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.
Being aware of less obvious mechanical violations, in addition to the easier to recognize violations, will increase your knowledge and ability to contact
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
The officers are ‘greatly disturbed’ by lack of support from chief and other public officials
Officer William Solomon was struck by a tractor-trailer while directing traffic
Police say the woman offered a stranger $3 for a ride back to her crashed vehicle
The man came to the aid of the officer after a serious collision
Trooper Jaimie Jursevics leaves behind her husband and young child
The three males who were shot were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries
The self-driving cars were involved in 11 minor accidents over the past six years
Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett pleaded guilty to last month’s DUI charges and apologized for his behavior
More than a dozen New Yorkers have been killed or injured by cars, buses and trucks in the last two weeks
The department is conducting its own analysis after a New York Times article criticized policing in the city
Voice software is the next frontier
Police say the pursuit led to the car crashing through a gate at a golf course
The ruling bolsters previous decisions that give police the benefit of the doubt when they encounter dangerous situations
The department released dramatic body cam footage of an officer opening fire on a car driving straight into him
A state law meant to prevent racial profiling requires authorities to document the race of every driver
The goal of police training is to prepare officers for myriad situations
The politician has since apologized for his behavior during the traffic stop
The officers are being held on $1M bond
Police say the man had the child over for dinner, and the boy’s parents didn’t know the neighbor was drunk
Officer Stacy Case was responding to a call when she died
The boy was shot when he was in the front seat of a vehicle officers fired into during a pursuit with the boy’s father
It was decided messages on state-issued license plates amount to government speech
In the video, a handgun is seen resting on the floorboard of the driver’s side
Officer Bryce Hanes was a married father of three
Driving simulators can place trainees in a simulated but realistic environment, from which they can emerge better prepared for scenarios on the road
The incident began when police responded to reports of a Wal-Mart shoplifter
The department said they are going to try something new in their policing district
Park Ranger James Marvin Wallen Jr. was a 26-year traumatic brain injury survivor