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.
Before you go “Code 3” and activate your emergency lights and toggle that siren on, here are six things to consider
As Bruce Lee said, we need to “learn it until you forget it,” so that under the conditions we need it the most, you will perform it to your advantage without even thinking about it
A fisherman spotted the car March 7, the day after it hit a cement barrier on a bridge and careened into the river in Spanish Fork
Prosecutors said shortly before the carjacking, the Tsarnaev brothers shot MIT Officer Sean Collier in a failed attempt to steal his gun
Died of a blood clot related to a crash that occurred on-duty last month
One suspected gunan died at the scene, another person was hospitalized in critical condition and two firefighters sustained minor injuries
Officer en route to training was killed in a crash early Wednesday
Suspect was handcuffed and put in the front seat of a CHP SUV when the incident occurred
Some of the pot bales that suspects tossed out of an SUV during a high-speed pursuit got picked up by passing vehicles
As four Utah police officers approached an overturned car discovered below a bridge in an icy river, they heard a woman’s voice asking softly for help
Cruiser left the roadway and struck a wooden fence
The officer had to be cut out of his vehicle, but he wasn’t hurt
Bomb-sniffing dogs turned up nothing after the incident Thursday afternoon
A two-officer patrol car stopped a vehicle when shots were fired in their direction
Heist was carefully planned and raises questions about who was involved other than the three armed robbers
Inspired by how well residents have handled a tough winter, police have been giving out gift cards for people using crosswalks and driving properly
Shortly after dusk along a lonely stretch of Interstate 95, armed robbers hijacked an armored truck, tied up the two guards and disappeared into the night
The collision occurred on a notoriously dangerous stretch of the road
Anchorage officer suffered broken leg after being struck by another officer’s vehicle Saturday while investigating a report of shoplifting
46-year-old Paul Duncan was assigned to the NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau
Officer was dragged for more than 30 feet Saturday, then thrown into a parked car when the vehicle’s driver swerved in a bid to escape
In a report released Friday, the Denver medical examiner’s office said Jessica Hernandez also had marijuana and a small amount of alcohol in her system
A carjacker picked the wrong vehicle Saturday in Florida
Inquiry underway into whether officers’ use of force was justified in the pursuit of a suspect who is accused of crashing into a cop and badly injuring him
Officer John Shipman was on his way home from an off-duty security job when he noticed a man walking on the side of the road in 19-degree weather
Detectives are questioning Andrew J. Neal in connection with the shooting of Officer Jordan Davis
Officer stopped to assist a driver who had gone off the road into the median February 14 when the crash occurred
Erich Nowsch, 19, was arrested on suspicion of murder Thursday after SWAT teams surrounded his home
