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 sheer utility of SUVs has proven capable of supporting a variety of police operational functions
It’s not just the mobile data terminals inside police vehicles that are vulnerable to cyberattacks
The array of technology in today’s police vehicles adds markedly to their utility and safety for the officers who operate them
Investigators say Clara Paulino became trapped on a sweltering afternoon when the doors closed and a self-locking mechanism kicked in
The boaters are clinging to their overturned boat in the Gulf of Mexico when Cpl. Mitch Bollenbacher rides up
Authorities believe Brendan Unitt was thrown from his boat during strong wind gusts
Renton Police said the vehicle was locked and running “as is common practice for officers in the event of a priority incident”
The integration of the two technologies will get first responders detailed information about the crash before they arrive on scene
The new vehicles would be outfitted to more safely transport subjects with signs or symptoms of COVID-19
The officer had only seconds to spare before the train collided with the man’s wheelchair
Officer Juan Guallpa was driving his personal vehicle when he saw a car driving erratically with a person “hanging on to the hood pleading for the driver to stop”
Stoneham police officer Joe Ponzo says he was vacationing at the right place at the right time
First responders rescued a 2-year-old child who remains on life support; a 15-year-old died
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has launched an investigation of the incident
Officer Yarbrough died in the crash; a second officer sustained serious injuries
Sgt. Joseph Lazo died of injuries Thursday he sustained in the July 18 crash that killed 3 others
The driver, who’s car had become stuck on the tracks, was pulled out of the way just in time
The shop said it was canceling its contract “in the context of the current evaluation of community policing in Austin”
No police officers were injured in the incident
The suspect jumped into the water to swim away, leaving behind a jet ski he’d stolen
Officers are limiting their use of unmarked vans in any arrests, said acting deputy director of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli
Deputy Kevin McCarthy and a friend saved 3 people, one of whom had severe injuries
The suspect attacked a security guard and fled with her handgun onto a bus, police said
The retired veteran received a letter from the DMV, calling the request “offensive” and “threatening”
The woman is suspected of DUI and had a prior conviction, police said
The deputy rear-ended the Uber driver while trying to pullover a teenage suspect
The man struggled against responding officers who were trying to get him out of the car, police said
Both officers were on motorcycles escorting the vice president’s motorcade and sustained non-life-threatening injuries
The teens allegedly shot at officers during a pursuit that ended in 2 crashes
The Department of Transportation threatened the artist with summonses or worse if he doesn’t remove a blue line painted on a road divider
All vehicles were unoccupied; no officers or passersby were injured
Department officials said 14 vehicles were a total loss due to fire damage amid protests
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