Vehicle Incidents and Issues
The Vehicle Incidents and Issues topic deals with issues related to specialized patrols like motorcycle units as well as vehicular risks and challenges to LE, including vehicle crashes involving police and vehicular assaults against officers.
In U.S. v. Aquino Urraca, the 6th Circuit ruled a truck search was justified based on reasonable suspicion, overturning evidence suppression
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In U.S. v. Keller, the 5th Circuit reaffirms the legality of Fourth Amendment border searches at immigration checkpoints
An Ohio State Highway Patrol pursuit ended in a major collision after a suspect fled the wrong direction on a highway shoulder
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Ohio State Highway Patrol officers attempted to stop a driver for speeding when she fled, eventually crashing and rolling the vehicle
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Sharonville PD deployed multiple sets of stop sticks across the interstate, eventually deflating a front tire of the suspect’s vehicle
The 10-time convicted felon fled Washington with help from his mother after firing at Thurston County deputies during a pursuit
One suspect struck a Washington State Patrol cruiser and crashed into a ditch, while the other was tracked into Seattle and arrested with helicopter support
A short vehicle pursuit ended in a fiery collision that injured five people, including a critically hurt woman and a 12-year-old boy
Despite multiple warnings and an offer of a taxi, the suspect drove into a pedestrian-filled street, injuring one Laurel officer
The suspect, a 10-time convicted felon, opened fire during a pursuit before fleeing on foot, Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders said
Idaho State Police said both vehicles caught fire following the crash, which sent eight survivors to area hospitals
In U.S. v. Pinder, the 10th Circuit questioned a car search and discovery of evidence under the search-incident-to-arrest doctrine
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Dash camera footage shows a suspect jumping onto the hood of the cruiser; another suspect threw a traffic cone, cracking the windshield
Dawson County Deputy Jessie Perez had served with the sheriff’s office for eight months; he also served with the volunteer fire department and as an EMT
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The Glendale Police Department used real-time technology to track the suspect following a second vehicle assault on the department’s secured entrance
Dashcam video shows the close call as the SUV slammed into a patrol vehicle moments after the officers leaped out of the way
Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves is seeking help from the public in locating the suspect; she stated the officer is recovering at home after sustaining serious head injuries
“Lt. [Helio] Garcia was a dedicated officer, a respected leader, and a friend to many within the South Fulton Police Department,” the department said in a social media post
The trooper was filling out paperwork about 20 feet off the highway; a driver went off the highway and struck the trooper’s vehicle, sending it 60 feet
The Rio Rancho Police Department cruiser fell into the sinkhole after a water main break caused a large portion of the road to collapse
Sgt. Grant Candies, a nine-year veteran of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, was married with two children
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputy was responding to another call with the cruiser’s lights and sirens activated
Diaz Police Sergeant Richard Morris was inside his vehicle when the EF-4 tornado, with peak winds of 190 mph, lifted it and tossed it several feet
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