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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Missouri State Trooper Cody Dunfee still doesn’t know why his instincts were to lunge at the suspect’s car as it took off
These two brave officers left us a message we must discuss in order for us to prevent future tragedies
The man left the scene and led officers on a high-speed pursuit
Massachusetts State Police say the ax bounced out of a landscaper’s dump truck
NJ detective was acquitted Wednesday of first-degree murder and other charges in the shooting of a driver during a case of road rage
Woman wrote a note to the Idaho State Police thanking the trooper for the kindness he showed her grandchildren during the stop
As the officer spoke with the driver he pulled over, a pickup came within inches of side-swiping him before grinding to a halt
Shortly after handing over his license and registration, the man suffered an apparent heart attack
Dash cam video has been released capturing a driver slamming into a vehicle pulled over to the side of the road during a Texas traffic stop June 20
Deputies broke a car window to arrest a Rock Creek woman who rammed a vehicle, damaging a patrol car and pinning a deputy early Saturday
After police trapped the driver between their cars, he refused to exit his vehicle, responding to officers with a “faraway stare”
Man shot officer at point-blank range during a traffic stop, fled and then executed a carjacking victim moments later
The manhunt for two suspects in a fatal carjacking is on hold as detectives question two men believed to have information
Officer who was injured in an off-duty traffic accident earlier in the week died Saturday
More than $100,000 in rewards is being offered for the suspects’ capture
After driving around two sets of stop sticks, a deputy performed a PIT maneuver and was quickly met with gunshots from the suspect
Officer Jeffrey Westerfield was killed as he sat in his patrol car July 6
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Officer Tito Rodriguez died Sunday in a traffic accident on his way to work
As the officer started to place the suspect under arrest, he began fighting the cop and reentered his vehicle – dragging the officer for a few feet as he sped off
Officers got calls Wednesday about a man walking in and out of traffic carrying the sword and occasionally swiping at cars
Stolen car collided with a fire truck, injuring a firefighter and two others, Tuesday night
Syracuse city police officer was looking at the computer inside his patrol car when he ran a red light and collided with an unmarked police vehicle
Trooper tried to stop the suspect, but the driver kept going, eventually leading to the dramatic scene
In the first half of the year, 67 officers died in the line of duty in the U.S.
Patrolman Matt Beck had just pulled over the suspected drunk driver when the man bolted into traffic
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