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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.

Most real-life police interviews contain many undesirable practices – here’s how to improve them
It is time to train 100 percent of police officers nationwide in the team tactics of crowd control
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
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