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.
An officer survives a near miss after a suspect escapes custody and is found with a firearm
The stellar performances of officers investigating VIPs is often unheralded, washed out by the blinding light of the celebrity involved
Surviving a collision while driving over 100 mph and not wearing a seat belt was a safety wake-up call for this officer
School Resource Officer Carlos Carmo Jr. was praised for his quick thinking and bravery
Deputy Bryan Pfluger was responding to a burglary scene when he swerved to avoid hitting a car
Detective Cliff Martinez was hit by a suspect’s vehicle after breaking up a fight in an IHOP parking lot
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The vertical lights are designed to increase visibility so drivers have more time to move over
A Blue Alert has been issued for the man who fatally struck Sgt. Kaila Sullivan with his vehicle
Connecticut State Police officers used the incident as a reminder to the public to drive safely, attentively
Lexipol’s Gordon Graham and a panel of experts share the steps your agency can take to make the roads safer for cops
The incident occurred minutes after the same suspects jumped a curb and tried to hit two other officers
A passerby and her family tried to help the officer out of the vehicle
Trooper Jason Hofmann was investigating a crash when a van drifted to the side of the road
Preliminary reports say two officers were seriously injured when two patrol cars collided with each other
A group of individuals riding dirt bikes were caught on video circling a lone NYPD officer’s vehicle repeatedly before speeding off
The girl and her passenger tried to run from police after the vehicle was stopped, authorities say
Chief Michael Knapp had a long career serving in law enforcement at national and local levels
The suspect began fighting with deputies, hit one with a vehicle door as he sped away
The officer swerved to avoid a driver traveling the wrong way on the road, hit a tree
A summary of a RAND report on license plate readers for law enforcement
How law enforcement agencies can use research findings to get community support and funding for ALPR systems
An increasing number of vehicles have automated driver assistant systems and NHTSA investigates collisions when those systems don’t perform as expected
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
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
His department posted a dashcam video of the collision on Twitter, urged people to drive carefully around LE
The array of technology in today’s police vehicles adds markedly to their utility and safety for the officers who operate them
The two officers had to pull the woman through the window as the car’s engine burned
