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.
The suspect, who had killed his mother, stole a police cruiser and carjacked bystanders at gunpoint
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Sheriff Vernon Betts wants $2 million in funding for police take-home radios that would replace current outdated equipment
Last week, a wrong-way driver killed two people, including a San Patricio County Sheriff’s Department dispatcher
After striking a cruiser, the suspect fled the scene and drugs could be seen flying out the car window through bodycam footage
Reports show one trio involved in the thefts sold over $38M in stolen catalytic converters to a local auto shop
The officer was waiting on a tow truck when two assailants approached and demanded his vehicle, phone and gun
After pulling the man from the water, the deputy left that scene to respond to a rollover, where he put out a small fire in one of the vehicles
Officer Logan Kendall Medlock, 26, who died after his cruiser was T-boned by an alleged drunk driver, leaves behind his wife and 5-year-old son
While the officers were removing the driver, they saw multiple firearms and ammunition inside the fully engulfed vehicle
A commander had recommended suspension and a demotion for the officer due to his lack of care for his own safety and the safety of his officers
The driver hit another vehicle head-on, killing the driver’s passenger and his own
The trooper had deployed his TASER to subdue a suspect but hit the man’s gasoline-filled backpack instead, causing the explosion
Officer Jesse Madsen died last year after veering into a car that was traveling on the wrong side of the road, saving other drivers in its path
The complaint states policies and procedures have imposed “unfounded, unwarranted and overly severe and disparate penalties” for people of color
This most recent offense marks the fourth time in 2022 that Stephen Joel Horton was arrested — and ninth time since 2017
Drivers can consent for auto manufacturers to provide officers with their vehicle’s tracking details
The system consists of a motion sensor at the end of a highway exit ramp triggering flashing red lights to alert drivers
Bodycam shows the upside-down car’s windows were underwater as the officer and driver worked on opposite sides to get people out
In exchange for the pleas, prosecutors agreed to drop arson charges that would have carried a seven-year mandatory minimum prison term
Officers initially attempted to pull over the suspect for driving in the wrong direction when he fled
Ninety minutes into the pursuit, officers pinned the stolen U-Haul between a roadway median and several vehicles
As officers attempted to secure a stolen dirt bike, patrol cars were kicked, windshields broken, and objects thrown at the LEOs
Officer Steve Nothem was sitting in his patrol car on the scene of a DUI investigation when his vehicle was struck by a passing driver
New legislation comes after the NYPD reported catalytic converter thefts have almost quadrupled in 2022
One individual jumped on the hood of the patrol car, while another began slamming a speed limit sign into the side of the vehicle repeatedly
As an officer approached to investigate a stolen vehicle report, the occupants quickly drove off, running over the officer in the process
While attempting to elude police, the suspect’s SUV struck another vehicle, flipped and crashed into a creek before catching fire
Once a driver is detected traveling illegally, the system sends signals to a 24/7 safety operations center and state police are dispatched
The pursuit began when the suspect ran a red light, nearly side-swiping an officer’s patrol unit with his car
As officers were attempting to speak with the woman, she jumped in the unlocked vehicle and placed the car in drive, while officers struggled to pry the door open
The individual was reportedly driving on the wrong side of the road, causing the head-on collision
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