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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.

For these veteran cops who have pretty much seen and heard it all, the charity ride is an experience like no other
Jim and Doug discuss how the first responder disciplines can train together for more effective multi-disciplinary response
A take-home vehicle can be a valuable benefit, but you have to recognize that the benefit comes with a cost to officer safety
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
National statistics show Mich. is one of the deadliest states when it comes to the number of people killed in pursuits
Driver drove right through the gates of the hospital morgue
A parole absconder was charged Friday with two counts of second-degree murder in a pursuit that left two children dead and four other people injured
The pursuit began during a traffic stop of an unlicensed vehicle
Officer, K-9 and equipment from cruiser were all evacuated from blaze
A officer died Thursday night after an SUV crashed into his motorcycle
Sgt. Chris Kelley died after the suspect stole his police car to attempt to flee, running over Kelley and killing him
Photo shows officer singing to little girl after accident kills father, injures mother and siblings
Police have released video of the high-speed pursuit that occurred last week
For the second time in a week, a Grand Prairie cop survived a violent wreck with minor injuries
Deputies say actor Jake Lloyd led them on a high-speed pursuit at speeds of more than 100 mph
Retired judge, who handled a criminal trial of one of the teens, released the December 2013 video
Man set cruiser on fire, cheered, laughed and then got arrested
A failed good Samaritan gesture landed him back behind bars
Good Samaritan trying to help a western New York man in distress turned out to be a Bad Samaritan
When the driver of a speeding vehicle refused to comply, the officer smashed the window and pulled him out