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.
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
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The officer told investigators he reached down in the car to retrieve some papers, accidentally activating the lights
The judge dismissed the traffic ticket and told the man he had bigger problems
Police classified the accident as a hit and run, but the politician chalked it up to an ‘honest mistake’
The officer initially lied and said the dog had been in his air-conditioned vehicle when he found it unconscious
The man refused to get his hands out of his pockets
Police and dozens of volunteers launched a frantic search after the car was found abandoned with the child missing
The suspects fled in the stolen car, which is still missing
The details of what led up to the shooting have yet to be released
The first cruiser of a convoy rear-ended a civilian’s vehicle
The police chief said the officer was shot several times and dragged about a quarter-mile
The impact of the crash was loud enough to wake up some nearby residents
Authorities have not mentioned any factors that may have contributed to the accident
The man hit a police vehicle and a police officer with either a rock or brick
After a short vehicle pursuit, the driver of the Nissan lost control, spun out in the road
A sheriff’s office report says the deputy saw a man get out of the vehicle with a gun
Officer Jason Flanery was driving his squad car early Saturday morning when he struck a vehicle and left the scene before officers arrived
The judge said the woman ‘showed complete disrespect for law enforcement’
The suspect climbed into a vehicle and ran over one deputy and struck the other deputy with his vehicle
Although the end of 2015 is still a couple of weeks away, more than 100 officers have lost their lives in the line-of-duty this year — that is insanity
Officer were surprised to see the famous movie characters jump out of the vehicle
A sergeant is being praised for his daring split-second decision
Driving under the influence is the public’s No. 1 enemy on the roadways, police said
The driver was going the wrong direction on a tollway
This effort is part of the National ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign
The suspect was unruly and combative during his arrest
A Highway Patrol spokeswoman has said the video shows troopers acted in a professional manner
Police say a gun was found in the vehicle
An alert New Jersey State Police sergeant saved the day for a couple on the way to the hospital to have a baby