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.
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A suspected car thief was rescued by Georgia officers after the vehicle he was driving caught on fire during a pursuit
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Case stemmed from a road-rage encounter in 2011 between an off-duty officer and an Idaho motorist
One officer suffered nine broken ribs, a punctured lung and other injuries Sunday night when a suspected drunken driver’s SUV struck his patrol car
Tenn. Trooper Lowell Russell hopes the surgery will enable him to get back on the job
Nassive Palmer, 30, became combative after an officer saw the man had outstanding warrants and tried arresting him
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A Los Angeles police officer was killed and another seriously injured when their squad car collided with a big rig
The Colorado Department of Transportation unveiled the campaign Thursday to put an end to driving under the influence of marijuana
Agreement approved Tuesday prevents police agencies from prolonging traffic stops or jailing people to determine their immigration status
A Miami-Dade police officer who failed a roadside sobriety test repeatedly asked a Florida Highway Patrol trooper to look the other way
Department has a fleet of 202 vehicles. Among those patrol cars, 23 were purchased in the past three years. The other 75 are older, some dating back to 1997
Utah trooper was inside his patrol car finishing the paperwork on a traffic stop, when a massive truck slammed into the side of his vehicle
The officer was able to jump onto the SUV’s running boards and rode it until he was able to free himself from the car door
The cop was shoved off the vehicle then run over as the driver escaped
At issue is whether the actions of the police shooting at the vehicle as it attempted to escape constituted excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment
Civil liberty advocates have raised concerns about the proposed law’s constitutionality
The StarChase system is a James Bond-worthy device that shoots a canister out the front of the police car and sticks a tracking device on the back of a fleeing vehicle
Rabbi confronted a woman driving in a school zone. Authorities say he acknowledged that he held up a fake badge while yelling
Police still aren’t sure why a woman fled a traffic stop at speeds reaching 90 mph before losing control of her vehicle
Confusion about American traffic laws set off a high-speed pursuit in southern Utah
“It’s certainly going to be a black eye for King City,” County Supervisor Simon Salinas said
On March 3, police will leave it up to drivers in minor accidents to do the right thing
A pursuit through residential streets resulted in a dramatic collision, injuring two sheriff’s deputies. A third officer was also injured
Chief and two officers were removed from duty after being arrested on suspicion of selling or giving away impounded cars of poor residents
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