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.
In their 100th episode, Jim and Doug revisit the topic that generated the most listener feedback: vehicle pursuits
2016 saw an increase by more than three times of death by rifle fire over 2015
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
Pursuit started when an SUV crossed the road’s center line and forced a deputy’s car onto the shoulder
As police officers, we have taken an oath to serve and protect. These simple steps can have a great impact on holding true to that oath
The suspect tried to speed away from officers and crashed into a car carrying five people
The Highway Patrol already has 130 billboards up and will include Sgt. Bob Beres’ message at convenience stores and high school football tickets
The vehicle features the words “pride,” “equality” and “peace” as well as rainbow decals
Jim and Doug offer their thoughts on some of the comments from our listeners
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
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