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DeKalb County (Ga.) PD Detectives Phillip Christy and Eddie Stubbs were transporting two robbery suspects when one of the suspects managed to get an officer's gun. That handcuffed suspect then shot Christy twice. More Here.
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A Connecticut State Trooper was transporting a prisoner when the man escaped his cuffs and allegedly caused the patrol car to wreck on a busy highway.
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A Connecticut state trooper was transporting prisoner Chad L. Nadeau, 24, of Andover, to the Hartford Correctional Center in the passenger seat of the State Police cruiser Friday when the prisoner freed himself from his handcuffs, assaulted the state trooper driving the car, and forced the vehicle to crash, State Police said. Read More Here.
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A Fayette County deputy was shot in the stomach by an inmate he took to a hospital. The inmate then turned the gun on himself.
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Updated for 2014, Safetyhander hand restraint mitts are designed to be used with handcuffs. In just a few seconds, an officer can secure each hand of a prisoner, which prevents seizing guns or escaping handcuffs.
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Safetyhander Hand Restraint Mitts are designed to be used in conjunction with handcuffs to provide increased security for prisoners and detainees. This video shows how difficult it is to manipulate any objects when both hands are secured in the mitts.
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A Tulare County (Calif.) Sheriff's deputy was killed early Tuesday in a single-vehicle crash while he was transporting prisoners, the department reported.
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The Toledo (Ohio) Police Department has purchased seven Ford E-150 and five Ford E-250 vans to outfit for crime-scene investigations and special event response. The E-250 vans will be set up as police wagons to handle group arrests because of their larger size. View our gallery of one the agency's using for prisoner transport. Read the full story here. Photos courtesy of Toledo PD.
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Rather than investing in a heavy duty bus, the Toledo (Ohio) Police Department has converted more economical Ford E-Series vans to round up disorderly college drunks and other scofflaws at chaotic scenes.
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Detroit-area law enforcement launched a sweeping manhunt Monday for a prisoner who stabbed a sheriff's deputy and escaped from custody with his uniform.
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