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.
Officer was shot at a stoplight early Monday
27-year-old trooper Anthony Raspa and his partner were patrolling when they struck a deer and ran off the road
Officer is recovering from non-life threatening wounds
Handler apparently left them in his vehicle after returning to his home from work
Incident began when police in cruisers and helicopter pursued a man in a stolen car until he crashed
Officers told the pair they were in a restricted area and administered a field sobriety test
Witnesses say a Good Samaritan tackled the suspect, allowing the pursuing trooper to catch up and arrest him
The state trooper and cadet were laying out stop sticks as the speeding suspect approached, who was travelling 90-100 mph
Under plan, drivers with lesser infractions would pay half of what they owe, and administrative fees would be slashed from $300 to $50
Cadet and officer were hit while trying to stop a fleeing car
Video captured a man turning the tables on a suspect who attempted to carjack him
DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says it received a call from OnStar that the service had the location of a stolen vehicle
20-year-old student Joseph Owusu was driving home from school at night when his back tire blew
Suspect somehow got his hands in front of him and when two officers returned to the vehicle, he started shooting at them
Was a passenger in a car that crashed head-on into a tractor-trailer after leaving a Staten Island strip club
Officer who was escorting a funeral procession in Cincinnati when a car collided with his motorcycle
As the officer moved to pull the keys out of the ignition, suspect sped off – bringing the officer with him
A capuchin monkey that fled his owner’s home and spent several days in the wild had had enough by Tuesday
People took to Twitter to remind motorists that those who don’t move over are putting lives at risk
Officers were injured by a motorist in Olney in a protracted incident that ended when police fired into the vehicle
Man and his teen niece were found dead with gunshot wounds after a wild pursuit across the Southwest in which multiple shots were fired at police
Cop stopped a man Saturday after seeing that his 6-year-old daughter was riding in the vehicle without a car seat
Officer ordered suspect to show her hands multiple times before she abruptly exited the car with a loaded .380-caliber pistol
Police don’t have to disclose license plate records that advocacy groups sought to gauge how high-tech surveillance was being used
Man allegedly high on meth jumped on top of a moving car and rode on it until police took him into custody
Sgt. Greg Moore was a 16-year veteran of the Coeur d’Alene department
40-year-old Lt. Eric Eslary and his K-9, Blek, were on patrol and traveling in an SUV when a van crashed into them
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