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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A reporter being hit by a vehicle during a live news report highlighted the danger of working near roadway incidents – a danger that proved fatal for two LEOs this past week
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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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Special Agent Jose Perez was hit by another driver while he was responding to a building alarm on August 3
Capt. William Hargraves struck a light pole after a collision with another vehicle and died from his injuries at the scene
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“She was able to figure out how to put a round in it, put it on fire and she fired approximately 10 rounds at our deputies and a civilian,” police said
More than three dozen rounds were fired by police officers before the suspect was taken into custody
Video: Juvenile driver was ‘smiling and laughing’ after striking cruiser with stolen vehicle in Ohio
“It seems these juveniles are not concerned with the ramifications to their actions and they think this is funny,” Police Chief Mike Crispen said
Officer Seara Burton, who was shot in the head, was supposed to marry her fiancée last week
Officers had tried to stop a car that was driving recklessly downtown
Police say the driver of the vehicle was later arrested in the slaying of a woman nearby
After crashing into the barricade, the man began firing gunshots in the air before shooting himself as police approached
At least 14 suspects are responsible for trafficking more than 44,000 catalytic converters stolen from vehicles on the West Coast since 2021