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
Drunken driver crashed into an empty squad car while officers were busy dealing with another drunken driver they had pulled over
As officers surrounded the vehicle, 34-year-old Calvin Logan, the suspect’s husband, exited a nearby car and approached police, claiming to be an officer
Detective was driving an undercover vehicle Jan. 8 when he veered off the road, striking a tree
The two dogs were terrorizing the neighborhood, biting at least one person and attacking another
Rodella, who was in plain clothes at the time, said Tafoya was a reckless driver whom he was trying to stop in the interest of public safety
The 26-year-old man, who is believed to have been operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs, was arrested after he drove the cruiser into a snowbank
The officer in the vehicle fired several shots at the suspect after he rammed the truck into the cruiser
Woman was drunk when she sped away from police in an SUV that later crashed and flipped with five children inside, ejecting a 2-year-old boy
Police near Pittsburgh say a handcuffed shoplifting suspect climbed into the front of a patrol car and raced off at speeds of up to 100 mph
Officer is hospitalized with serious injuries after being run down Tuesday night by a possible burglary suspect
Officer kept a teenager from being hit by a car as the youth walked along a suburban New York highway
Man suspected of stealing money from a gas station was captured about an hour later after he crashed his car while driving drunk
Officer Craig Chandler has died as a result of injuries sustained in a crash during a pursuit Nov. 23
Matthew Christian Cash was high on PCP when he slammed his vehicle into a cruiser and two other parked vehicles
Gene Thomas Brandon, Jr., who has a history of mental illness, was delusional at the time of the attack
Man sped from the scene after hitting the officer with his car but was later captured after causing a string of crashes
No officers were injured in the rampage
Officer noticed suspect trying to put her vehicle into gear and reached into her window in an attempt to pull the keys out of the ignition
Newly released video footage from officer’s lapel camera shows motorist opening a driver door and firing shots during the weekend traffic stop
An off-duty sergeant was struck and killed by a vehicle Saturday while he helped direct traffic following an accident
An officer who left his home after a verbal argument with his wife and was missing for nearly a week was found dead Sunday
College student who died after being run over by a police cruiser on Cape Cod was high on alcohol and drugs
It’s not clear what Garrett Gagne’s condition was before an officer hit his body en route to a burglary call
James Brooks, 19, was wanted in Sunday’s shooting and was captured by federal agents in Las Vegas
Police helicopter crashed on a residential street Wednesday and two officers were taken to a hospital for treatment of moderate injuries
The suspect accelerated and dragged the trooper about 100 feet on the roadway before the trooper let go
A police officer succumbed Tuesday to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident Monday evening
