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.
Chief said Wednesday the department may impound vehicles belonging to Lyft and Uber drivers if they continue to violate city’s regulations for vehicles for hire
State law prohibits vanity plates that “a reasonable person would find offensive to good taste”
The off-duty deputy activated the blue emergency lights of her patrol car and initiated a traffic stop
A family can sue the state for negligence after being incorrectly told by state police that a young woman had died in a car accident
A K-9 was fatally struck by a passing vehicle during a traffic stop in Maryland
“Once again our hearts are broken,” Los Angeles Police Protective League President Tyler Izen said
Cruiser went up in flames Sunday evening, setting off ammunition in the car as an officer was taking a handcuffed suspect into custody
A nine-year veteran of the Florida Highway Patrol and a tow-truck driver were killed in a crash Saturday
A Los Angeles officer has died and another one is in serious condition after a hit-and-run Saturday
The suspect held on to the outside of the cab for eight miles until the driver hit a traffic jam
Pa. police are no longer required to secure a warrant to search a vehicle
Deputy was speeding with lights and sirens activated to assist another deputy when his cruiser struck a car Tuesday
Crash left suspect unconscious in his burning car until a police officer pulled him to safety
A man suspected of attempting to run over a police officer was fatally shot by police following a pursuit
In their hunt for an 11th straight year of crime reduction, Dallas police say they’re going to need more bait
Deputy Derrick Ramseyer, who was driving, and Cadet Brianna Luna-Garcia, are recovering from minor injuries in the accident
Officials say man who was shot and killed Sunday by police pulled out a pair of scissors during a clash before leading Sheriff’s deputies on a pursuit
One top Dallas police official described trouble with its training academy as “foundation problems”
A Utah couple injured high in the Sierra Nevada was saved by rescuers flying in a Fresno-based California Highway Patrol helicopter
Officer is recovering from his injuries at a hospital after he was dragged by a Mercedes in the streets of Manhattan
The man who allegedly stole a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office patrol car Thursday was ordered held on $80,000 bond Friday
Teenager’s mother led police on a high-speed pursuit in a videotaped incident during which a state police officer fired at her fleeing minivan
State police can’t be sued over a case of alleged “license-plate profiling” because the agency is protected by the state’s sovereign immunity, state argues
Suspect held without bail on charges of shooting a Jacksonville officer in a gun battle that started during a traffic stop Wednesday
Troopers received the call of a wrong-way driver a mere two minutes before they arrived at the fatal crash scene
Supreme Court says an anonymous tip can be sufficient to justify a decision by police to pull a car over on suspicion of reckless or drunken driving
The presence of non-impairing marijuana compounds in a person’s body isn’t a justification for authorities to prosecute under DUI laws, court ruled
A state appeals court ruled the stop was impermissible because state law only required a car to have one functioning brake light
