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Vehicle Ambush Training
My agency recently presented an in-service training program on how to handle vehicle ambushes. We tackled the issue by focusing on the only three possible options available when attacked in your vehicle: retreat, run the suspect over, or get out and fight.
March 19, 2014
Photo: Amaury Murgado
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Training
February 3, 2011
Patrol
Tech, Tactics, and Training for Safer Vehicle Pursuits
Vehicle pursuits are inherently hazardous and often involve all manner of mayhem, including property damage and personal injury to fleeing violators, innocent victims, and pursuing police. Here are some keys to help mitigate the risks.
December 2, 2022
Training
VirTra Launches New Law Enforcement Training Curriculum for High-Risk Vehicle Stops
VirTra Inc., has officially launched new, certified curriculum called High Risk Vehicle Stop (HRVS) under the company's VirTra-Virtual Interactive Coursework Training Academy (V-VICTA).
February 11, 2019
Vehicle Ops
NY Troopers Get Electric Vehicle Training
New York State Police officials say troopers will be the first law enforcement officers in the nation to receive special training in responding to crashes involving electric vehicles.
October 28, 2012
Patrol
Training Reminders from Florida Deputies' Vehicle Fire Rescue
Every year, vehicle fires—almost always caused by collisions and crashes—kill hundreds of motorists and their passengers. In almost every instance of a vehicle fire, the first arriving public safety personnel are not firefighters—they're police officers.
April 22, 2022
Deputies Garrett Parrish and DFC Bryant Ovalles Vasquez of the Charlotte County (FL) Sheriff's Office recently came upon the scene of a vehicle fire and are now credited with saving the life of a man trapped inside.
Patrol
Driving Toward Safer Vehicle Pursuit Safety with Better Training and Tactics
Law enforcement trainers, leaders, and manufacturers of police equipment are constantly seeking ways to decrease the dangers of police pursuits.
June 27, 2022
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Vehicle Ops
Lenco Industries Offers Overseas Training on Tactical Armored Vehicles
Lenco Industries Inc., offers expert training courses on the use of its BearCat tactical armored vehicles (TAVs), which are widely used to protect law enforcement and civilian populations in the face of riots, insurrections, and civic disturbances. The 3-day course for tacticians has been delivered around the world.
March 10, 2015
Patrol
OK Reserve Officer Dies in Crash En Route to Training
The 23-year-old reserve officer was en route to mandatory training in Shawnee when his patrol car left the roadway and crashed into a concrete culvert as he attempted to pass another vehicle.
February 7, 2018
Asher, OK, Reserve Officer Jarate Condit died in a vehicle crash en route to training.
Vehicle Ops
Police Fleet Conference Session Spotlight: Knowing Your Police Vehicle
Sgt. Tom Gorman of the Connecticut State Police has a training program in place to educate officers on their vehicles. In the Knowing Your Police Vehicle session, he'll share details about the program.
April 6, 2023
The 2023 Police Fleet Conference features a session on officer vehicle education.
Investigations
Carfax for Police and Ne-IAATI Offer Free Auto Theft Investigation Training
The training series offers timely insights into trends, tactics, and prevention methods from industry experts on fraudulent VINs and tags, criminal enterprises and organized theft rings, and vehicle forensics.
February 6, 2024
Patrol
DOD Officer Dies of Heart Attack
Police Officer Jonathan Gumm, 56, suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after responding to reports of an abandoned vehicle in a training area where stolen cars are commonly dumped.
August 5, 2021
Department of Defense Police Officer Jonathan Gumm suffered a fatal heart attack last week while on duty. (Photo: DOD/ODMP)
Patrol
GA K-9 Dies in Hot Car After Air Conditioning Fails
Officers were attending scheduled active shooter training at the school around 2 p.m. when K-9 Chase was found unresponsive in the patrol vehicle by K-9 Officer Neill, Cobb County Police said.
June 6, 2023
Cobb County, GA, Police K-9 Chase died Monday after overheating in a police vehicle. The air conditioning apparently failed.
Patrol
Video: How Former St. Croix PD Chief Survived Harrowing Gunfight
His arm shattered by bullets and his vehicle incapacitated, Howell took a tourniquet out of a trauma kit and used it to stanch the bleeding. Without that tourniquet and the proper training on how to use it, he would have likely bled out.
January 15, 2014
R Pol Howell
Patrol
San Diego Police to Patrol in Ford Hybrid SUVs
The SDPD’s Emergency Vehicle Operator Course (EVOC) instructors are creating a training video on PIU Hybrid operation that will be required viewing for police officers before they can drive the vehicles.
May 20, 2020
The City of San Diego has already taken delivery of 40 of its first 100 Ford PIU hybrids (Photo: City of San Diego)
Patrol
St. Louis PD Researching Ways to Prevent Blue-on-Blue Shootings After June Incident
After an off-duty St. Louis police officer was wounded by “friendly fire” from a fellow officer looking for suspects after a stolen vehicle crashed late last month, the department is looking at whether more training might help.
July 24, 2017
Special Units
Northern Lights Tactical TRACS target system
Northern Lights Tactical
The TRACS remotely operated vehicle system from Northern Lights Tactical is a flexible target platform and tactics training tool created for police, SWAT, civilian, and military uses. Designed to emulate the unpredictable actions of live targets, TRACS is capable of moving as fast as a running man over a wide variety of terrain.
September 30, 2005
SWAT
Honor Fallen Officers by Staying Alive
The dangers of our profession range from the obvious—hostage rescue attempts and active shooters—to the hidden—vehicle crashes and physical training. And any one of them can happen to any of us at any time.
October 23, 2008
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