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 drunkometer was one of the earliest tools that allowed police officers to conduct roadside breath tests on suspected intoxicated drivers
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
In this free guide, we explore how combining tech with proactive, progressive training can make real inroads into reducing the number of cops injured on our roadways
While PDs spend a lot of effort training officers on safe traffic stop tactics, one solution is to minimize the time officers actually spend engaged in traffic stops
Trooper Tyler Parker lost control of his vehicle during intense rain and struck a tree
Officials weren’t immediately naming the driver or what caused the crash
Police said the deputy suffered a broken toe during the incident
Having an ‘eye in the sky’ can be a key tool for both foot pursuits and short-range vehicle pursuits
The deputy managed to make it out without any injuries, authorities said
Jim and Doug discuss best practices for report writing, and ponder what the future holds
There are several theories as to why early police vehicles came to be known as ‘paddy vans,’ a term still in use today
A Boston police spokesman says the officers in the stuck vehicle “would like to thank the Elsa-impersonator for the assist”
Investigators found no difference in first responder recognition of scene hazards between a walk-around size-up and UAS flyover video
Reserve Officer Christopher Lawton was run over by a truck in a parking lot while working undercover
“Don’t drive impaired, till death do we part doesn’t need any help,” Sgt. Chriswell Scott said
Deputy David Manning, 24, started working for the sheriff’s department in November
The New Jersey State Police said the rookie “displayed the poise of a veteran” and saved lives
The officer was dragged at speeds as high as 71 mph
Parking authority agents scanning license plates outside the courthouse found a car that had been reported stolen
The suspect apparently forgot to put the car in park
Two men and a woman are accused of chasing down two suspected teen car thieves, forcing them into the trunk of their car and driving them to the station
Deputy Alexis “Thunder” Eagle Locklear, 24, was killed in a crash while en route to help another officer involved in a high-speed pursuit
The troopers are in serious, but stable, condition — albeit with a long road of recovery ahead
Trooper James Bava wrecked his patrol car after observing a motorcyclist commit a traffic violation and chasing him
Officer Joseph Bowen, 28, was heading home after his shift when his truck went off an embankment and into the creek
Police say the man stole the car from a parking garage on the night of the officer’s police academy graduation
Police said the suspect shot at the officers two times before the LEOs fired back. No one was injured
K-9 Officer Puskas underwent surgery after a pursuit and ensuing struggle that knocked out many of the animal’s upper and lower teeth
A Maine man has been arrested for the second time in a year on charges he led police on a pursuit in a stolen U-Haul truck
Recently released video shows a deputy and K-9 splitting up to track down two men accused of stealing and crashing an SUV
A man sought on suspicion of assaulting a police officer led authorities on a pursuit that ended badly for the alleged culprit
The officer struck by the car remains in serious condition while the LEOs injured by lightning resumed work as normal after being released by the hospital
