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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They were positioning their vehicle while tracking illegal immigrants when they were struck by a 90-car freight train
Accused of vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving in the hit-run accident that killed a 61-year-old pedestrian
The man who police had in the back seat of their patrol vehicle was released so that he could seek medical attention
Veronica Yates due in court on charges of assaulting Officer Brian Falatko with her car
More than 100 tickets were written and about 30 vehicles were towed on a day when observant Jews do not drive
The Camaro crashed when it missed a jog in the road and hit a utility pole
Reversed car into officer in a Toys R Us parking lot back in March
The trooper’s squad rolled several times in the wreck that came while responding to an accident
Cops followed a trail of sandals and a pair of shorts into a wooded area where K-9 Kilo located the scantily-clad woman
Manufacturers of GPS equipment warn that strong signals from the network could jam existing navigation systems
“The vehicle ended up in a ditch in about 6 inches of water,” the deputy said
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Ford’s new Police Interceptor replaces the Crown Vic as its car for law enforcement
Applications that are consistent with state and federal plans will move quickly to the top of the list when funding decisions are being made
Trooper Kevin Dobson was fatally struck by a vehicle just three months after New York passed the “Move Over Act” on Jan 1st
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
The handcuffed woman squeezed through the window to the front seat and drove off, crashing into a pickup truck
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Officer Jermaine Gibson is survived by his wife and infant son
The suspect blew several red lights before colliding with a cab, killing the driver as well as his blind female passenger
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
Police said the woman was most likely impaired somehow but haven’t officially confirmed that
Demanded money from a cashier, implying he had a weapon and then took off with about $200 in a Dodge van
The department bought 39 full-size Dodge Chargers and a Chevrolet Tahoe PPV for the K-9 unit
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
Ford recently invited four police officers from around the U.S. and Canada to drive the new Interceptors — Police1 caught up with those cops to get their take on the new vehicles for a new three-part series of articles
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