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.
Seventh Circuit reverses lower court dismissal of civil rights lawsuit and reinstates officer and city as proper defendants
An armored vehicle is prepared for a search warrant execution in Alabama
A look at the pandemic’s impact on law enforcement
A team of officers worked together to break into the smoking car
In 2018 the man had a similar encounter with police where he got out of a car and appeared to brandish a gun at officers
Officer Anastasios Tsakos was a 14-year veteran of the force
“What does this say to all the members of MPD who are passionate about their job?” a memo reads. “That is not fair to any of us”
A series of major incidents -- including a fatal crash and massive gridlock involving hundreds of cars -- has drawn attention to the weekly issue
Medics weren’t sure Trooper Graham King would even make it to the hospital. Now, he’s looking at a full recovery
Investigators are confident that no one was in the driver’s seat before a crash that killed two, police said
Three officers were shot and wounded before the suspect was killed
“Taking the term ‘flying home’ a bit too far,” officers said
Deputy Pat Barnes was responding to a call when he lost control of his vehicle
Highway Patrol officials cited “extreme speed” as a main contributor in the incident
The golf star was driving about 40 over the speed limit when he crashed and seriously injured himself, officials said
“Many scrap yards won’t purchase marked catalytic converters,” St. Paul Police said, amid a spike in thefts
Lt. James Kouski was struck and killed while investigating a DUI crash
The slain officer was identified as William “Billy” Evans, an 18-year veteran
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office cited unspecified privacy concerns for the golf star
Officers Rudy Castillo and Joel Kaminsky used a fire extinguisher to smash the window
Deputy James Driver was struck while responding to a call
The trooper eventually stopped pursuing for safety reasons but the teen was later taken into custody
Trooper Todd Hanneken died Thursday in a single-vehicle crash
“Their actions, without a doubt, saved our police officer from being severely injured or worse”
A National Guard convoy was transporting COVID-19 vaccines in Texas when it was stopped by an armed man, police said
The dramatic clash ended with the suspect striking a police car and being taken into custody
Three police cruisers were also damaged during the 20-minute cross-state pursuit
The vehicle was parked on a steep hill when it suddenly began rolling
The trooper was investigating another crash when the collision occurred
The collision happened just weeks after a similar incident killed 13 migrants
The pickup was hanging from the bridge only by a set of “safety chains” attached to a camper trailer
The suspect drove the wrong way at speeds over 80 miles per hour before crashing into an innocent driver
In a lawsuit, Vanessa Bryant claims deputies shared “unauthorized” photos of the fatal crash site
