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.
Cops are three times more likely to sustain a nonfatal injury at work than all other U.S. workers, and injuries from assaults are on the rise
Make sure to share your results and challenge your colleagues to match or beat your score
Police dash cams have assisted agencies across the country in developing community trust and enhancing officer safety
Cariann Hithon crashed into several cars Sunday evening
Police say the suspect caused at least one crash and knocked an officer to the ground with her car
Two men saw the struggle between the suspect and the deputy and pulled over to help
Interim Police Chief Brian Manley said previously that during a test of three SUVs repaired by Ford Motor Company, one tested positive for carbon monoxide
One of the motorcyclists fled, while the other crashed at the scene
The suspect ran a red light and collided with two vehicles. He then fled on foot and left the boy for dead
The agency got the StarChase dart system through a grant last year
The suspect threatened the arresting officer and lunged toward investigators who tried to question him after he was taken to a detention center
Here are two opposing views that are meant to inform and educate all parties about conflict during traffic stops
First symposium from Below 100 will offer a facilitated workshop to develop an action plan for safety
The trooper was to be married Oct. 7
Three people were arrested during a protest after a vigil for a knife-wielding student who was fatally shot by campus police
Your first mission is to ensure you are always aware of your surroundings – even when you are at your own house
The second-highest ranking official is resigning amid an ongoing review into whether troopers were being ordered to meet ticket quotas
The deputy is survived by his wife and four children
Three people sustained minor injuries
The back-to-back car attacks could have been far deadlier had an Islamic terrorist cell’s base not been destroyed by an apparently accidental explosion this week
The response comes after an email written by a FHP supervisor ordering troopers to write two traffic citations per hour emerged
A Vermont man has denied charges he sprayed liquid manure on a marked CBP car after confronting an agent
Victims were left sprawled in the street, spattered with blood or crippled by broken limbs
Viral photos of two cops napping in their cruiser offer reminders of the officer safety issues stemming from the fatal fatigue of shift work
After this officer’s squad car was swept away in flood waters, he drew all his strength from within to survive
Officials are using the hashtag #HeatStrokeKills to spread the message about this preventable tragedy
Too many cops are killed during vehicle pursuits and their deaths should be considered murder, not the outcome of an inherent risk in a dangerous profession
The teen’s injuries were so severe that an LEO was tasked with driving while EMTs kept the victim in stable condition
The fireworks were the type normally shot in the air