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.
Remember to prepare for the conditions you might find yourself outside in for several hours
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Use these tips if you suspect a semi-tractor and trailer is being used to move drugs and other contraband
Cellphone video shows people breaking windows and running out of the store with armloads of merchandise
Solomon Kessio suffered a skull fracture and three broken ribs after a truck crashed into the back of a cruiser; a GoFundMe has raised over $16K for him
As officers responded to a shooting, they were involved in a crash that required fire department assistance in freeing four trapped officers
Manhattan Beach PD Officer Chad Swanson, who had served with the department for more than 13 years, was involved in multiple rescues at the 2017 Las Vegas shooting
Officer Robert “Bobby” Garten was killed when the suspect, Richard Barrington, crashed into his cruiser while fleeing a separate traffic stop
The trooper was dragged several yards down the pavement, curling his legs up into his body while holding onto the car before he landed in the middle of traffic
Another driver helped the Salisbury Police lieutenant carry the unconscious man across the road to safety
“This off-duty cop was attacked while trying to make an arrest, and the charges reflect the seriousness of the assault against him,” the DA said
A man jumped out of a minivan and smashed the officer’s back window with his fist; the two suspects then attempted to take the officer’s service weapon
Officer James Muhlbauer and his K-9 partner Champ were on patrol hours after the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Parade when a car crashed into their cruiser
One suspect fired several shots from a handgun at troopers who returned fire, critically wounding both suspects
Former Officer Brian Cummings was sentenced to 9 months in the county workhouse, with eligibility for electric home monitoring in 3 months
Sgt. Justin Dodge was in front of a fire truck during the parade trying to protect paradegoers who moved onto the street when the truck rolled over his leg
Sgt. Justin Dodge was on the front passenger side of the fire truck protecting fans from traffic when he was caught under the wheels
Once the suspect drove into the bayou, four officers went into the water after the suspect; that’s when they saw the man removing a child from the back seat
The fire truck struck the Denver police officer near the end of the parade route as it was turning right onto a street
Officer Charco was able to get his patrol car in front of the driver and slow his car until there was contact between the two vehicles, stopping the runaway car
The two Tooele Police Department officers shot out the car’s back window and successfully pulled the 12-year-old girl to shore
The suspect’s pickup truck was hit from behind by a state police patrol vehicle, causing the truck to roll
Both vehicles were responding to a report of a drowning; the victim was treated by EMS at the scene and was reported as stable
The FREE program has promise as a strategy for reducing vehicle crashes, particularly those stemming from dangerous driving behaviors
Police said the man smashed the driver’s side window of a locked patrol car that had police K-9 Logan inside
Deputy Caleb Boyer has undergone surgery for a broken femur and other injuries; doctors said he has a long road to recovery
San Diego law enforcement and fire agencies will use the unique siren to warn the public about natural disasters, SWAT standoffs and other evacuation incidents
Virginia patrol officer’s dashcam video is another reminder that traffic stops can go from routine to life-threatening in the blink of an eye
Rutherford County Detective Jacob Beu was a U.S. Marine and SWAT team member
Sallisaw officers were the “last line of defense” before the suspect’s vehicle would have entered the area, causing potential “massive casualties”
Felonious deaths decreased almost 18% from 2021 and vehicle crashes were the second leading cause of death
Brownsville EMS providers transported several injured people to hospitals
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