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.
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Dr. Bryan Vila, a former 17-year veteran street cop in Los Angeles, says that a mix of poor personal habits and arbitrary agency policies are putting officers at risk
No one was hurt, but the high-speed pursuit by Charleston County Sheriff’s sparked discussion and policy review
Spike strips halted Bryan Tangas, 23, who evaded police and California Highway Patrol for 100 miles
Suspect reportedly rammed officer’s garage door with van
A driver who blocked traffic, threatened to kill a police officer and refused to leave his car for about 45 minutes was arrested Wednesday
SWAT team used bean-bag rounds after man could not be persuaded to come down
Officer Ryan Deschenes of the Indialantic Police Department was sent to the hospital following the accident Friday
Deputy Don Williams, 55, was a husband, father of six and a hardworking reserve deputy of 17 years
Deputies and State Police officers responded to a call from Catherine Sampson-Brannon, who said her estranged husband Wes Brannon was at her door with a gun
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Officers said they spotted Matthew Rodriguez, 23, speeding on the concrete median
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THP officials concluded trooper deliberately drove past the Nov. 26 crash in North Knox County
Dash cam was released from a Christmas Day traffic stop of a 24-year-old DUI suspect
Man had driven off without wearing a seat belt and was followed for several miles along country roads
Donna Richmond got pulled over on Tuesday morning as she was trying to rush her daughter to a Columbus hospital
Officer Lauren Keilitz runs to a burning BMW parked in a driveway, yelling ‘Get out of the car!’
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The 5-mile long chase began in Hamden at about 12:30 a.m., after officers spotted the vehicle and determined the driver was wanted
Officer Bill Talbert, 64, contracted the disease after a blood transfusion, treatment for injuries sustained on duty
Defendant was shot 28 times in traffic stop after he pulled out his service Glock 9mm and started shooting
Senators from NY and Ark. said police have no equipment and few have training in identifying drugged drivers, who may not show signs of intoxication
Matthew S. Strong had threatened to kill himself, so police were trying to catch up to him to make sure he did not hurt himself, but court records show he would not obey orders
Video shot from a police helicopter shows the motorcycle weaving through traffic before it fails to avoid a car
At least five officers were killed last year while deploying tire deflation devices
Self-driving vehicles are currently being tested in California, raising questions among academics and officials
Officer Gail Thomas had just left her patrol car when she was struck by a drunk driver
Officers called the chase off three times as it went on, saying matching the speed of the Porsche was dangerous
Deputy James Thacker, 53, died after an accident along a state highway
Deputy Tyrone Tyson Caldwell, 41, was struck Monday while walking
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