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.
Applying the law of large numbers to recent officer fatalities may reveal a disturbing trend — at the very least it makes us stop and think
Amid the mix of police radios, laptop computers, and license plate readers, we also have cell phones to distract us
Cleared of any wrongdoing in an April 2005 accident, Polk County sheriff’s Deputy William Schob is under scrutiny for his second traffic fatality in five years, his sixth traffic accident since joining the force in 1998
The trailer was carrying 30,000 pounds of produce
Prosecutors say the cop was dragged down the street from the window of a pickup truck
Jimmy Binns, a police patron and humanitarian, founded the CopWheels program in 2007 to raise money for law-enforcement equipment and to create memorials for fallen officers
Officer responds by giving the councilman a $165 ticket for blocking a crosswalk
Authorities say the motorcycle officer was hit while on the side of the freeway
Marc Castellano was struck while looking for two people who had abandoned a vehicle
LPR systems will automatically generate an alarm if it detects a stolen or wanted license plate
A Las Vegas police officer involved in the death of a motorist he was chasing earlier this month has been placed on paid leave until the completion of an internal investigation
Officer Eydelmen Mani was conscious at the scene but died at an area hospital
The San Antonio PD helicopter, Blue Eagle, plays an important role in the city’s policing, but it was able to assist in only about a third of all pursuits
Officials say a Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy was responding to call when a vehicle pulled into his path
Budget considerations sited as reason for review — Santa Fe cops cops commute 1.3M miles beyond city limits annually
Dallas County deputies must get OK to put emergency police gear on personal vehicles, commissioners say
Van “cloned” to look like either a tour van or a security van, authorities say
The suspect was eventually taken into custody after crashing her car
The bullet hit Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez’s windshield during a shootout
Jill Mattice was the first New York female trooper killed on duty
Officer Rodney Holder was pursuing a speeder when a car crashed into him
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A Lexington man has been arrested and charged with murdering Bryan J. Durman
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