directly into traffic at high speeds
A Geauga County Sheriff’s deputy later spotted the ambulance near the intersection of Ohio 44 and Ohio 87 and stopped it
After unsuccessful attempts, the pursuing Pierce County deputies were able to PIT the truck, causing it to crash off the road; they then rescued two occupants and took them into custody
Priceville Officer Garry Chapman was terminated after a vehicle pursuit that resulted in the death of a passenger in an uninvolved vehicle
Under the new vehicle pursuit policy, Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s deputies must also end a pursuit if they fail to get a supervisor’s permission and if they lose sight of the suspect
“I didn’t want to get caught,” the man can be heard telling the Florida Highway Patrol trooper who arrested him
Monona Police Chief Brian Chaney said the suspect “may have intentionally crashed into the occupied police squad,” seriously injuring a Madison Police officer
Garry Chapman, the son of Dog the Bounty Hunter, was terminated from the Priceville Police Department for allegedly violating pursuit procedures
The big rig, which was not hauling a trailer at the time, was finally reined in by the BearCat, multiple unmarked vehicles and Fontana police
A driver fled after Seattle Police officers spotted him in a stolen car; he rammed through gate arms at the University Bridge and jumped the gap as the drawbridge was still being lowered
When the man, suspected of having illegal drugs, heard a Lubbock PD Mounted Patrol officer’s joke about his horse’s special skills, he tried to run away but was quickly caught
The pursuit ended when the boy crashed into a Sacramento County Sheriff’s cruiser and a bystander vehicle
Downey Police Department officers pursued the ambulance and took the suspect into custody
“Let’s do some due diligence and see if we can’t tighten things to presumably prevent loss of life and harm down the road,” Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, said
The driver narrowly missed the Trousdale County deputy as they accelerated and turned to drive toward him
“When they show all the video from the dash cam … it’ll put a compelling picture together for a judge that, hey, this guy doesn’t need to be out on the road,” Sheriff Mike Chitwood said
The footage shows LVMPD officers using the device to stop the suspect, who had an active attempted murder warrant
Video from Livonia PD shows a cruiser pulling the fleeing car to a stop with the Grappler; the driver attempts to maneuver away, removing the suspect vehicle’s rear axle in the process
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