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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Officer Darin Hederian said he was certain the crash had killed the two victims -- but they both survived
The free event on Jan. 28 aims to find ways to improve officer safety and reduce risk on the roads
Two motel workers saw the crash and raced to help, getting the officer out just in time
Police say the woman was “seconds away” from being burned alive
Lance Cpl. Melton Gore is the agency’s second duty death in as many weeks
“I’ve never had a scene like this”
Master Cpl. Brian LaVigne was intentionally hit by a fleeing suspect, the sheriff’s office said
The suspect drove off and barricaded himself in an apartment, where he was eventually arrested
Deputy Price, 29, joined the agency in September
The Dedham Police were awarded a grant to increase the number of impaired driving patrols during the holiday season
Two officers are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, officials said
The officer was investigating reports of men hunting illegally when he was attacked
Video posted to Facebook shows a car on fire moments after the crash
Sgt. Bruce Watson had just finished an off-duty job leading a funeral procession, the sheriff’s office said
Sgt. Daniel Mobley, 44, was a 22-year veteran of the DeKalb County Police Department
Sgt. Gordan William Best, 30, joined the North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety in October 2013
K-9 Loki was waiting in the patrol car’s kennel while Boone County Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Rosenkranz was handling a traffic stop
The officer was in her patrol car when a stolen pickup rammed into the driver’s side of her car
The suspect fought for the officer’s gun after reaching through the divider window
A federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges the deputy used excessive force and intentionally drove over Lionel Womack
The empty NYPD van was destroyed
The suspect, a naked woman who was intoxicated at the time, was later apprehended, police said
The deputy sustained fractures in both his legs, officials said
Sgt. Herschel Turner was a 22-year veteran of law enforcement
Deputies were trying to arrest the bar owner for violating COVID-19 indoor dining rules
A 78-year-old man who crashed his car in New Jersey woods was rescued thanks to his loyal dog and an eagle-eyed off-duty cop
“Just when you think you have seen it all.”
The officer had been parked in front of the tourist attraction to protect it, police said
Investigators believe the deceased woman had been in a relationship with the driver
While the officers were arresting the man, he was able to get back in his SUV and drag both officers for several feet
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