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.
We need to consider policies that address prevention of mass murder as a possible reason an officer might open fire on a moving vehicle
Retaining ALPR data, along with the location coding of the places a license plate was recorded, can provide critical information for investigators
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
An Alaska State Trooper was about to give a ride to a man who seemed in need of help on a cold night when the man pulled out a gun
Alfredo de Jesus-Ascencio, 29, who was charged in a crash that killed Deputy Kelly Fredinburg in 2007, was was mistakenly released 10 months ago
Rookie Officer Andrew Camilleri was killed when a suspected drunk driver slammed into the back of his patrol car
Border Patrol agent Alex Franco, 35, was killed when a motorcycle he was riding and a pickup truck collided
Impaired drivers in states that legalize marijuana have forced police agencies to seek out technology that will help identify and charge offenders
Trooper Joseph J. Gallagher continues to be treated in the surgical intensive care unit after suffering an “extreme, traumatic head injury”
“I didn’t save him, God saved him, I just provided the tourniquet,” Officer Edward Garcia said
Sgt. Charles Lowe said Officer Gary Glasby, who suffered a traumatic brain injury, no longer is in a wheelchair
After officers caught the two suspect who led a police pursuit, they found the firefighter’s stolen gear while searching the suspects’ vehicle
Capt. Dave Davis said no one was seriously injured during the incident
The officer was taken to a hospital with serious, but non life-threatening injuries to his arms and legs
After her sister was fatally injured in the line of duty last year, Jacquen Hunter decided to continue her family’s legacy of service with the NOPD
One of Officer Fadi Chelico’s colleagues said the officer was in “good spirits” as he recovers from his injuries
Trooper Joseph J. Gallagher, 35, remains in serious condition after a vehicle struck him as he helped a motorist
The train was traveling at 80 mph in a 30 mph zone when it derailed, killing at least three people
Officer Matthew Barbee suffered severe head and neck trauma after he was rear-ended while waiting in his parked car for roadside assistance
Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said fired five shots, adding that the incident was “absolutely insane”
The trooper broke the driver’s side window, carried the woman out of the car and began cardiopulmonary resuscitation, reviving her
Nobody else was injured during the road accident or what the police describe as an assault on a passing vehicle
Police recruits and veteran cops failed to notice a gun on a vehicle’s dashboard during a simulated traffic stop. Could inattentional blindness be to blame?
A deputy slipped and accidentally shot a hit-and-run suspect after the offender led police on a brief pursuit
A reasonable and intelligent strategy for defeating terror attacks cannot focus on the tool used by the attacker, but must focus on the attacker himself
Most real-life police interviews contain many undesirable practices – here’s how to improve them
A city maintained that Officer David Martin, who suffered spinal injuries after being rear-ended in his squad car, did not have a line-of-duty injury
Jose Antonio Rodriguez was driving with his wife and stepson on Oct. 1 when he saw a car strike Trooper Andy Ong
Fire Marshal Sander Cohen stopped to help FBI agent Carlos Wolff after a crash when they were both hit by another car
In a criminal complaint released Friday, Logan Michael Brandenburg told cops he crashed his minivan because he was checking his phone for directions
James Eric Chapman, 30, died of his injuries following the crash
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