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.
Regardless of the situation, you must resist being so focused on providing assistance that you put yourself in danger
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The officer was trapped between his patrol vehicle and another vehicle, pinning him and fracturing one of his legs
Deputy James Grimes is facing charges of reckless endangerment after driving a van with three inmates in the back at more than 90 mph
Officials say the pilot program, where police do not respond to crashes that only involve property damage, decreased response times for priority jobs
The detective, whose name has not been released, suffered internal injuries and broken bones
Multiple people have responded to police departments’ Facebook posts with photographs and stories of vehicles being struck by bullets in recent days
The suspect stole the 15-ton vehicle from a construction site and dumped a load of bricks from the forklift into the road while evading authorities
The campaign is in memory of Trooper Christopher Lambert, who was killed Jan. 12, 2019 when he was struck by an SUV while assisting at the site of a crash
The officer was doing traffic control while crews repaired damage from storms early Sunday morning
The suspect fled a traffic stop, then tried to flee the deputies pursuing him and pinned one with his truck
The suspect later hit two marked police vehicles with the mini vehicle and pinned an officer inside a third
Command staff use the data to give out line assignments, track traffic enforcement stops
Following several deadly incidents, Chief Erika Shields said police will not be allowed to pursue suspects’ vehicles until the department’s policies have been reviewed
Detectives believe an intoxicated driver was responsible for the accident early Friday morning
The officer is being treated for a non-life-threatening injury
State, local police officers say it will be difficult to identify suspects, wanted vehicles and drivers who pass stopped school buses
Officer Ashley Hibbard, 32, died the day after Tamia Chappman, 13, was killed by an armed suspect fleeing police
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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
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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
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