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.
Bad and ugly things continue to happen, but some good trends in training, new police vehicles, and training opportunities are emerging
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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
Officer Donald Newman is survived by his wife and 4-year-old son
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One suspect was killed and two others were arrested in a shootout with police that left one officer hospitalized with a leg wound
Driver shot during confrontation; officers treated for minor injuries
The man’s eyes were red and glassy and his breath smelled of alcohol, but he refused to submit to field sobriety tests
The driver’s vehicle slid on the icy road, slamming into the squad car and knocking the second officer across the snow
State law requires drivers traveling 35 miles per hour or faster to have at least two seconds of following distance
“I think these policies need to be established to make sure the cameras capture both audio and video,” a prosecutor said
The road on which the incident happened is poorly lit, according to residents
The 16-year veteran is survived by his wife and four children
He said he was videotaping his speedometer as well as his arrest so that he could post the video to YouTube
The officer had only been with the department for 30 days at the time of the accident
The suspect was detained and taken to the hospital after wrecking his car and the officer is expected to fully recover
Rosco, a German Shepherd who had been with the department since 2009, was shot and killed by the suspect
The officers’ car was hit, but they weren’t injured and did not fire back
Suspect later found and charged with assault of a police officer
Cuomo debating whether the govt. needs to buy, fuel and maintain nearly 60,000 state vehicles
Nassau County Officer Michael Califano was 12-year veteran
“I think it is absolutely critical for you to understand the economic consequences” of failing to buckle up, one doctor said
Will be paid for with $8,000 from the department’s crime prevention budget
Deputy Alex Roberts is survived by his fiancee, mother, and sister
Graphic video is latest to capture increasingly intense conflict in Cairo
To prepare for these funding opportunities, your department must assess your traffic safety needs now
Cops were responding to a call about a man who was “disturbing residents”
Cmdr. Bob Douglas calls the program ‘cost-neutral’ arguing that it was never about the money
Reduced the rate of fatal crashes by 24 percent in 14 large cities
Corporal Chuck Nesbitt had served with the Sumter Police Department for 10 years
