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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
Dash cam video captured a potentially deadly accident involving a state trooper and a police officer
Video captured police pursing a minivan through a golf course during a pursuit that stretched from Corona to Perris in Southern California
Some of the ticketed drivers claim the sting was unfair
While officers were investigating the crash, a vehicle barreled through the accident scene and fatally hit a dog
Los Angeles police fatally shot a man wanted on an assault charge Saturday night after a pursuit that involved multiple exchanges of gunfire
A teen volunteer firefighter and another man are being credited with saving the life of a police officer trapped inside a burning cruiser
LAPD has launched an investigation into the department’s participation in an Oct. 27 fundraiser as well as other events
A Texas deputy constable injured after being struck by a DWI driver in January has died from an infection that may be a direct result of the accident
An officer was shot as several uniformed and plainclothes officers tried to box the suspect’s car in Wednesday
Man eventually tried to steal a car that wouldn’t start while a police dog’s teeth were clamped to his arm
A 19-year-veteran deputy died Wednesday in a car crash after his vehicle went off the road
A fatal Alaska State Troopers helicopter crash was caused by the pilot’s decision to fly into bad weather and the agency’s inadequate safety management
A St. Paul police squad car and Green Line light-rail train collided Monday afternoon, knocking the officer unconscious
A sheriff’s deputy was killed in a crash Tuesday while en route to aid another officer involved in a pursuit
Woman informed deputies she thought she was parking in front of another bar
Man is in critical condition after jumping into an unmarked patrol car and grabbing an officer’s gun
Driver who police say struck and killed three teenage trick-or-treaters on Halloween before fleeing with his own children had recently pleaded guilty to a separate hit-and run
The girls were in a crosswalk near. an elementary school in Santa Ana when the SUV with two men inside hit them about 6:45 p.m
Officers had just bought the candy and planned to give it away to trick-or-treaters at the police station
Authorities have arrested the motorcycle rider suspected of filming and waving off an officer who was trying to stop him and other riders doing stunts
37-year-old Officer David Payne was stopped at a red light early Friday when a vehicle struck his motorcycle from behind
Police say a woman wearing a zombie costume and makeup was charged with drunken driving twice within three hours
Telogis is able to gather vehicle data specific to the officers’ driving environment to keep officers on the road safer and more aware