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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After making a citizen’s arrest of a drunk motorist, an Uber driver (and former cop) is arrested and charged with impersonating a police officer
A squad car can feel like a little bubble of safety, but it’s not
After the teen and her 11-year-old passenger were arrested, troopers found a gun and a small amount of marijuana in the vehicle
Video shows the driver plowing down stop signs and swerving into traffic with at least eight cruisers pursuing him
The officer pulled the man over after he ran a stop sign and failed to signal a turn
After suffering a broken back from being pinned himself, the man managed to crawl out of his truck and pull a trapped trooper from his cruiser
The officer and his partner were on patrol in uniform when they pulled over to talk to two men; one of them whipped out a gun and started firing
Steven J. Lim, a 26-year veteran of LASD, leaves behind his wife and five children
The department conducted its first in-house wet lab as the DWI unit has seen a marked increase in drunken driving cases over the last two years
Officers were investigating a carjacking in the area when the man stole the police SUV and a pursuit ensued
The 30-year-old woman was stopped for driving in the rain without headlights on before she fled
“We saw you coming and I was scared,” the girl says after a trooper asks if she’s hurt
“His conduct during this encounter with a citizen of the community is unacceptable,” Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo said
The passenger argued that her “constitutional rights” were being violated by the pursuit
Officers scanned social media for any clues on the motorcyclist and found a video on TikTok that “appeared to be recorded by the suspect during the pursuit”
The two troopers raised nearly $5,000 in two weeks to purchase presents and gift cards for the kids
The incident occurred as police were helping clear an unrelated wreck and a driver, trying to get around the crash, hit the officer and kept going
“No matter how bad a situation is, there’s going to be some good that comes out of it,” said Sergeant Mark Addy
“CHP investigators worked throughout the night interviewing witnesses and gathering evidence from the scene,” police said
The officer has been charged with negligent homicide and negligent injuring after colliding with the victims’ car during a police pursuit
Deputies were transporting the inmate on the 5 freeway when he broke free from the patrol car
One officer pulled alongside the suspect and began a conversation, while three other police cruisers blocked the man in from all sides
The officer was standing outside of the vehicle that was involved in the crash when he noticed a truck coming toward him
Many law enforcement agencies have shared videos of the zero visibility conditions facing drivers
Corey Douglas McElroy, 31, was a Marine Corps veteran and father of two young children
In many cases, the suspects steal an active rideshare driver’s car and phone, then use the rideshare app to pick up unsuspecting riders, who are then robbed
After the driver of a stolen car jumped from the moving vehicle, the car struck the cyclist and wedged him underneath
Officers had recovered a “high capacity handgun” during the suspect’s initial arrest, but he was in possession of a second hidden gun on his body
The woman was pushing the 3-year-old in a stroller when a driver backed out of a parking spot and ran them over
As she tried to get her gun holstered, the officer heard one gunshot and was struck in the leg by the gunfire
Paul Daniel Newell was one of several officers escorting three large trucks carrying holiday wreaths to a veteran cemetery when he was involved in a crash
Brodnax Police Chief Joe Carey, 66, had pulled off to the side of the road to recover the remains of an animal when he was struck returning to his vehicle
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