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 roadway is now the hallway — scanning left and right, you call out, “Bicycle left... clear!” and move on
Below 100 is an initiative to bring line-of-duty deaths in the year to fewer than 100 — as of this writing, we have lost 34 LEOs according to ODMP
A NJ woman wearing only an unzipped jacket crashed into a retaining wall, then kept driving
The two were on their way to extradite 3 from prison when a vehicle hit them head-on
This incident highlights that mobile footage is becoming commonplace for police
Boys, 18 and 16, hopped fence to film amateur rap video for YouTube
Officer David Yaney lost control of his truck and plunged into a ravine during wet conditions
Officers fired at the vehicle after it crashed into a brick building and then drove toward 2 different officers
The man mounts a video to his vehicle, calls police when he spots drunk drivers, and follows the vehicle until police arrive
Suspect was handcuffed in the back of the idling cruiser when he somehow climbed into the front and started driving
The fire department responded to the scene and used a Jaws of Life extrication tool to remove the driver from the vehicle
A status bragging about his drunk charades quickly spread to Ore. police
Termination will be effective immediately after the violation is sustained
The underage drinker refused to identify himself, and is still at large
The medical examiner ruled the death as complications of multiple blunt force injuries
The suspect broadsided another vehicle during the chase, killing a passenger and a pedestrian
Many valuables, including her police ID were allegedly taken from her vehicle
Police responded after getting calls about a vehicle going at high speeds the wrong direction on the interstate
Details of why the collision occurred are still unclear
Officer Chris Yung was killed Monday on his way to a traffic crash when his motorcycle collided with a minivan
Suspect is charged with several crimes including one count of attempted first degree murder, four counts of attempted second degree murder
Aerial footage catches the car-to-foot pursuit and capture
Police allege the suspect purposely crashed, then killed the girl by sitting on top of her head until she asphyxiated
Police followed footprints in the snow for 25 blocks to apprehend a man who tried to burglarize more than 100 vehicles on Christmas Eve
An officer is back on desk duty and improving every day after a devastating ambush
Cop admits in video to placing drugs on vehicles, which may manipulate his court hearing