Tag: Intoxicated Subjects

Special Units

Video: Drunken Woman on Motorized Suitcase Leads FL Airport Officer on Pursuit

“We’re going to have a bike pursuing a suitcase in a minute,” an Orlando police officer said as he tried to catch up to the passenger, who was driving a scooter-like electric vehicle mounted to her luggage.

February 15, 2022

Patrol

Intoxicated Man Leading CA Police on Foot Pursuit Jumps from Bridge, Dies

A man leading officers with the Los Angeles Police Department on a foot pursuit jumped from a freeway overpass and died on Tuesday.

August 29, 2019

Patrol

2 New York Officers Narrowly Avoid Head-on Collision with Drunk Driver

According to WHAM-TV News, two officers with the Perry (NY) Police Department narrowly avoided being involved in a head-on collision with a drunk driver last weekend.

November 2, 2018

Technology

Cannabix Technologies Testing Marijuana Breathalyzer Prototype

With marijuana legalization one big step closer to becoming a reality in Canada, a Vancouver company says it has developed a prototype device for catching drug-impaired drivers.

November 20, 2015

Patrol

Under the Influence

You notice a driver weaving in and out of traffic, so you signal with lights and siren for him to pull over. He definitely seems out of sorts, so you conduct the standardized field sobriety tests, which he fails. But when you administer a breath test, his blood alcohol content (BAC) is way below the legal limit for alcohol–despite his clearly exhibiting signs of being under the influence. What you have here is most likely a case of "drug driving."

November 17, 2015

Patrol

Indiana Woman Bites Officer During Arrest, Says She Has Hepatitis

A New Castle, Ind., woman bit a police officer in the calf while she was being arrested during a public intoxication call, police say.

September 26, 2014

Patrol

NFL Player Threatens Ind. Officer

An intoxicated NFL player threatened to assault an Indianapolis Metro Police officer during a bar confrontation, and said he couldn't be arrested because "I'm a Colts player."

September 2, 2013

Patrol

Video: Intoxicated Man Dances During T-Stop

An intoxicated subject danced for a Gahanna (Ohio) Police officer during a drunk-driving traffic stop instead of completing field sobriety tests.

August 12, 2013

Patrol

Intoxicated Man Dances During T-Stop

An intoxicated subject danced for a Gahanna (Ohio) Police officer during a drunk-driving stop instead of performing field sobriety tests. Read the full story here.

August 12, 2013

Training

Video: Tucson Officer Fired for Pointing Gun at Clerk

A Tucson (Ariz.) Police officer on probationary status was fired Tuesday for pointing a gun at a convenience store clerk while intoxicated. The agency confirmed the firing 23-year-old Kyle McCartin on its Facebook page.

July 16, 2013

Vehicle Ops

Missing Mo. Woman Found Dead In Unmarked Caprice

A women reported missing after leaving her home following a domestic argument was found dead in the back seat of a Breckenridge Hills (Mo.) Police unmarked Chevrolet Caprice.

July 15, 2013

Patrol

Video: Drunk Man TASERed at Ore. Airport

Port of Portland (Ore.) Police TASERed and arrested an intoxicated man at Oregon National Airport, after airline personnel told him he could not board the plane.

July 2, 2013