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.
The FREE program has promise as a strategy for reducing vehicle crashes, particularly those stemming from dangerous driving behaviors
Virginia patrol officer’s dashcam video is another reminder that traffic stops can go from routine to life-threatening in the blink of an eye
Use your discretion and consider the situation from the driver’s perspective when you can and when appropriate
Two deputies were en route to a battery in progress call with lights and siren activated when the collision occurred
The backup officer was able to free the first officer but found himself trapped as the vehicle accelerated and the driver had taken control of his radio
Lincoln County Sheriff Deputy Clint Heintz relied on his skills as a combat medic to save Trooper Lewis Johnson’s life
Lake County sheriff’s detectives had to pay to activate the vehicle location service after mother was run over during a carjacking
Officer Jordan Steinke still faces charges in the incident where she placed the suspect inside a patrol vehicle parked on railroad tracks
The crash occurred as the emergency responders were at the scene of a prior crash
The civilian investigators wouldn’t have authority to make arrests or issue criminal process notices
Tarrant County Jail Corporal Aron Iseman was driving when his vehicle left the roadway and rolled several times
Drew Kennison, a father of three, will need more surgeries in the near future, but he’s in “good spirits”
Texas DPS task force will work with local law enforcement to prosecute and prevent street takeovers
A trooper in a yellow vest is on his way back to his patrol car when the semi comes barreling toward him in the windy and snowy conditions
Officer was pinned between his vehicle and a parked vehicle while directing traffic at an earlier crash in the Harano Tunnel
One video shows a crowd during a street racing incident push back a police car while throwing fireworks at the vehicle
The trooper was hit by a car while he was exiting his cruiser to help with another crash along a road
The change, which some call a “watered-down version” of the original bill, would replace the state’s pursuit law that was passed in 2021 by this summer
The suspect, who was driving a stolen vehicle, flew through a fence, ran red lights, drove on the wrong side of the road and backed into a deputy’s cruiser
Officer and K-9 were on patrol when they were hit by another vehicle
“Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!” the officer shouts as kids run alongside and ahead him. “Guys, get off the street! Let’s go, off the street!”
The officer, who was helping a stranded motorist, jumped over the retaining wall to avoid being hit, falling 40 to 50 feet to the ground
Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said there was no evidence of “terrorism involvement”
Deputy Brian Haney was a six-year veteran of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department
Someone stole the hot dog-shaped vehicle’s catalytic converter overnight in a hotel parking lot
Charles Herring was riding his police motorcycle on patrol when a piece of a tree fell and struck him, causing him to swerve and crash
The other wounded officer was discharged from the hospital over the weekend
“He’s on fire,” an officer says as he tries to yank on the door
State police said both sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the incident
The man can be seen on video ignoring several commands before lunging at the officer and reaching for his gun
The suspect fled on foot from officers as they were trying to handcuff him following the discovery of narcotics in his car
Officer Julian Becerra, who is married with two children, is in stable but critical condition
The two officers were each shot in the torso, but returned fire, hitting the man in one of his ankles
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