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.
Each stop brings inherent risks and practicing and mentally rehearsing strategies to enhance safety is one of an officer’s most essential responsibilities
The court rules on whether a dog sniff or the vehicle inventory and impound led to the extension of the traffic stop
In a recent case, the court reviews police use of force on a compliant subject over the course of a traffic stop
Oakland Police Department Officer Jordan Wingate, who was voted “Rookie of the Year” in 2018, medically retired two years after the crash; he succumbed to his injuries on April 20
LASD deputies were stopped behind the suspect’s vehicle at an intersection when he reversed into a cruiser at high speed
Paramedics were still in the ambulance when it was stolen and had to bail out of the vehicle as the suspect fled
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Tate Rheaume was “engaged in extraordinarily dangerous driving” at more than 80 mph while also moving in and out of traffic before the fatal crash, according to the Rutland County State’s Attorney
Deputy Jermyius Young died on April 5 after being injured in a single-vehicle crash two days prior; Young began working at the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office when he was 18 years old
The officer was positioned at the end of a freeway on-ramp as a suspect vehicle and several cruisers approached at high speed; the suspect swerved onto the freeway before reaching the end of the ramp and a cruiser hit the officer
Tucson Police Department Officer Adam Buckner was responding to a call for service when another driver ran a red light and struck his cruiser
An AMR supervisor rolled down his window to ask if a man standing in the road was OK; the man “began throwing himself at the window, gaining access to the ambulance”
In March 2022, Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Toni Schuck positioned her patrol car directly in front of an out-of-control vehicle
The video begins with officers responding to a domestic violence call
After the crash, Peter Simon pulled a knife on another officer before stealing his cruiser
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Officer Scott Hollingsworth recently marked his one-year anniversary with the Clearwater Police Department; He is survived by a wife, daughter, parents and siblings
The two officers who were seated in the patrol vehicle at the time of the crash and wearing their seat belts were transported to hospital
Whether it’s a compact car for fuel efficiency or an SUV equipped for tactical operations, each police vehicle type serves a unique role within the broader mission of public safety and law enforcement
The state trooper’s SUV rear-ended a staged Bethel FD fire truck that had responded to a separate crash on I-89
“His violent aggression was planned, and targeted, at law enforcement,” County Attorney James Loomis stated, ruling that the fatal shooting was justified
Deputy R.J. Leonard drove into the Tennessee River with Tabitha Smith in the back seat, causing both to drown; Smith’s family alleges Leonard was not properly trained in suspect transport and was not familiar with his patrol area
The city of Bellevue has asserted that it would be unfair to extend medical assistance for Officer Kevin Bereta, who was severely injured while riding a motorcycle on duty
Officers with the Denton PD responded after a 911 caller reported a vehicle had driven off a bridge; they smashed a window to free the woman from her car
The suspect’s vehicle slammed into Officer James Muhlbauer’s patrol car, killing him and his K-9 partner Champ; the impact caused the cruiser to strike and kill Jesse Eckes, a pedestrian
“Once we were able to determine it was unloaded, we secured it,” a detective said. “And then we searched the rest of the vehicle to make sure there were no explosives or rockets, or anything crazy like that”
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While officers were detaining the car’s driver, a passenger jumped into the driver’s seat and drove off, hitting two officers
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