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.
The unfortunate fact remains that many of our heroes in uniform are dying because of their actions behind the wheel
The suspect abruptly exited his car, got back in and hit the gas, despite the officer standing in front of his vehicle
The department’s Polaris Ranger all-terrain vehicle will be able to go many places traditional squad cars can’t
The fully restored 1970 Plymouth Satellite police cruiser was initially used to develop a friendly relationship with the community
One officer promised he wouldn’t go home without saving the man; all of the victims were hospitalized
Officer Chad Key, a husband and father of 3, was hit by a man charged with drunk driving 3 times before
A teen driver failed to stop at a stop sign, crashing into Officer Douglas Hanna’s truck
Both the officer and pedestrian were found at fault for their actions, the man did not have a green light
Chad Peery was paralyzed in 2011 when he tried to neutralize a bar fight; he’d been struggling with rehab ever since
One occupant of the suspect’s vehicle was ejected from the car and died; both officers are okay
Peggy Sylvester, 50, was on her way to work when her vehicle veered off the road
In a city of boundless bling, Dubai police also are in hot pursuit after adding a Lamborghini to its fleet
The man laid on the officer to protect him when the fire prompted bullets in the squad to explode
Both officers were in their squad when the vehicle struck, causing extensive damage
The officer was dragged 20 feet, and still managed to get up, get in her squad and pursue him
Fla. police were pursuing a sport utility vehicle when it headed in the wrong direction
The officer was released from the hospital after suffering head pain, the suspect was arrested
The unidentified driver then got out of his car and used a blunt object to attack people
The officer’s squad was hit from behind by a semi, causing both vehicles to burst into flames
Two men driving an unlicensed motorcycle fled from police, prompting the officers to stop the vehicle
The girl was held against her will by a woman with an airsoft gun and forced to drive to Philly
Police say the car had been left running when the dog inside pushed it into drive, causing it to slowly start moving
The suspect and his wife are facing several charges after firing a gun at the other person’s vehicle following an altercation
The police chief is looking into the incident in which a suspect was arrested and 4 vehicles were towed
Bomb-making materials and pants that appeared to have blood on them were found in Evan Spencer Ebel’s black Cadillac
The officers used batons to break into the vehicle and get the unresponsive driver out just in time
CPH is investigating why the vehicle suddenly veered off the road and rolled down an embankment
His foot was run over before he was knocked to the pavement and the vehicle took off
