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.
Understanding NHTSA’s findings on police vehicle crashes
The Australian-built, rear-wheel-drive 2011 Caprice PPV from Chevrolet hits the streets in April 2011 in the 9C3 version and June 2011 for the 9C1 patrol version
We close out our roundtable discussion with Officer Terry Bykerk of the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Police Department, Officer Don Spence of the Dundee, (Mich.) Police Department, Lieutenant John Leas of the San Diego (Calif.) Police Department, and Staff Sergeant Chris Whaley, Ontario (Canada) Provincial Police
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
Evangelina Paredes accuses Stickney cop Chris Collins of violating her privacy by searching motor-vehicle records for her address
Five-year APD veteran Aaron Zwicky was responding to calls reporting a fight and possible gunshots when he struck and killed 57-year-old Patrick Dennison
Driver lost control of the car as he tried to brake while heading northbound in slippery conditions
A Colorado State Patrol officer stopped Saunders as he was traveling 143 mph in a 55-mph zone
Drivers said they drove into thick smoke or fog that abruptly limited visibility
The Mountain View Fire Department responded to the scene
Suspect tried to elude police because he did not believe he had a valid driver’s license, he said
The juvenile driver of the stolen vehicle may be tried as an adult