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.
Every fall since 1975, the Michigan State Police have evaluated patrol vehicles and published the results
Here are two opposing views that are meant to inform and educate all parties about conflict during traffic stops
The department is testing out the car’s viability in patrol duty scenarios
Trooper Timothy Pratt, 55, was struck after he stopped his car to check out a tractor-trailer parked in the median
The widow of a state trooper killed by a driver accused of smoking marijuana before the crash is making an emotional plea
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Officer Hilary Lundberg was assisting a motorist with a flat tire when another driver struck her squad car, sending it across the highway
Sergeant Lou Maldonado of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department spoke about how his agency changed the way its cops drive — from seatbelt use to speeds
I had been a cop for five or six years and always thought I had everything a cop would need, but suddenly here was a “last request” I could not fulfill
If you’re reading this and you’re a fellow officer, let me remind you: The Silent Majority is there for us
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People are always asking me what they need to say or do to get out of a ticket
All too often when transporting a suspect to jail, they will strike up a conversation
There are some weird laws of which many beat cops may be unaware
I’m gonna call this one justice served, my friends
When police departments adopt more restrictive policy than the law, it may increase their liability
Douglas County Sheriff Phil Miller said one of the bullets landed in a bed inside the home
Thirty-one-year-old Terrence Sterling was shot by an officer in the early morning of Sept. 11
Three officers were injured after Marc LaQuon Payne apparently drove his vehicle at the officers before hitting a patrol car and crashing
Being aware of less obvious mechanical violations, in addition to the easier to recognize violations, will increase your knowledge and ability to contact
Senior Officer Amir Abdul-Khaliq had been with the department for 17 years and previously served in the Marines
A car struck a parked, unoccupied police vehicle, pushing it onto a lawn where it struck several people picnicking before the concert
It is no longer just the threat to officers’ lives that must be evaluated in high-speed pursuits but also the threat the fleeing driver poses to civilians
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
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