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.
An analysis of recent ambush wins shows the reasons for victories jump off the pages because they are virtually all alike
Jim and Doug discuss how much trouble tends to happen at bar closing time
Cops just need a few pieces of equipment and some training to provide safe and quick solutions to two of the most common reasons for vehicle breakdowns
Police culture has a history of resisting change and sadly, officers have died as a result of falling into a pattern of behavior facilitated by department culture
Officer Justin Kepler was riding his motorcycle on a two-lane street when a car pulled out in front of him
The 911 Driving School is a unique brand that provides new driver trainer by law enforcement professionals
A police department in Virginia recently lent a hand in helping drivers cool off on a hot summer day
Two men accused of using pirated computer software to steal more than 100 cars may have exploited an electronic vulnerability to advance auto theft into high-tech crime
The trooper did not suffer life-threatening injuries
Multiple ATF agents responded early Wednesday
It will be used as part of “Operation Hoodsie Cup,” a community policing initiative that has distributed roughly 120,000 free ice cream cups since 2010
One approach that has been getting a lot of attention is the GPS bullet
Red-light cameras are widely hated, but a new study says getting rid of them can have fatal consequences
Deputy Brandon Wiggins’ mind started racing when two vehicles pulled over in front of the car he had stopped
Video shows a man retrieving a gun hidden in the back seat and shooting a park ranger in the vest
The 46-year-old man called police and started “going off” about officers in a 30-second expletive-laced rant
28-year-old Mark A. Oldenburg was cited for inattentive driving and an improper turn following the crash
One of the suspects got into an officer’s K9 squad car, with the dog inside, and backed into another officer’s squad car
“That’s what I get for playing this dumb a** game”
The Fayetteville Police Department posted a picture Sunday on its Facebook page showing notes stuck to the cruiser of Officer J. Wall
The car was being used as a “ghost car” to deter crime in the area
The officer was sitting in his squad car when a suspect approached on foot and fired at the officer, striking him several times
Too many cops have been killed or injured attempting to deploy roadside tire deflation devices. This technology is aimed at preventing those deaths
Country singer Coffey Anderson posted a video that tells viewers what to do when they are stopped by the police
55-year-old Deputy Sheriff Paul Clark was intentionally hit by a stolen vehicle in October 2015
Investigators from State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office are reviewing the footage
Officials declined to release the video, and Bill Bratton said it was “much too early” to say whether shooting was justified
Video captured a Lamorghini driver verbally abusing officers who stopped him
