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.
From speed traps to self-initiated stops, traffic enforcement is a big part of policing
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
A woman was rescued after her car went off the road and crashed in a river
The officer was uninjured and the driver suffered only a minor injury, police said
The trooper’s injury in not considered life-threatening, police said
The man stayed underwater for nearly 30 minutes before he resurfaced and was captured
The helicopter pilot, who was responding to a call, had to make an emergency landing
Michigan State Police is warning motorists about icy roads after a car skidded straight into a patrol vehicle
Due to the weather and frigid temperatures, crews do not believe Tulalip Tribal Police Officer Charlie Cortez survived
Dashcam video shows a car accelerating at a deputy who had ordered the driver to stop
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