Tag: Vehicle Attacks

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San Francisco Officers Fatally Shoot Man Who Drove Honda into Chinese Consulate

"When officers arrived here on scene, they found the vehicle had come to rest inside the lobby of the Chinese Consulate. Officers entered, made contact with the suspect and an officer-involved shooting occurred," a San Francisco police spokesperson said.

October 10, 2023

Point of Law

Point of Law: Mentally Ill Suspect Attacking with Vehicle

Louisiana sheriff’s deputies used deadly force when an apparently mentally ill man attacked a lieutenant with his car. The district court ruled for the officers and the plaintiffs appealed.

December 8, 2021

Patrol

Suspect in Parade Murders was Out on Bail for Running Over Woman with Same SUV

Darrell Brooks Jr., the man suspected of being the driver, has been charged three times in less than two years with recklessly endangering the safety of others, most recently in an incident in which he is accused of running a woman over with his vehicle in Milwaukee.

November 22, 2021

Patrol

Young Woman Charged with Vehicular Assault After Striking Officer with Car

A 21-year-old woman has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon after she reportedly struck an officer with her vehicle early Thursday morning in San Diego.

July 10, 2020

Patrol

Missouri Officer Struck by Vehicle, Suspect Shot and Now in Custody

Officer Mark Priebe—a 21-year veteran of the Springfield Police Department—was struck by a car in the parking lot outside police headquarters Tuesday morning.

June 9, 2020

Patrol

Man Charged in Murder of Ohio Officer

The man reportedly responsible for the death of Officer Kaia Grant of the Springdale Police Department in late March has been charged with aggravated murder.

April 10, 2020

Patrol

Video: Man Sets Patrol Vehicle On Fire Outside California Police Station

A California man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after surveillance video showed him douse a parked patrol vehicle in an undetermined flammable liquid and set the car ablaze early Thursday morning.

December 6, 2019

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Man Arrested in Mexico for 2015 Assault on Colorado Officer

A man was arrested in Mexico for a vehicular assault on a Colorado police officer in April 2015 when he reportedly fled the scene of a traffic stop and forced an officer to dive out of the way of the oncoming vehicle, which was rapidly accelerating in reverse.

July 24, 2019

Patrol

California Man Found Guilty of Hit and Run of Police Officer

A man was found guilty of charges of evading a police officer, causing serious bodily injury, two counts of resisting arrest, and assault with a deadly weapon in relation to an incident that left a San Francisco police officer severely brain damaged.

July 12, 2019

Patrol

Australian Teen Driver in a Cloud of Marijuana Smoke Rams Patrol Vehicle

An Australian driver—whose vehicle was filled with a thick cloud of marijuana smoke—rammed a patrol vehicle during a vehicle pursuit about 25 miles from Melbourne.

July 12, 2019

Patrol

Man Shot After Attempting to Ram Officers with Car at Traffic Stop

A 66-year-old man is dead after he reportedly attempted to ram into squad cars driven by officers with the Yakima (WA) Police Department and Yakima County Sheriff's deputies in an apparent attempt to escape a traffic stop.

December 17, 2018

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Maryland Teen Drives Stolen SUV Over Police Car's Hood

A Maryland teenager will be held without bail after allegedly driving a stolen Jeep over a police cruiser's hood in an attempt to evade officers.

July 12, 2018