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.
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Here are 10 things to keep in mind to mitigate the risk of ambush in your patrol vehicle
State court determined that a policy that makes it easier for unlicensed drivers to keep their cars instead of having them impounded after stops is lawful
Officer was hit by a car during a student protest in Denver on Dec. 3
Police said they suspect Isabel McDaniel was driving under the influence of a combination of unspecified drugs and alcohol
Officer was killed Sunday morning in a single-car accident on his way home from work
Officer was driving Friday when he was shot from a car parallel with his
A fugitive trying to evade an arrest warrant shot a Tampa-area police officer and then ran him over early Sunday, killing the officer
Big-city PDs and union leaders nationwide are warning the rank and file to wear body armor after a deadly ambush against police
Man wanted in Oklahoma killed himself during a pursuit, causing his truck to hit a car and seriously injure a couple
Man rammed his SUV into a police car, injuring two officers during a disturbance investigation Tuesday
Divided court on Thursday again upheld use of traffic camera enforcement by the state’s municipalities, reversing a lower court after a year of legal setbacks
Officer remains in serious condition Wednesday after a collision with a trash truck Tuesday morning
A full-time officer and part-time sheriff’s deputy was killed in a crash early Tuesday while responding to an accident
1,000-pound cow jumped a 6-foot fence and bolted through the streets before police shot and killed it following a lengthy pursuit
Police arrested a 31-year-old Kansas City, Kan. man Sunday morning suspected of shooting a Pleasant Valley, Mo. officer in the face late Saturday
Baltimore police officer was in stable condition Monday morning after being shot during a traffic stop
Officer was killed Sunday in a two-vehicle accident while pursuing a third vehicle
Supreme Court says police are justified in making a traffic stop even if it turns out the officers are mistaken in thinking the driver broke the law
Three Chicago police officers were seriously hurt when their marked squad car was hit by another car Wednesday
Lowell police pulled several motorists over and surprised them with Christmas gifts in a video gone viral
Despite its attention-grabbing name, developer says “Driving While Black” app will provide common sense advice to motorists of all races on how to safely interact with police during traffic stops
Dash cam video has been released capturing a Texas officer getting shot in a drive-by while conducting an unrelated traffic stop
Deputy contends he was the victim of retaliation following his 2006 arrest of Gibson
Hitting a patrol car isn’t the best way to end a traffic stop, but it worked out for one 87-year-old Nevada woman rushing to see her ailing son
21-year-old man was ordered to serve 25 years in prison for shooting at police after he ran from a state trooper in 2013
Concerns over distracted driving have prompted Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials to propose dramatically curbing use of in-car computers
Special agent suffered a head injury and a broken leg when he was hit by a suspect’s car
A deputy died Sunday after striking a tree while in pursuit of a suspect
Video posted to YouTube captured a brazen pack of bikers in Los Angeles taunting and evading police as officers pursue them in cruisers and a helicopter
Car being pursued by officers crashed into a building, which then collapsed on the vehicle, killing two suspects
