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.
Comments like “I’m afraid of an ambush” and “I may have to exit the car quickly” are by far the biggest reasons used for not wearing seatbelts.
Police experts weigh in on how to react when a suspect decides to flee the traffic stop
New, inexpensive technology tells you the condition of your engine’s oil
Disapproving YouTube viewers called police about a boastful video
Lawyer said medication Bradley Colas took to treat a respiratory infection made him hear voices
The shooting occurred after a deputy attempted to stop a man observed riding his motorcycle over the speed limit
Suspect who fired from passenger seat was killed when troopers returned fire
State Rep. Bob Genetski’s attorney says he passed field sobriety tests
The group had just finished their shift when they were hit while jogging
What do the misadventures of two hamsters have to do with the cops reading PoliceOne?
Aircraft veered to the right and overshot its landing area
Deputy Tony Diaz was killed out of anger and a desire to retaliate, judge said
Within 20 seconds, the entire engine compartment went ablaze
Bradley Colas, 23, was charged with two counts of malicious wounding of an emergency medical care provider
Judge who wanted to send a message revoked license for life
Driver Kevin Conway put victim’s picture on his car during a race in September
A weapon was recovered from a pickup truck
The second officer, who was not just knocked down, but also dragged between the truck and the pavement, was able to free himself and shoot the suspect
An early morning traffic stop developed into a gunfight
Sheriff Van Duncan said his officers “acted appropriately” when Jacob Cody Plemmons rammed his truck into a patrol car, pinning two deputies inside
The Washington State Patrol has identified the trooper killed near Port Orchard early Thursday as 44-year old Tony Radulescu
The Henderson Police Chief announced her retirement Thursday after a $292,000 settlement over a traffic stop altercation
Police freed her from the seatbelt and got her medical attention as soon as they realized what happened
Lt. Don Pezzuto’s squad car was struck by a car driven by Mary F. Lorent, 64, of Tinley Park
In the two decades since Jim Preacher arrived, he’s been this tiny town’s police chief, self-proclaimed constable and now the mayor
Sgt. Michael T. May, 41, was pronounced dead at Ruby Memorial Hospital from injuries sustained in the crash
A central Missouri mother and her boyfriend initially blamed the fatal beating of a toddler on a hit-and-run driver
A person who was briefed on the investigation said the girl who was killed is a triplet and that her two sisters were also on the bus