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.
Walking the beat is a fundamental element to community policing
While a dynamic pursuit is in progress, conditions change constantly and decisions have to be made in an instant
Setting up a safer work zone begins with the proper placement of the first-arriving vehicle and expands from there
Doug sits down with Below 100 instructors Rod Rifredi and Kim Schlau to discuss the five tenets of the program
According to the medical examiner, the woman allegedly took a gun out of a car, “contorted” her body and shot herself
This story is for any officer who has ever questioned if it’s worth being tied up for two hours with a DUI arrest
The department bought a used 2014 Tesla and has been working to get it stocked with necessary equipment
According to records from the state Criminal Justice Academy, one deputy made a “conscious decision” to drive around a barricade during Hurricane Florence
The driver headed toward police and rammed one of their vehicles before four officers opened fire
Traffic stops are one of the most common activities for law enforcement officers on patrol
An explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) response truck is a critically important addition to a modern police department
Officer Jason Quick was responding to a wreck just after 6 a.m.
Criminal action, accidents and heart attacks continue to lead the list this year
Privacy protections under the Fourth Amendment remain a core concern to the U.S. Supreme Court
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
