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.
The suspect, who had killed his mother, stole a police cruiser and carjacked bystanders at gunpoint
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The incident occurred after the deputy attempted to climb onto the vehicle and stop the suspect from driving away
The man drove the skid-steer loader toward Lincoln Police Department cruisers, hitting one with an officer still inside, video shows
A Trotwood police officer was inside the cruiser when the suspect’s truck landed on top of it; the officer was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive, the chief said
“When deputies arrived, they found a dazed and bleeding male outside of the vehicle and noticed that an adult female and small child in a car seat were still trapped inside the vehicle just above water,” deputies said
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The man pointed a long gun at officers as they provided medical aid to his family member, whom he had intentionally hit with his truck
Officer Clifford Saintvil, 32, served in the 113th precinct of the NYPD in Queens
Officers with the Portage Police Department and other first responders worked for more than an hour to free Matt Reum from the wreckage
Police Chief Brian Chaney stated the department “has decided to temporarily focus our priorities on suspects who we believe to be involved in dangerous and violent felony offenses”
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Deputy Joshua Maloy had served the department for more than two years and was a U.S. military veteran, husband and father
The suspect fled the original scene of the incident after dropping a handgun in his backseat and attempting to reach for it
The deputy involved in the collision took cover at the rear of the cruiser while the man poured gasoline on it and set it ablaze
Officer Daniel DiDato was 47 years old and had worked for the East Fishkill Police Department since 2005
Deputy Joshua Hamilton, 34, had been with the Preble County Sheriff’s Office since May 2022
The deputy driving the cruiser and his K-9 partner, Danny, were rescued by firefighters after becoming trapped inside the vehicle
Two 17-year-olds in the vehicle sustained minor injuries; no troopers were injured
Stephen Gibson had served as a peace officer in Texas for more than 25 years
Deputy Christopher Hatcher survived the crash with minor injuries and was awarded a Medal of Valor for his actions
The ambulance came to a stop on the lawn right in front of the entrance of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office
The stolen vehicle slammed into an Uber van while driving the wrong way on a freeway, killing 3 people inside
The officer was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
Officer Peter Jerving, who died in February, and Officer Jimmy Nowak served together at the Milwaukee Police Department for four years
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The suspect rammed a cruiser, pushing it onto a Mercer County deputy, whose name has not yet been released
"[Officer Paul Tracey] always looked out for the underdog,” Chief Kevin O’Connell said. “He was an amazing husband, a loving father and a friend to all”
The troopers, identified as Michael Abbate and Alberto Felix, were both husbands and fathers
Officers followed the tracker into a neighboring county where they found the cart and several other stolen items inside of a trailer
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