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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.

Remote-controlled spike system can potentially be a big step toward terminating high-speed pursuits without risking the lives and limbs of our law enforcers
We connected with four of the top industry experts in the area of police simulators, and got their thoughts on the challenges, solutions, and future prospects for this continually-developing technology
Officials call the National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drugged Driving a vital tool for monitoring safety of roadways
During a search of Angulo’s car, police said they discovered “highly suspicious” packaging material
Dash cam video shows how often motorists do not move over for police in pursuit
Two Calif. Highway Patrol officers were responding to a multi-vehicle crash when their squad car flipped
The officer was inspecting an earlier crash on the roadway when the truck spun out of control and struck him
Dash cam released by police department catches a vehicle narrowly avoiding a collision with a patrol car as an officer responds to an accident
Personal-injury lawsuit will be dismissed against a deputy who crashed into and critically injured a woman while responding to a call
As social media videos show, Oakland’s illegal sideshow scene runs rife with a lack of respect for life or the police
The incident occurred about 1 p.m. Tuesday as the man smashed the windows
City is prohibited from attempting to enforce the ordinance, sending violation notices, processing payments or sending collection letters relating to the tickets
Albuquerque police have released body camera footage capturing a tense traffic stop on Jan. 12
Police arrested the homeless man who spent the night sleeping in the back of a patrol car and then couldn’t get out
DDACTS is an operational model that integrates location-based crime and traffic crash data to determine the most effective methods for deploying police
Police have arrested a man and a woman accused of driving off in the ambulance around 3 a.m. Saturday while it was parked outside a medical center
Missouri State Trooper Cody Dunfee still doesn’t know why his instincts were to lunge at the suspect’s car as it took off
The pop star was charged with driving under the influence, resisting arrest, and driving with an invalid license
A federal court judge in Missouri says penalizing drivers for the headlight flash violates their First Amendment right to free speech
Andrew’s Law is named for the late Andrew Fox, a Va. State Trooper who was killed while directing traffic
These two brave officers left us a message we must discuss in order for us to prevent future tragedies
These zero-emission electric motorcycles are gaining popularity with police because of their quiet motors and other great benefits
Suspect attempted to run over officer after being stopped in relation to a hit-and-run accident
Prisoner stole an officer’s unmarked vehicle Sunday when she was left in it and slipped out of her handcuffs
Pennsylvania State Police are using a California company to clear away vehicles involved in accidents
The Calif. community of Lodi expressed concerns amount the newly acquired SWAT vehicle, so the chief put their worries at ease
A tollway worker was killed and a state trooper seriously injured in a fiery crash Monday night on Interstate 88
Whether our profession made the conscious decision to change or we’ve bent to the pressures of society, the culture of law enforcement is ever-changing — let’s make it for the better
Christopher McCoy Rodgers, 41, plead guilty to second-degree murder and will serve 35 years