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 2020 Ford Interceptor Utility hybrid is introducing a new paradigm in police patrol vehicles
If hybrids aren’t currently part of your fleet, you may be overlooking an opportunity for significant savings without sacrificing operational capability
With some creative thinking, strategic writing and matching your needs to the grant agency’s purpose, you could be awarded funding to upgrade your department’s fleet
A Portland resident was arrested and charged with a slew of felonies
Bill Rapier, 20 year Navy SEAL veteran teaches how to handle a carjacker who has entered your vehicle on the passenger side
The grants aim to lower serious injury and fatal crashes through high visibility enforcement, officials said
An officer investigates the scene of a vehicle collision
Officer Neraasen received the hospital’s Pediatric Life-saving Award for helping a 1-year-old girl named Miracle
The Fulton County Sheriff identified Deputies Anthony White and Kenny Ingram
Local news reported the deputies were leaving the funeral of another LEO who had died of COVID-19
The agency said the symbol has “unintentionally created an ongoing divide” between members of the community and police
The scene is preserved for as long as the police department needs it, even to use as evidence in a court case
An officer’s donation replaced the wheelchair that was lost in the wreck, police said
The bill would assign license points and double fines for failing to slow down or move over for first responders and other workers
The lawsuit alleges deputies shared “unauthorized” photos of the helicopter’s crash site
Running back James White was made inactive for Sunday night’s game against the Seahawks after learning of the passing of his father, a veteran captain with the Miami-Dade Police Department
The man who was arrested Friday left notes on police vehicles that read, “F*** Police, F*** Trump, Vote Jesus,” officials said
The trooper was sitting in an unmarked vehicle while wearing a vest that read “police,” officials said
A driver suspected of DUI fled an attempted traffic stop, leading deputies to the top of a bridge 400 feet high
The officer was not injured by gunfire that struck the patrol car three times
A sheriff’s office helicopter was in flight when the pilot received an alert from his house, which showed a teen trying to break into his car
The gunman ultimately killed himself after a series of shootings and carjackings that ended with a high-speed police pursuit
Capt. Stan Elrod was a 27-year veteran of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Video shows a black Ford Taurus rolling up to a line of bicycles that protesters were using to block the road
The suspect slipped through the open window of a police cage, kicked an officer and stole a parked police car
A deputy and an off-duty police officer worked together to pull the girl from the wreck
Bryan Brown, a tribal police officer, died in the line of duty August 27 a few months before he was set to retire
“The deputy was able to avoid the initial attempt by the suspect to strike his vehicle but was unable to avoid another action that resulted in the collision,” the sheriff’s office said
The driver was using Tesla’s autopilot feature when the car slammed into a deputy’s patrol vehicle
This comes after a July 27 incident in which four police cars were set on fire around the city
The town manager ordered the flags removed from all Danvers Fire Department apparatus
Trooper Tyler Baker is credited with saving the 84-year-old man’s life
The 22-year-old college senior died while riding with a trooper who was attempting to stop a driver suspected of DUI
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