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.
If the criminal element is on the freeway, chances are pretty good that someone from Border Patrol is likely to encounter it
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
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
Christopher Kenney, 24, had oustanding warrants and was being sought in connection with a string of burglaries and car thefts
Garret Davis, 28, was delivering paperwork to headquarters when he stopped to help a couple whose vehicle had stalled
Additional dash cam video shows vehicle pursuits and a hoarde of officers descend upon the suspects, who are taken into custody
A Schenectady parolee claims police used excessive force
According to the officers’ report, shots were fired after Rogelio Cortes tried to run them down with his minivan
Deputy Randall L. Benoit, 41, was killed in a car wreck Wednesday
Sandra Briggs, 59, appeared ‘happy-go-lucky’ as an injured officer’s body was peeled from a guard rail, according to testimony
An Ashwaubenon Public Safety officer cited a teen driver who nearly hit his cruiser
Sergeant, deputy focus of probe into whether ride-along was approved
A 550 HP Mustang Cobra chases two motorcycles in a YouTube stunt video
Cops: Bust of President Obama’s half-uncle on a drunken-driving charge is the issue, not the officer’s history behind the wheel
Accident or not, consequences must be paid, judge says
William Francis Blankenship, 22, was taken into custody late Thursday night at his family’s home in Knox
Too many officers have lost their lives due to lack of what I consider to be four core elements of officer safety: Focus, Attention, Situational awareness, and Tempo
Andrew Faggio suffered severe head injuries in a car accident
Defense attorney Thomas Needham conceded that Bolling should have stopped but did not because he was in shock from fatally hitting 13-year-old Trenton Booker
A police officer remains in the hospital following a collision with a pickup Wednesday
Trooper Donald Crozier was traveling westbound was on his way to assist another officer involved in a motorcycle traffic stop
An internal review cleared FHP Trooper Jane Watts, who stopped a speeding Miami officer
Although instances of car hacking have been extremely rare, the threat has gotten the attention of automakers
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