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.
Although the end of 2015 is still a couple of weeks away, more than 100 officers have lost their lives in the line-of-duty this year — that is insanity
Officer died and two other people were injured Sunday when the officer collided with a vehicle while transporting a juvenile to a detention center
Witnesses who were riding a cable car saw the black sedan go airborne, and the windshield was badly damaged
Suspect led police on multiple pursuits, stealing vehicles whenever police used stopped sticks on whatever car he was in
An officer died and two suspects were arrested after a high-speed pursuit Tuesday
Police say two people have been arrested and the search is on for a third after gunfire from a vehicle damaged a patrol car
Four officers were pursuing an offender who struck two squad cars in an effort to elude police
Officer was on his way to a call when his vehicle and a commercial tractor-trailer collided
California Highway Patrol Officer Sergio Flores responded to the scene after a television news videographer noticed the car stopped on the highway
Driver suffered only minor injuries because a depression in the roof of the car created a space that enveloped her
Woman reported to an officer that a car was following her. Moments later, another car pulled up and a man opened fire
Car company Tesla and the Palo Alto Police Department poked fun at parking tickets in a video posted on April Fools’ Day
Since Uber’s inception, a number of drivers for the popular ride-hailing service have been accused of criminal activity
Detective heard on video berating driver was stripped of his gun and badge Wednesday and will be transferred from the police anti-terrorism division
Both the suspect and officer were treated at a hospital after suffering minor injuries in the collision
Ricky Shawatza Hall, 27, was killed Monday when NSA police opened fire on a stolen car that then crashed into a police vehicle
SUV’s owner picked up the two men, dressed as women, in Baltimore and then headed to the Terrace Motel in Elkridge
Later apologized for not pulling over and said he feared he would be fired if he was late for work
FBI spokeswoman said the incident was not believed to be linked to terrorism
Witnesses say a driver turned into the procession Saturday, sending George Brooks into the air before he hit the pavement
Officer returned fire during Sunday’s encounter in Santa Clarita
Official said it appeared suspect was pointing a gun at officers as he was being pursued
Family’s attorney believes gas inside the vehicle was ignited by the ECD, causing the deadly explosion
Christopher Booker, 42, apparently suffered a seizure on Dec. 3, when he struck John Adsit and other officers who were monitoring a protest
Man killed after police said he drove a Maserati toward them admitted last year to driving toward another officer and accelerating, according to court records
Officer Cesar Nelson responded to a domestic disturbance February 16 when the attempted ambush occurred
Spring can become unseated and may become unlatched in a side-impact crash, increasing the risk of injury
Family members calling for investigation into whether plainclothes cops who killed woman had properly ID’d themselves when they approached her car
Investigators have applied for a warrant to test the driver’s blood-alcohol level following the crash early Friday