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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.

An analysis of recent ambush wins shows the reasons for victories jump off the pages because they are virtually all alike
Jim and Doug discuss how much trouble tends to happen at bar closing time
Cops just need a few pieces of equipment and some training to provide safe and quick solutions to two of the most common reasons for vehicle breakdowns
She’s being held on $400 bail.
When the man refused to get out of the car, the deputy reached in to pull him out
Deputy Travis Russell was on duty and not responding to a call for service at the time
Other buses took the children to school
Another officer was heading to the scene to assist when an accident partially disabled his vehicle
Officials say 25-year-old Vincent Harrison was on the side of the highway when he was hit
Walking to the trooper’s vehicle, the prosecutor tells the trooper ‘I can’t believe you’re doing this’
LE legend talks state of policing, most memorable arrest, his alter ego ‘Buck Savage’ in Reddit Q&A
The realistic gun was in the suspect’s waistband
The judge had previously worked in the drunken driving bureau of the Monroe County DA’s office
The Legislature has failed in recent years to ban photo radar statewide
A speeding car ran a stoplight and struck the 60-year-old woman in her vehicle
Officers told the woman no one had to know about the arrest
The suspect was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot
Prosecutors say Nassau County Officer James Olivieri’s October 2012 death was the man’s fault
Police released the video to help promote roadway safety
What are your tips for ensuring a suspect in restraints doesn’t escape?
An internal investigation concluded the officer acted within department policy
The suspect moved the cuffs from his back to the front of his body, hopped in the driver’s seat and took off
“It is a tremendous amount of workload that has been increased due to this new technology”
Three people died in a fiery crash after a car fleeing authorities crashed into a taxi
After the crash, the man tried to evade the officer on foot
Increased patrols, ad campaigns will help create awareness
Officer T.J. Kilmer was taken to the hospital with trauma to his upper torso
The officer was hospitalized with a broken leg
The grant amped up holiday patrols in the city
An initial investigation found the man was watching a movie behind the wheel
The unique case is being closely watched by legal experts