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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 opinion suggests a shifting landscape for police searches and seizures
Training to use an armored vehicle to breach a building is critical for successful deployment during tactical response
These programs help to reduce traffic congestion as a result of collisions, while increasing officer safety on the roadways
The officer was seriously injured after being stabbed multiple times while fighting off the three terrorists in the 2017 attack
It is still unclear why the Tesla sedan veered and struck the police SUV which was totaled, police said
All four teens face charges of first-degree murder in the death of Officer Amy Caprio
The drunkometer was one of the earliest tools that allowed police officers to conduct roadside breath tests on suspected intoxicated drivers
Photos of a Dallas officer singing to a 3-month-old baby moments after a rollover accident has gone viral
Paperwork is crucial, but there’s a reason they call it a necessary evil – it takes too much time and can keep us away from one of our most important tasks
SCOTUS is putting limits on the ability of police to search vehicles when they do not have a search warrant
More than 1,000 people came for the funeral of the first Baltimore County policewoman killed in the line of duty
Police have not yet determined a motive and know little about the man
Officer Anthony Christie had been with the Savannah Police Department for about 2 and a half years
Jessica Lowevwas shot by a deputy after she slipped from handcuffs, commandeered a patrol SUV and drove into an officer trying to interview a male suspect
Trooper Samuel Bullard was killed after his cruiser crashed while he and another trooper pursued the man’s car
Officer Ayrian Williams, 26, died when her patrol car hit a tree
The officer was dragged 20 yards as he was attempting to turn the driver’s engine off
Trooper Samuel Newton Bullard had been with the highway patrol for three years
Police said Roger Self got into his sport utility vehicle and then drove at high speed into the restaurant
Maj. Pierce Gallagher said he believed the officers were not wearing seat belts
Police said Deputy Katelyn Tyler Self was killed after her father intentionally rammed a vehicle into a restaurant
Officer E.P. Morris served with the Raleigh Police Department for less than two years
Police said the cause of the crash remains under investigation
The crash comes as federal safety agencies investigate the performance of Tesla’s semi-autonomous driving system
Richard Hale had been with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department since 2017
Michael Olivieri, the brother of Officer Joseph Olivieri, said his family felt betrayed by the Appellate Division panel that vacated James Ryan’s manslaughter conviction
According to the report, 93 LEOs were killed in the line of duty last year
A LEO made sure he fulfilled his promise to his daughter nearly a year after losing his legs in a motorcycle crash
Officer Dalsh Veve, who suffered brain damage when he was dragged by a car last year, was released from rehab Monday to applause from 200 cops
A child offered a small gesture to show her gratitude to law enforcement
Police in D.C., New York City, Chicago and Las Vegas are loosening policies to allow officers to fire at moving vehicles to stop vehicular attacks
Roberto A. Garza Palacios faces a $280 fine and three points against his license in connection to the fatal crash