2014
So You Want To Skid?
You want to skid? You want to have a little fun? Well, forget it. It’s over. The ESC technology in all new cars and light trucks has made skid control as we knew it, over and done with. Skidding was abused so badly, and with so little skill as a
2013
Half Of Police Officers Don’t Wear Seat Belts, Study Says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If you’ve ever been pulled over by a police officer for not wearing a seat belt, there’s a decent chance the officer also wasn’t buckled up either. While 86 percent of Americans now wear seat belts, an upcoming study that will be published by California’s Commission
2013
Tire Deflation Devices: Risk vs. Reward
The first tragic event I remember with tire deflation devices (TDD) was on September 11, 2005. Arkansas State Trooper Mark Carthron successfully deployed the devices during a vehicle pursuit, but when he went to retrieve them from the roadway he was struck by another trooper in the pursuit. While it
2013
4 Threats To Officer Safety This Month
We’ve completed 11 months in 2013, and we have the lowest annual line of duty deaths at this point in any year since 1944. Much can be written on why that is — and the various efforts that have helped our profession in this area — but something else is
2013
South Carolina Deputy Dies After Being Ejected
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Antwine died from injuries he sustained when his patrol car was involved in a collision with a light pole. Deputy Antwine and his partner were responded to a back-up another unit at a domestic violence call when he lost control of the vehicle as it rounded a
2013
Police Officer Caught Over Speed Limit 700 Times
Sorrento, La. Police Officer James Bell has reportedly broken the speed limit more than 700 times, according to a GPS device in his police cruiser. On Sept. 2, 2013, Officer Bell claimed he was “attempting to catch up to a vehicle that was allegedly going 80 miles per hour in
2013
North Carolina Officer Dies After Car Goes Off Bridge
ASHEVILLE, NC (WIS/WYFF) – A police officer died when his cruiser went off a bridge in Asheville early Tuesday afternoon. The police car plummeted off the Jeff Bowen Bridge on Highway 240 and landed along Riverside Drive at about 1 p.m. The cruiser was flipped up on end, with its
2013
ALERT International Conference
The Association of Law Enforcement Emergency Response Trainers is holding their National Conference in Austin, Texas the week of September 9th. Featured speakers include Gordon Graham, Calibre Press, California POST, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office and much more. This is going to be a great event for anyone interested in
2013
Deadly Texas police pursuit ends with 6 dead
CITRUS CITY, Texas — A high-speed pursuit of a stolen truck Monday afternoon resulted in a multiple-vehicle wreck that killed six people and hospitalized several more in western Hidalgo County. A Texas Highway Patrol sergeant was chasing a truck that had been stolen out of Alton when the fleeing vehicle
2013
Family Injured After Police Pursuit Ends in Crash
A probationer was in critical condition Thursday morning after he crashed his pickup truck into a parked SUV in Santa Ana and injured a family of four inside as he was being chased by police while high on methamphetamine, police said. All four victims– a husband, wife and their 8-
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