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.
As the ILEETA 2014 conference got underway, I connected with Travis Yates to hear his reflection being associated with Police1 for a decade, and learn about his new training company, SAFETAC
At issue is whether the actions of the police shooting at the vehicle as it attempted to escape constituted excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment
Man was shot dead August 4th by a deputy after ramming multiple vehicles — including the officer’s — and attempting to run over his girlfriend
Officer Richard Christopher, 32, collided with the vehicle head-on during the morning rush hour traffic on the New York State Thruway
The detective was in his vehicle when he was approached by three suspects, who opened fire as the detective attempted to flee
A police officer’s quick reaction time likely saved the life of a driver shortly after she was stopped for a red light violation
The luxury Italian vehicle’s body was painted black and white with a police-style shield on the doors, and police-related decals
Authorities say six people have been killed, including a family of four, when an SUV speeding from police struck another vehicle southeast of Houston
Dash cam footage has been released of a violent crash and a vehicular attack on an officer during a pursuit in Des Moines on August 6
Police are investigating a homicide that occurred Sunday night that involved the suspect shooting the victim, then driving away in his car
Detroit Police Chief James Craig said the officer, “fearing for his life,” fired one shot from his gun
Police officers at the Kansas City Kansas Police Department are a colorful bunch of people — with a sense of humor
Aaron Altenhein, the driver of a pickup truck whose bed liner had fallen off into the highway, was also hit
Tamon Robinson died in April 2012 during a police pursuit in Canarsie, Brooklyn
The force of the impact was so great the vehicle’s engine was launched from the car
Det. Ernest L. Allen Sr. was killed May 9 when an out-of-control concrete truck barreled downhill and slammed head-on into Allen’s pick-up truck
The Tuesday altercation began as the officer attempted to detain a driver who walked away after being pulled over
Officers Thomas Weigand and Mark Bode stopped an SUV after witnessing the driver change lanes without signaling, in addition to having an illegal window tint
Trapped in his car after it was rammed by a pickup, the deputy shot and killed the driver as he approached
The damage caused by the man’s rampage is estimated to be upward of $100K
Other officers at the scene fired at the suspect vehicle as it smashed into several parked police motorcycles
Polaris’ Slingshot offers the comfort and stability of a car and the thrill of a motorcycle
Man was shot and killed after he fired at St. Paul police officers who pulled him over on suspicion of carjacking Sunday
Police say the woman sat in the driver’s seat and told the two plainclothes officers that she intended to drive the vehicle to where she was parked
The officers were upgraded from critical to stable condition following the collision
July 25 pursuit led to the death of a 21-year-old man
