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.
Here are two opposing views that are meant to inform and educate all parties about conflict during traffic stops
Your first mission is to ensure you are always aware of your surroundings – even when you are at your own house
Researchers said the data does not prove officers were engaged in racial profiling
The bill would lower the cap on traffic ticket fines from $300 to $225
As you honor those who have paid with their lives, challenge yourself by examining your actions and where you are vulnerable
Assailant stabbed two people at a home and then crashed a car through a mall and stabbed two other people
With a lone bagpiper playing, SWAT members in full gear carried the flag-draped casket of TJ Freeman
The dashboard camera video shows Deputy David Dozer had just 30 seconds to rescue a man from a burning BMW
Troopers say a check of his driving record found that he has 57 suspensions of his license
Vincent Smith suffered major injuries to his upper body
The officer in the patrol car became trapped
At least three troopers insisted after she was pulled over that refusing to answer questions was a criminal act
No non-police vehicles were involved
Anthony ‘T.J.’ Freeman, 29, died at a hospital after the wreck
When the officer approached the car and leaned into the window, the driver took off, dragging the officer with him
His girlfriend thought she was just being pulled over
The trooper was hospitalized as a precaution
The officer was not injured
Both driver and the trooper were not seriously hurt
Activists believe the department ‘misreported’ the deaths of the teens despite releasing documents to the public
Here’s what sparked angry responses from our Facebook audience this week
The driver went into reverse, almost hit an officer then police opened fire
A helmet and bulletproof vest were also missing
The company says in a statement that the problem has caused one crash and an injury
Officers told the driver that a new state law required drivers to stop at yellow lights, although there was no such law
Animals on the roadway are a potentially deadly hazard for LEOs
Officers who work motor patrol have to document traffic collisions far more frequently than officers working directed patrol or other police duties, but at any time you may be called to this task
The officer was attempting to block a lane of traffic while assisting in the investigation of a previous crash
Deputy Jesus Vilvaldo had serious, but not life-threatening injuries
The bill would create a pilot program that runs until 2022
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