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.
“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
As training budgets continue to be cut, it’s imperative agencies maintain adequate levels of training for the one activity cops do more than any other – driving
Autonomous vehicles show promise in decreasing motor vehicle collisions, but the need for strategic assessment of their impact on law enforcement is great
Phoenix police are reviewing security procedures following recent thefts of two guns and other equipment from police cars
The deputy was caught between the open driver’s side door and the car
Jarate Dewayne Condit was killed in a fiery crash while on his way to training
“It’s called an acceleration lane, people. When you get into the interstate, you got to accelerate,” Trooper Ben Gardener said
Authorities said the deputy is in critical but stable condition after suffering multiple fractures that will require one or more surgeries
Police say the man walked into the Dallas Central Patrol parking lot at the city’s marshal’s office detention center and started hitting the cars
Students in an auto repair program have returned a rebuilt Cleveland cruiser destroyed during the celebration of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ NBA championship
The union said the attack shows how the department’s policy prohibiting officers from firing at moving vehicles puts its “officers’ lives in danger”
The officer repeatedly warned a man, who was swinging a knife at the LEO, to “stop moving” before the suspect was fatally shot
Police said Trooper Danielle Miller died as a result of injuries she sustained in the accident Saturday night
The officer was cleared after fatally shooting a man who tried to drive away in a police cruiser while handcuffed
A grand jury determined that the OIS of Joseph Santos, who was caught up in the search for someone who stole a patrol car, was justified
A Harvey police officer shot a man who subsequently hit the officer with a police vehicle he commandeered
A Boone County Sheriff’s deputy’s quick actions prevented him and other deputies from being struck by an oncoming car
Make sure to share your results and challenge your colleagues to match or beat your score
Police officers in Spain were surprised to find four tons of stolen oranges after a pursuit
The officer killed on Father’s Day left behind a young daughter
The deputy was in pursuit of a speeding driver when the suspect lost control of the car and crashed into flames
Police Commissioner Richard Ross said Monday that he had “some concerns” about a fatal OIS of a man who allegedly struck a pedestrian
After ramming into Trooper Joseph Perri, the driver got out of the car and told the LEO he “struck the patrol car on purpose”
The officer was transported to a hospital with serious injuries, including broken bones and cuts to his head and body
“This guy’s a warrior,” Mayor Michael Pagano said of the injured officer, Lee Brousseau
Officer Glenn Doss had been in critical condition after being shot in the head while sitting in a patrol car last week
After Police Chief Harry Brignac’s wife was seen driving his patrol car, it raised eyebrows in some quarters
Officer Lee Brousseau was in surgery last week to fix broken bones in his legs after a head-on crash
Trooper Henry Roanhorse was heading home after his shift when he saw the vehicle on the railroad tracks
A police pursuit lasting 60 miles ended when the sports utility vehicle smashed into another vehicle
A harrowing dashcam video shows Deputy Greg Reiter being thrown to the ground after a car struck an SUV
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD announced that drivers visiting a designated convenience store will get a free coffee if they show their car keys to officers
