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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Zeke Spence was completing his last exercise on a stationary bike when a woman drove her vehicle into the building, hitting him
The incident began when officers were called to a road rage incident involving a woman tailgating a vehicle and pulling a gun
The suspect who hurled the object had 15 previous arrests and eight outstanding warrants
Alexis Hein-Nutz was a week shy from celebrating her 25th birthday; the suspect had a falsified green card and SS card
Deputies were working a traffic stop when the impaired driver plowed into the back of their vehicle
Over 532 people were killed in police pursuit crashes in 2020 alone, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The moped driver was fleeing from the scene of a reported shooting
A photo shared on Facebook shows the vehicle sent therapy equipment and cubical walls flying when it crashed through a glass facade
“When you take a 2,500-pound bullet and you ram a deputy who is standing at the apex of a door, this is the end result. Period,” the sheriff said
“A major shout out to this young man for his courage,” the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said on social media
The suspect, who was driving with flat tires, struck and damaged three cruisers as the pursuit came to a halt
The theft occurred outside the Special Operations Bureau that’s home to both SWAT and bomb squad teams
The pursuit wasn’t over until stop sticks were used
Philip Lee shot Officer Seara Burton in the head when she stopped him for suspected drug activity last month
Officers followed the SUV for three blocks before the suspect crashed into a tree and fled on foot
An officer was speaking to someone and had their vehicle open when the woman got into the driver’s seat and sped off
The suspect, who was high on meth, later confessed to trying to intentionally hit as many officers as he could
Deputy Michael Hutton, who was shot three times last year on duty, said he never thinks twice about what he needs “to do to protect other people”
“The SUV actually went over the hood portion of the car ... and then drove straight at other officers,” police said
One of the suspects tried to escape by scrambling through an interview room ceiling
The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office were alerted to the incident after the boy hit an ATM before driving onto a highway
Officer Seara Burton’s injuries were “unrecoverable” after being shot in the head last month
“Our hearts are broken over the sudden and tragic loss of Officer Brannan. He was a young officer just starting his career,” the department said
The crowd, who damaged six squad cars, attacked cops with bricks, road signs, trees, rocks and fireworks
The deputy abandoned the vehicle after the crash, prompting a search
Dashcam video shows a sedan zooming along the wrong side of the road with a patrol car in pursuit
The officer was pursuing a stolen vehicle at the time while driving without emergency lights or sirens
Officer Ivan Lopez was driving home when a pickup truck sped through a stop sign and hit his police vehicle
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