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.
Factors to consider upon arrival at a vehicle fire, plus what to know about attempting an occupant rescue
Go deep on the steps to PIT and its alternatives, as well as the history, advantages and disadvantages of the precision immobilization technique
Pre-plan for bystander response, mental health support for when chaotic violence disrupts a mass gathering
Police had observed the car driving with a blown-out tire just before the crash
Rank-and-file cops said the vehicle report is just a new version of the “stop-and-frisk” form
Recommendations for what agencies can do to prevent collisions
Agent José Ferrer Pabón, 44, was struck just after finishing his shift
The officer was taken to the hospital with a fractured ankle
Officer Mia Goodwin had just returned from maternity leave, Chief Jonny Jennings said in a news conference
The RANGER XP Kinetic is expected to have 70% lower maintenance costs
Officer Zachary Cottongim was trying to move an abandoned vehicle when he was hit, police said
Since 2009, Portland PD has banned firing at moving vehicles except in immediate risk of death or injury
Deputies reeled in the driver and a fellow deputy after the woman’s car became completely submerged
FSO David Grassi, 66, was monitoring a lane closure when he was hit, police said
Officers had trapped the driver in a cul-de-sac
“I fear we’ve adopted some really unsafe driving habits, and they’re going to persist,” said one researcher
About 50 people were gathered when someone drove by and opened fire
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
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