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.
In the air, if a fighter pilot needs to direct attention to a specific tactical navigation system for four or five seconds, he or she can do so safely — a pursuit driver does not have that same luxury
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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
Floyd Simpson, 51, became the city’s first black police chief when he was hired in March 2012
Gil Datan died in rugged terrain on timber lands after county officials believe he rolled his ATV
Mesquite police Officers Ryan Nielson and Autumn Soto are being praised for the rescue of 25-year-old Hector Valles
Officer suffered two broken arms, a broken leg, and trauma in his head and neck from the attack
Supreme Court said police may not extend a traffic stop to seek evidence of crimes unrelated to the offense that prompted initial stop
Video captured two officers saving a suspected DUI driver mere moments before her vehicle burst into flames
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