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.
From the LEOSA Reform Act to police use of CBD oils, here are some of the most popular Policing Matters podcasts of the year
Lexipol’s Gordon Graham and a panel of experts share the steps your agency can take to make the roads safer for cops
The two troopers reportedly were trying to get a pedestrian off the road when all three were struck
Officer Phia Vang served with the Fresno Police Department for 26 years
"[The driver’s] quick actions I am sure saved lives,” said Luis Alvarez, Fort Lauderdale’s acting police chief
Thankfully, no one was injured in the extraordinary accident
The Colorado State Patrol emphasized the need for owner vigilance
Yakima police can’t remember a year with as many traffic deaths as 2021
A Vermont state trooper had a front-row seat to a harrowing rollover crash
The cruisers’ new lighting and signage technology make rooftop lights unnecessary, lawmakers said
The pursuit began when a man refused to pull over for traffic violations
Officer Jeff Buettner suffered minor injuries himself, but helped calm and treat other motorists
The man fatally shot Lt. Aaron Allan when Allan came to his aid after a car crash
A patrol officer and dispatcher were treated for minor injuries
The program will ramp up patrols in an effort to clamp down on aggressive driving and criminal activity
The institute asks first responders to report incidents and plans to analyze the data
Two officers were monitoring traffic when a tire detached from a passing truck
No arrests had been made in connection with the crash, although at least one person was detained at the scene, police said
All three occupants died on impact, police said
Police say the driver was “watching a movie” when his Tesla crashed into a cop car
Cellphone video shows the stolen cruiser ramming into another cop car
The new vehicle seats up to 12 officers and is equipped to treat traumatic injuries inside the cabin, officials said
The report card, which is not a ticket, aims to prevent break-ins by alerting owners to vulnerable behaviors
This story has one plot twist after another
Captain Collin Birnie had served the Flint Police Department for 26 years
A Texas man is charged with vehicular homicide by recklessness in the death of Sgt. Chris Jenkins
One person died and four others were wounded after a man opened fire on a Greyhound bus, police said
Officer Breanna Toney was rescued from her patrol car after a pickup truck crashed into her
A woman has been charged with vehicular homicide and manslaughter in the death of Officer John O’Keefe
Deputy Lorin Readmond was on her way to assist a fellow deputy when she collided with a truck
Deputy Noah Rainey and his passenger, Jail Deputy Dane Northcutt, died at the scene
Answering FAQ about electric vehicle deployment in law enforcement