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.
Driving simulators can place trainees in a simulated but realistic environment, from which they can emerge better prepared for scenarios on the road
Leveraging massive economies of scale for back-end storage and software updating, new in-car video hardware is far more affordable than police agencies are presently accustomed to
From being found in uniform without your duty weapon to having a prisoner escape, cops face many red-faced moments on a daily basis
Police set up a GoFundMe account for a man after his newly bought car was seized in a murder investigation
For 13 grueling days, Indiana law enforcement officers ride the perimeter of the state, just under 1,000 miles
Driver wrote that she’d learned her lesson and would like the ability to make amends
The jail video shows a period of about 90 minutes with no activity in the hallway leading to cell
Investigation by police department found officer was driving at high-speeds without emergency lights on
Suspect was arrested after he fell off
47-year-old Officer Vernell Brown was investigating a vehicle on fire July 12 when a car struck him
5-year-old bloodhound has worked as a tracking dog for Conyers Police for four years
Suspects’ parents have filed excessive force complaints against officer
Officer who pulled over a driver for illegal use of a cellphone ended up helping the woman, who was trying to call 911 while choking
Plans to sue his city over its handling of the other officer who was allegedly driving drunk at the time of the crash
It’s not clear whether the vehicle was locked when the deputy left it unattended
In the video, which was posted to YouTube and Facebook, an unidentified man films the two patrol cars from a distance
Officials claim injuries man sustained were accidental
A car sprayed an officer’s cruiser with bullets as he conducted a traffic stop
Las Vegas cop was injured after a traffic stop resulted in a shootout
Initially called a hit and run, investigators found forensic evidence on an officer’s unmarked police car
New legislation limits cities’ ability to profit from traffic tickets and court fines
Trooper had stopped an SUV for improper license plates when a state police employee struck him
Statement by Miami police union also wagged a finger at local media that reported on the incident
Man was behaving erratically and telling the deputy he’d been poisoned
Dash cam captured high-speed pursuit to catch carjacker with stolen cruiser
A drunk NJ man wanted a ride home so he called the cops
State Judge Darold McDade handed down the sentence for 18-year-old Meagan Grunwald in the January 2014 pursuit
Jaws of life were used to remove car from on top of the trooper
The crash follows another recent police pursuit that ended fatally
Suffering from the heat, the dog was rushed to a veterinarian where he was pronounced dead
Police in Baltimore are investigating a sign posted inside a police transport van that tells passengers: “Enjoy your ride, cuz we sure will!”
Suspect squeezed through a partition into the driver’s seat then sped away, eventually flipping the vehicle
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