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 appellate court reviews a case involving a vehicle containment technique and determines the tactic constitutes a seizure
In this eBook, we review how to use in-car video footage for training and how video technologies improve situational awareness
How a Texas department enhanced officer traffic safety and accountability after two of its officers were struck and killed by passing vehicles
Officer Mark Afanasev was in the right place at the right time to help two victims out of a burning vehicle
An armed suspect pointed his gun at an EMT and forced a firefighter from the ambulance
COVID-19 infections all but doubled the losses, while “struck by” fatalities are up 138% over similar deaths in 2020
In 2020, 42 people a month on average were shot and killed or wounded in road rage incidents, according to a recent report
The driver – who was spotted doing doughnuts in a busy intersection – took off when police arrived
The driver had shifted into reverse and accelerated, hitting the officer directly behind him, in what police called “clearly an intentional act”
A crash victim is expected to survive thanks to the actions of one officer
The Sevierville Police Department was inspired to create the program due to a high number of teen-involved crashes in the area
Deputy Anthony Redondo, 25, had been with the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office for less than a year
Seventh Circuit reverses lower court dismissal of civil rights lawsuit and reinstates officer and city as proper defendants
Investigators believe the man caused a three-car crash that first prompted Officer Alexandra Harris to stop to help before she was killed
At least six cyclists were critically injured by the crash
Investigators were combing through at least eight separate shooting scenes, police said
Alderman David Moore says the digital platform can send alerts about stolen vehicles to the police and public
Police pursued the stolen vehicle for about 100 miles before finding it in Irondequoit Bay
Officer Mike Beyda exchanged shots with a suspect he found breaking into his vehicle
The driver was hospitalized for injuries after some protesters “began to strike” him, police said
Officer Alexandra Harris, who had just finished her shift, was remembered as compassionate and dedicated
Dashcam video shows the horrific crash and the heroic aftermath
The suit alleges that the driver had slowed down and activated her blinker when the trooper hit her car
Bodycam video shows the officer trapped between the frame and door as the driver speeds off
The officer went over the hood and into the front windshield
A cellphone video shows three women twerking on the hood and roof of a slow-moving CPD SUV
Sandra Daniels was diabetic and may have become disoriented because of low blood sugar
The officer “sustained significant injuries, but nothing life-threatening,” a police spokeswoman said
Jonathan Negron suffered injuries to his brain and spinal cord after a light pole pierced his cruiser’s window during a pursuit
Ryan Park and Jamie Huntley-Park met and began dating while in the police academy in 2012
The names of the officers have not been released yet; they were struck by a driver going the wrong way on a highway
Jonathan Negron, 29, who has been on the force for two years, was taken to the hospital with severe head trauma
An armored vehicle is prepared for a search warrant execution in Alabama
