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The interior of the car caught fire, when Deputy Gary Cox decided to light up a cigarette. The agency is investigating whether there was a leak and has suspended propane use.
Read More →Officer Karl McDonough was killed about 1 a.m. Wednesday when Alejandro Fierro, 19, allegedly ran a red light in his silver 2004 Mercedes and plunged into the patrol car.
Read More →The officers were struck by a Mercedes at about 1 a.m. Six fire trucks responded to the crash.
Read More →Officer James E. Fowler III was killed late Monday, while heading to a training session at Penn State University. Fowler of Cantonsville was driving to Lewiston, Pa. on U.S. 22/322 West and came to rest along a concrete barrier.
Read More →Law enforcement deaths in the line of duty are often associated with gunfire, but traffic-related deaths -- including wrecks and deputies run over outside their cars -- outnumbered shooting deaths in 2009 and most of this decade.
Read More →It's stressful enough to operate all these electronic devices, but far more difficult to operate a motor vehicle with these cockpit distractions. I often wonder when we will have mini-nuclear plants in the trunk to produce enough juice to run all of this stuff.
Read More →It is believed that Fricke's patrol car went off the roadway at about 10:30 a.m., and that he over-corrected, causing his vehicle to cross the highway and strike a utility pole.
Read More →While vehicle crashes attributed to just 26 percent of all law enforcement deaths between the years 1980 and 1982, they comprised 54 percent of officer deaths between 2005 and 2007. Fatalities incident to foot or motorcycle patrol remained largely unchanged, yet deaths in patrol cars spiked.
Read More →The body of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent has been found and identified as Charles Collins, who went missing in mid-July amid highway flooding.
Read More →Trooper Brian Salyer was pursuing a group of riders on Japanese sport bikes when the riders cut him off, causing his cruiser to crash. The bikers clapped and laughed as the trooper lay bleeding and pinned inside his vehicle.
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