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.
Make sure you’re current on your state’s driving while intoxicated and implied consent laws
Imposing ticket quotas on your officers to measure performance is an easy way to supervise, but it’s not the most effective
Jim and Doug discuss what people can do to ensure that whatever the circumstance, everyone goes home safe after the encounter
A video from the suspect’s helmet camera showed him weaving in and out of traffic on a highway
Police say the driver asked the rider to take the wheel while he napped
The driver is expected to make a full recovery
The driver became disoriented, exited the vehicle and was struck by a passing tour bus
The department is releasing one new all-black Tahoe at a time
Jim and Doug discuss how the first responder disciplines can train together for more effective multi-disciplinary response
The company says no crashes or injuries have been reported
The 2015 law lowered the percentage of revenue most cities can collect from traffic fines
Los Angeles officers used a PIT maneuver to stop the suspect during the high-speed pursuit
Trooper Jeffrey Nichols is the first state trooper to die on duty in 2016
Two police officers and a prisoner they were transporting were killed early Saturday in a fiery crash
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These officers were not properly equipped or trained to do this kind of rescue
Deputies got an eyeful after the pursuit ended in a collision
After a family lost their daughter in a tragic accident, police wanted to reunite them with her pet
A take-home vehicle can be a valuable benefit, but you have to recognize that the benefit comes with a cost to officer safety
First believed to be an accident, investigators discovered the man intentionally drove his car into Officer David Ortiz
Deputies briefly feared they would not be able to get her out
The officer saw her vehicle resting against a light pole
Chief Chris Henson was expected to make a full recovery
Thousands of police officers from across the state and nation stood at attention for Trooper Thomas Clardy
Brian Encinia entered his plea Tuesday
The collision sent car parts flying into the air
Chief would have survived a wreck last year if his motorcycle was equipped with an anti-lock braking system, according to lawyers
Investigators were examining a black Dodge with a shattered window on its passenger side door
A sheriff’s deputy was at the right place at the right time when a suspect attempted to rob a taxi driver at gunpoint
The officer was due to meet with his agency over his alleged violation of policy and procedure
Thomas Clardy leaves behind his wife and six children
The driver of the other vehicle said Deputy John Robert Kotfila Jr. ‘died a hero’