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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 Vallejo Police Department’s crime prevention campaign aimed to reduce burglaries from automobiles during the holiday season
Increased fidelity training scenarios and smart, integrated tech tools are helping police make pursuits safer
“Near misses” often closely resemble situations where officers are seriously injured or killed, so it is equally critical to share these incidents and learn from them
When choosing any type of organizer for your patrol vehicle, consider your equipment needs and how accessible each item needs to be
Never let a suspect’s diminished ability cause you to deviate from sound tactical principles
Many considerations go into purchasing the right lighting solution for your police department’s patrol vehicles
The freeway stop turned into a complex operation in which LEOs had to outsmart the vehicle’s auto-pilot system
Police say he was in the back seat of the police car, hands cuffed behind his back, when he somehow bolted
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
As some police agencies examine “no pursuit” policies, others are looking at new GPS tracking technologies
Jim and Doug discuss the difficulty with detecting and enforcing impaired driving as a result of marijuana intoxication
Officers often share their near misses with their close friends, but rarely are these stories, and the lessons learned from them, shared with officers across the country
Police say suspect fled and dragged the trooper until he was able to free himself
Texas officers were responding to a suspicion call when they found the woman in a stolen car
The former officer reportedly called police saying he “wanted to fight” officers
The officer had worked for the Greene County Sheriff’s Office for about a year and is survived by a wife and child
Officer Matthew Stull shot a suspect who fled and refused to drop a handgun
The man took his hands off the wheel to mimic the officer, causing his car to drift into the cop’s lane
Officer J.C. Vucich said he fired because he thought the driver of the car was attempting to hit him
Officers also found a loaded .32 caliber firearm that had been reported lost
Officer tried to warn others that the suspect may have had a weapon, but couldn’t reach them
The pursuit began when officers responded to a larceny call
The suspect was impaired from multiple narcotics when he crawled underneath the machine after it had stopped
Driver must spend 30 days to six months in prison, plus an additional 12 months on probation
Man had just had two shots of liquor, according to report
The man also grazed a crewman in the accident
Woman fled traffic stop because she had suspended license
Prosecutors say man’s charges include multiple counts of felony assault
Sheriff’s department says three-year-old girl was ‘barely clinging to life’
Stolen van driven into oncoming traffic leaves one cop in serious condition
The man who stole a patrol car and a school bus was arrested Friday after students on the bus jumped him