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.
With the growth of smart devices, internet-connected homes, cryptocurrency, cheap drones and smart cars, the volume of digital evidence will continue to increase
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
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The woman had her 8-year-old daughter blow into an ignition device shortly before she crashed and was again charged with drunken driving
The sheriff and his wife were returning home from an outing when the sheriff’s pickup hit the suspect after he jumped a wall into the northbound lanes of I-185
A man was sentenced Tuesday to at least 12 years in prison on third-degree murder, drunken driving and other charges for a wrong-way crash that killed an officer
Trooper Mac Mickens thought he was dead a year and a half ago as he watched a drunk driver come at him as he stood on the shoulder of Florida’s Turnpike
Once the system is activated, any movement will trigger an alarm sound inside the car, the windows will roll up, the doors will lock and the tail lights will flash
The vehicle was already engulfed in flames as officers arrived on scene
One person has been arrested in Austin for throwing lit fireworks into a city police car, setting it on fire, during a protest
No one was inside the patrol car
Police have charged a man with drunken driving and fighting with officers who allegedly found him semi-conscious behind the wheel
Troopers and employees of a towing company helped rescue the puppies
A man fighting a speeding ticket in court had a unique explanation — the officer’s radar gun may have picked up a deer
Police believe the deputy was too drunk to drive and asked the inmate to drive for him
Patrolman David Fahey was struck Tuesday while setting down flares to close lanes after an earlier fatal accident
A police officer with the Sac and Fox Nation was killed Tuesday
Cincinnati police released a video on Monday showing Jones’ behavior in the back seat of a police car as he was taken to jail on Jan.3
The man who shot and severely beat an Arizona state trooper last week was a former member of the Mexican federal police who was in the country illegally
Officials say the man was threatening violence against officers
A veteran sergeant shot and wounded a robbery suspect who appeared to be pointing a handgun at a mother and child
Keith Avila picked up two women and a teen and heard them talk about delivering the girl to a “John” and getting money from him
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The officer is being treated for an injured leg and the suspect for a bullet wound in the stomach
The officer has been cleared in the shooting
Trooper Michael Cokins suffered sixteen broken bones and underwent eight surgeries after a chronic drunken driver struck and nearly killed him
The PD is among the first public safety organizations in the world to introduce the cars, with 150 vehicles already in service
Investigators found a total of eight .223 caliber bullet casings along the driveway
Jim and Doug discuss this troubling trend
