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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There are some excellent police trainers working tirelessly on new programs that combat the enemy hidden within interesections
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
The data underscores a growing problem of people driving with drugs in their systems
Law enforcement agencies in Texas are determined to keep tragedies from striking this year
Patrick Sirois was assisting driver when a passing car clipped the trailer, pinning him against guardrail
9-year veteran Officer Jason Marles was headed home after working a holiday anti-drunken driving detail
The pursuit at times exceeded 100 miles per hour before stop sticks were deployed
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OTM is a delightful little acronym for illegal immigrants who are ‘Other Than Mexican’ — SIA stands for ‘Special Interest Aliens’ from terrorist nations like Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia, Pakistan, and Yemen
Officer Bob, the mannequin, improves safety because it causes drivers to pause or at least slow down at stop signs
Trooper Jonathan McDonald is survived by his wife and a six-month-old daughter
Police chief says the officers were lucky, and that if they were standing in between the vehicles, the scenario could have been much worse
Study after study proves that we notice much less of our visual world than we think we do; how does this inattentional blindness impact police officers?
Will this make the roads more dangerous?
Drug incidents jump 75% and mixing ingredients can lead to explosions
Safety Department officers are patrolling I-75 watching for vehicles traveling too closely to commercial trucks and trucks tailing vehicles
They drove part of the time in oncoming traffic and nearly hit a school bus
Police say 15 children, ranging from 15 months to 15 years, have been left unattended in vehicles by their adult caretakers since June 2010
Deputy Sheriff Dean Miera survived by his wife, four children, and two grandchildren
Man had warrants for aggravated assault, felony evading arrest, reckless endangerment, possession of stolen property and motor vehicle theft
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