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
He states that only in life-threatening situations should police be typing while driving
The officer is on leave while an investigation is being conducted by his department
J. A. Walker was 60 years old and had been with Virginia State Police 40 years
A vehicle hit the officer on patrol and kept going, leaving him to wait for help nearly 20 minutes
Police found ecstasy and white powder in a baggy once the pursuit came to a close
The woman and her accomplice jumped into the first cruiser during an unrelated traffic stop, striking the officer as they sped off
The troopers were completing paper work from another accident with their flashers on when a vehicle slammed into them
Deputy Terry Johnson was in a one-car accident that is under investigation, he’d been with the department since 1996
Specific recommendations for training modifications will not be made until all data is thoroughly analyzed
The officer was taken to the hospital for minor injuries; the suspect was arrested after a 2-county pursuit
Deputies then pursued the suspect, where they arrested him after he crashed his vehicle
The officer was cut from his vehicle after suffering multiple injuries and taken to the hospital
You are responsible for your own officer safety as well as your own career satisfaction
An apparently drunk teen was found in someone’s vehicle that had been partially hot-wired
Police decided the 14-year-old driver was a hazard, and called off the pursuit moments before the SUV is seen flipping off the highway
A truck driver struck the cruiser of Nassau County Police Officer Michael Califano, who had his lights on while pulling over a motorist
I propose to you that there is a difference between a full-time K-9 officer and a full-time interdiction officer who happens to be a certified dog handler
Gunshots fired from a black Range Rover on the Las Vegas Strip caused a Maserati and taxi to crash, and the SUV sped away
Sgt. Michael Todd May was killed when his cruiser was struck by a drunk driver fleeing police
All charges were sustained and Beard was subsequently terminated
Others urged him to return to administrative tasks after being hit by a car in November, but he refused
They were given marijuana and a closed course to test their driving skills in wake of law changes
Police pursued the man who allegedly couldn’t help speeding all the way to Belgium
The Reynolds say they thought Dorner would shoot them, even though he repeatedly said he just wanted to clear his name
Two officers subdued the man after he was forced to stop fleeing when he reached a dead end
Chief Charlie Beck met with the women to apologize and tell them he had arranged for someone to donate a new pickup truck
20 officers rushed to the scene when she called in the accident
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