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.
Driving simulators can place trainees in a simulated but realistic environment, from which they can emerge better prepared for scenarios on the road
Leveraging massive economies of scale for back-end storage and software updating, new in-car video hardware is far more affordable than police agencies are presently accustomed to
From being found in uniform without your duty weapon to having a prisoner escape, cops face many red-faced moments on a daily basis
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
SWAT teams were at a home about a block from where victim Tammy Meyers lived
“Nothing on that video suggests that we were violating anyone’s rights. That’s what makes it even more perplexing to me”
Man poured water on a freezing road to try to fool officers into thinking the cause of his drunken car crash was black ice
The suspect fled on foot after crashing his vehicle as a result of drunk driving
44-year-old Samori Kwame Walden was leaving as police arrived and then drove south on the interstate before shooting himself and crashing his car
The carjacker held the owner at gunpoint from the passenger’s seat, then ordered the driver out in an attempt to drive off, but failed
Technology, training, and awareness are at their peak and we must take advantage to improve our profession
Jessica Liesmann and her boyfriend yanked the suspect out of his car and body-slammed him on the pavement after he hit Liesmann’s vehicle
Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett says high-speed chases too often end with a bang, and that is a problem
The crime-fighting vehicles get a new look and features for this summer
Agency has acquired nine of the single-passenger cars for the pilot program and currently is trying one out in Central Park
If you’re going to crash into a car while fleeing police, don’t crash into these people
Police believe the suspect came in contact with gasoline during the crash, causing the fire after the ECD connected
Drivers are doing double takes as they come upon quirky road signs sprinkled along a major street
Doubts over the legality — and wisdom — of the attorney’s tactics have been expressed by legal experts and local authorities
Gunman leading police on pursuit smashed into cars, veered into oncoming traffic, stole a vehicle and ran down a crowded street before officers shot him
Officers responded to the scene Christmas Day and found the driver locked inside the car, suffering from smoke inhalation
The bomb-squad officer behind the wheel, a 20-year department veteran, did not initially realize he struck a person very early Monday
Woman had pointed a gun at store security guards and then tried to carjack at least three people at gunpoint before turning her revolver on officers
The car was shot at several times, but only one bullet struck the vehicle
