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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Lexipol’s Gordon Graham and a panel of experts share the steps your agency can take to make the roads safer for cops
Delta Airlines praised the marshal’s “quick action and professionalism”
A police officer boarded the bus to arrest the driver, but the man refused to surrender
A second officer was treated for minor injuries
The young boy is tied to several recent cases, police said
“The fact he didn’t step on the brakes: That was intentional. The fact that his foot was on the gas: That was intentional. He could have stopped.”
The suspect drove the backhoe nearly 30 miles, refusing to pull over, police said
An officer sprinted after the car as it turned into oncoming traffic
Deputy Frank Ramirez reportedly lost control while navigating a turn late at night
Hartford Police praised the officer for her courage and professionalism
Video from a doorbell camera captured the suspect’s arrest after the massacre
Pre-plan for bystander response, mental health support for when chaotic violence disrupts a mass gathering
Darrell Brooks had left the scene of the domestic disturbance that had taken place just minutes earlier, but was not being pursued by police at the time of the crash
There’s an old saying, what you don’t know won’t hurt you. This saying doesn’t apply here
Police confirm a person of interest is in custody, and the investigation is ongoing
Police said no suspects are being sought and the investigation is ongoing
The car smashed through two houses and hit a tree before bursting into flames, investigators said
A judge ruled that concerns about the accuracy and management of the tests were significant enough to pause the tests’ use as court evidence
Lt. Chad Brackman was a 22-year veteran of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office
Details on the trooper’s condition were not immediately released
The $32 million, 40-acre facility includes a track where first responders can practice driving emergency vehicles
Dubbed the Trooper Thomas Clardy law, the bill would equalize marijuana with alcohol in driving impaired cases
“Climb out the back,” one officer is heard telling the woman. “I need you to climb out the back.”
Shots were fired at the front doors, windows and building of the Harris County Precinct 4 Constables Office
“We’ve got to get you out!” screams an officer, his arms pulling the man by his shirt. “You’ve got to help me help you!”
The officer was directing traffic when a drunk driver hit another vehicle and spun into the officer, police said
Officer Scott Dupointe was driving down the road when a man strolled by and began firing
The appellate court reviews a case involving a vehicle containment technique and determines the tactic constitutes a seizure
The officer is heard yelling at the suspect to “stop the car” repeatedly before firing his weapon
The officer had his emergency lights on when he was struck by another vehicle, police said
Staff Sgt. Jesse Sherrill, 44, had been with the State Police since 2002