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.
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
Two cops opened fire on the suspect’s car after a pursuit and killed a boy who was strapped into the front seat
A Missouri woman is accused of stealing the vehicle on May 22 and crashing it in a ditch
Sgt. Stacey Baumgartner died en route to a hospital following Sunday night’s collision
Officer shot at three men suspected of stealing a car after the driver nearly ran him over
The driver was eventually caught after police pinned the car against a guardrail
Officer William Porters ia key witness in the trial of Officer Caesar Goodson, who is charged with second-degree murder and other charges
Temperatures had reached into the 90s on that day
The burglaries have become a flashpoint in the debate over Proposition 47, a part of a prison reform package that reduced some nonviolent crimes from felonies to misdemeanors
The law says officers can’t be required to write a certain number of tickets within a specified time frame
BMW is leasing 100 of its i3 all-electric plug-in vehicles
Witnesses took cellphone videos of the incident as they screamed at officers to shoot the suspect
Both a marked and unmarked patrol vehicle were responding to a foot pursuit when they collided
The electronic licenses could only be used for driving
Sergeant Derrick Mingo’s patrol vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree
The police chief said Officer Natasha Hunter was at the scene to help divert traffic after a multi-vehicle accident when she was hit
The report also notes that about 4 percent of stops of whites resulted in arrests
The alleged falsified stops were discovered when supervisors could not find accompanying dash cam video of the stops
Attempted counterfeiters fled at high speeds down the sidewalk, hitting a 9-year-old boy
Facebook post yields numerous tips, even more jokes
The 33-second video shows the car driving away Wednesday morning, flinging Trooper Miseal Diaz to the road
Here’s what sparked angry responses from our Facebook audience this week
The force’s vehicles include brands like Aston Martin, Lamborghini and Ferrari
Officer Pete Conklin sustained the most serious injuries to his arms
Police took possession of the suspect vehicle within 24 hours of the crash
The suspects ignored officers’ commands, revved the engine and accelerated towards one of them
Police were surprised the driver and his passenger were LEOs
The car suddenly reversed, plowed into a squad car, then pulled away
