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.
You were given intelligence and the ability to make decisions of your own free will. It is your job to consciously decide to keep yourself safe and preserve the precious life that has been granted to you
United States Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy recently stated that vehicular flight from a law enforcement officer invites, even demands, pursuit
If the criminal element is on the freeway, chances are pretty good that someone from Border Patrol is likely to encounter it
Police said they felt the fire marshal did not have the authority to make a traffic stop
Suspect reportedly tried to shoot his estranged wife, had a history of violence and suicide-by-cop attempts
Police say driver ID’d himself as a county officer during traffic stop
There are countless individuals and organizations now poised to be ‘the tipping point’ when it comes to reducing line of duty deaths and injuries caused from roadways
Immediately after the accident, passersby stopped to help
Metro Nashville police are arresting more impaired drivers by reprioritizing their resources
Patrolman Daniel Harless made a traffic stop that became a controversial viral video
Deputies say there was paint damage to both cars, but no one was injured
Although Deputy Sheriff Michael Walizer was wearing his seat belt, he reportedly died at the scene
Onyango Obama was arrested in August after a police officer said he nearly caused an automobile accident
Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper Lowell Russell, 39, continues to recover
Police said one of the crashes shattered a metal heating radiator
Suspect’s weapon was the vehicle, says police chief
Another firefighter was critically injured after van allegedly veered off road, around barriers
State prohibits talking on phones without hands-free device
A man at a car show nearly hit someone while burning rubber
Two officers opened fire when the suspect accelerated toward one of them
Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper Lowell Russell was spared a fiery death
The quick arrest of a suspected car thief was thanks to officers assisted by a brave citizen
After St. Patrick’s Day, police agencies say they will next step up enforcement during Cinco de Mayo
Agents got a report just before midnight that a car was heading the wrong way on Interstate 8
The flames quickly spread toward to the unresponsive trooper as he sat slumped over his seat belt
Trooper suffered minor injuries
Vincent Mater was charged with destruction of evidence and vandalism
Officer Fausto Lopez’s attorney says even a single charge would negatively impact the cop’s career
Calls escalated quickly from ‘fight in progress’ to frantic ‘Shots fired!’
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