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 his nearly 30-year career, Officer Chuck Cobb made his first lifesaving rescue, pulling a woman who had a seizure from a submerged car after her 12-year-old son’s desperate plea for help
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The man called the police and told them to meet him at the mall; he also said there were bombs in the car
Three deputies with the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office pulled a driver out of the car, which was “fully engulfed in flames”
Officer Freddy Ortiz was 44 years old and had served the U.S. Border Patrol for 13 years
The three members of the Sheriff’s Team of Active Retirees were taken to a hospital for treatment, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said
The officer was conducting a traffic stop at the time; neither the police officer nor K-9 Hawk was injured
After the incident, K-9 Fury was taken to the emergency vet, but succumbed to his injuries
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said deputies Carlos Brito, 39, and Manny Santos, 31, “are on a long road to recovery” after suffering severe leg injuries
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One recruit died in the 2022 incident, and 24 were injured; the man was initially charged with attempted murder, but was later found to be asleep at the wheel
“Because of this man’s deliberate and intentional actions, [the deputies’] lives and their family’s lives are changed forever,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said
The video shows a series of PIT maneuvers and an attempted escape by jumping from an overpass
The LAPD say the man was driving his car at around 100 miles per hour when he slammed into the side of the car driven by Officer Darrell Cunningham
IMPD Chief Randal Taylor voiced his frustrations after the suspect was released on a $4,500 instead of a $45,000 bond
Acting Police Chief Pamela Smith says the tracking tags have already helped the department locate several stolen cars this year
Officer Darrell Cunningham Shamily and his passenger were killed in the crash, and a sheriff’s deputy sitting in the backseat was injured
During the pursuit, the U-Haul began traveling on the wrong side of the road at a high rate of speed, directly at two deputies’ cruisers
The trooper was driving with his family when the suspect displayed a firearm; the trooper then reported the incident to Florida Highway Patrol
The man, in his 70s, was changing the transmission cable on a car when one of the jacks gave out
The man was arrested on robbery charges after crashing the cruiser into another car
Video shows the suspect reaching into his waistband, then using his hands to pretend like he is pointing a gun at officers
A few blocks from the church, the fleeing driver threw a pipe bomb at officers who “saw the flames and could feel when the bomb detonated,” SFPD said
The officer sustained minor injuries, according to the sheriff’s office
Franklin Membreno Mendez was hit and became lodged in another car’s windshield when he got out of his car after a minor accident
As Sgt. Vanessa Prentice was approaching the stolen vehicle, another driver drove up from behind and struck her
As Sgt. Vanessa Prentice was approaching the stolen vehicle, another driver drove up from behind and struck her
Sgt. Patrick Kepp will not be able to return to the department as an active-duty officer
A colleague described David “DJ” Carter as a “quiet giant” and said “he was a damn good deputy ... one of the ones that is hard to come by”
The officer pulled over a man who was wanted on suspicion of brandishing a weapon at a car dealership
The man drew a gun and pointed it at the off-duty officer; a second off-duty officer helped the first officer unload the weapon and hold the man until backup arrived
The suspect shot the trooper before stealing his cruiser and crashing it
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