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.
Struck-by incidents are the second leading cause of accidental deaths to law enforcement
At mid-year 2010, LEO deaths are up considerably compared last year
We all wake up one day and come to the realization that it’s been a significant amount of time since we began our cop career
Officer Kevin Marceau is survived by his son, parents, and four siblings
A recent high-speed chase raised questions about when it’s OK to roll out tire-blowing spike strips
Police have had to shift normal routines with the heavy snow and ice over the last week
Idaho Falls cops used thermal imaging devices to observe an armed and apparently-suicidal 42-year-old man hiding in the snow before he led cops on a high-speed chase
The thief stole a semi automatic rifle, 60 rounds of rifle ammunition, a rifle case, a Remington shotgun with five rounds, and a nylon bag
The deputy had been with the department for two years
Traffic incidents were the leading cause of officer deaths for the 13th straight year
The deadline for comments on the new standards is Jan. 31
Alameda County Sheriff’s Office deputies are using small video cameras, clipped to five deputies’ uniforms, that will be turned on during field-sobriety tests
The suspect called 911 during the chase saying he wanted to kill himself and would shoot police if he had his guns
Ann O’Donnell was killed in an automobile accident while responding to an assault in progress
There were no signs of forced entry on the unit from which two weapons and a wallet were stolen
Pleaded not guilty to a felony assault charge after backing her car into the officer, nearly hitting him
According to reports, the baby’s father was the original driver removed from the car prior to the pursuit
As she she tried to escape, the 22-year-old nursing student had dragged one officer into the street with her car
His blood-alcohol level was measured at 0.17 percent
The signs have managed to slow down speeding drivers in several central Czech towns
Bad and ugly things continue to happen, but some good trends in training, new police vehicles, and training opportunities are emerging
After fleeing the scene, he reportedly begged cops to kill him when told that the crash had killed a mother and her two sons
The 17-year-old boy hit two police cars and reportedly took aim at a third during the pursuit
Speeding car plowed head-on into a group of cyclists in southern Italy
The officer ordered everyone back and fired two shots into the rear passenger window
Will publish the color, year, make, model, body style and license plate numbers
Says he was not intoxicated while driving, but that he was by the time emergency workers arrived more than two hours later
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