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.
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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
Executed properly, an in-vehicle mounting structure can improve police officer performance while enhancing their safety
The driver, a suspected smuggler and also believed to be a U.S. citizen, survived the crash
A rifle and handgun were found in the vehicle that Matthew P. Wright is accused of using to stop traffic Friday on the major highway linking Phoenix and Las Vegas
Kosciusko police thought they were responding to a simple accident Wednesday night but found it was more than that
An officer wrote in the arrest report that the driver “struck the police vehicle in an attempt to impale the officer”
Jim and Doug are joined by Lieutenant Jason Potts in a discussion about problem-oriented policing and the use of scientific analysis in LE
The man suspected of leading police on the deadly pursuit had also been the target of a drug investigation
Collections Operation Manager Christopher T. Bacon, 51, was a 22-year veteran of the CBP
A large crowd gathered to remember the life of Officer Charles Irvine Jr., 23, who was killed in a crash during a pursuit
Three weeks after the pursuit, the trooper had to undergo a counseling/training session about her actions
Officer Charles Irvine Jr., 23, had been with the PD since he was 19 years old and became an officer two years ago
Police said they arrested a soldier who stole an armored personnel carrier from a National Guard base and was pursued by police for more than 60 miles
Taylor Saulters was fired over the weekend after body cam footage captured his patrol car colliding with a fleeing suspect
Police said the officer was attempting to block the fleeing suspect’s path when the collision occurred
Many paid tribute to Officer Anthony Christie, who was killed after his patrol car was struck by a trailer while directing traffic
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
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