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MOTORCYCLE POLICE NEWS.
Here is the article archive of headlines that have appeared in newspapers around the United States which relate to police motorcycle officers. 11/01/05 Crash Involving Motorcycle Cop Under Investigation - Phoenix, AZ A Phoenix police officer was taken to the hospital after a wreck in the West Valley Tuesday. The motorcycle officer was driving on Jackrabbit near Indian School when the driver in front of him made a u-turn. The officer's injuries are not life-threatening.... Read the full story. 11/02/05 Officers compete in police rodeo - Fayette County, KY Police officers Matthew Hutti and Brad Riley, members of the police motorcycle unit, recently competed at the River City Challenge police rodeo in Memphis. It was their first motorcycle skills competition. Hutti and Riley finished second and third, respectively, in their class. More than 60 competitors took part in the three-day event, which featured training classes, seminars and skills competition. Participants navigated a course that required them to use several skills at once, and they were graded on collision avoidance, speed and technique. The money raised from the competition went to a children's charity in Memphis Read the full story. 11/02/05 Plenty of officers for motorcycle duty - San Bernardino, CA It's apparent there's no shortage of officers wanting to take on the duty of motorcycle officer, despite the potential danger. San Bernardino County sheriff's Cpl. Wayne Martin began training a new group of motorcycle officers last week at the agency's Emergency Vehicle Operations Center in Devore. During the cloudy morning, officers rode their black-and-white Kawasakis and BMWs uphill to an asphalt training course dotted with orange cones. The group of nine -- from Fontana, Temecula, West Covina and other cities -- were in for a tough two weeks of exercises and testing, Martin said. The sound of rumbling motors was occasionally interrupted an instructor's commands or the scrape of footboards across the asphalt by an officer taking a turn too tight. One officer whose motorcycle fell over was met an enthusiastic "Safe!" by an instructor who gave the umpire's hand gesture. The officer grinned and began to upright the bike, an estimated 800 pounds or more. "They're going to fall in the first week," Martin said. "If they're falling in the second week, then we have problems." Riverside County sheriff's Deputy Ron Griffith, who works out of the Temecula station, was among the group of new motor officers. He said riding has been a part of his life since he was 14. But it took him more than 16 years in law enforcement to decide to become a motor officer.... Read the full story. 11/02/05 Motorcycle officers find drugs, guns - Lincoln, NE Lincoln police arrested two men on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon after a mail carrier alerted police that he could smell marijuana burning in the 1200 block of Rose Street. Two motorcycle officers went to the area at 2 p.m. Tuesday and saw three men sitting in a vehicle, with the smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle, said Capt. David Beggs. The three jumped out of the vehicle, and the officers found a bag of marijuana and a loaded 9-mm semiautomatic between the front seats, he said. The men were taken into the police station, and one was found to have an unloaded .22-caliber semiautomatic, he said.... Read the full story. 11/03/05 Honoring a fallen officer - Norfolk, VA The Newport News Police Pipe and Drum Corps joined the Chesapeake Pipe and Drum Corps and the non-police Tidewater Pipe and Drum Corps group playing Amazing Grace as pallbearers carried the casket from the crowded church. Master Police Officer John Pearson accompanied the funeral procession on his Newport News police motorcycle. He rode with about 40 other motorcycle officers from more than a dozen different agencies, including the State Police and Baltimore City Police.... Read the full story. 11/03/05 Redlands Police Department receives $242,000 grant for traffic safety project - Redlands, CA The Police Department announced Wednesday that a $242,500 grant will fund a comprehensive traffic program to reduce the number of fatal and injury traffic collisions over the next two years. The program will increase enforcement of seatbelt laws and those prohibiting driving under the influence of alcohol and other drugs and excessive speed, officials said. Funding for the program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Office of Traffic Safety grant will allow the Redlands Police Department to hire an additional traffic safety officer and pay for purchase of a new police motorcycle and other equipment, according to officials.... Read the full story. 11/07/05 Penn Police motorcycle hits couple on Locust - Penn, PA A Penn Police motorcycle struck two pedestrians on Locust Walk Friday afternoon, sending a man and a woman -- both of whom are Drexel graduate students -- to the hospital with minor injuries. Chief of Penn Police Mark Dorsey said that the Penn officer had been deployed to monitor bike racks around campus for signs of tampering, theft or suspicious activity. Dorsey said that at the time of the accident, the officer was looking at a bike rack on the Walk while traveling at a very low rate of speed -- below 5 miles per hour. While the officer briefly diverted his attention to examine the rack, Dorsey said, he failed to notice the man and woman, who had walked in front of his bike. The motorcycle struck the couple, who are both 26. The male victim was struck, but not run over. He sustained a laceration to his back that required hospital treatment. He was, however, able to leave the scene under his own power.... Read the full story. 11/09/05 Officer critically injured in wreck: Motorcycle patrolwoman taken to Vanderbilt - Murfreesboro, TN Murfreesboro Police motorcycle officer Kay Rogers was critically injured Tuesday night in a two-vehicle accident on Middle Tennessee Boulevard in front of Bellwood School, authorities said. Rogers, who is in her fourth year with the department, was taken by LifeFlight helicopter to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she was listed in critical condition late Tuesday night, said Murfreesboro Police Lt. Alvin Baird, the department's public information officer. "The officer was unresponsive and is still unresponsive," Baird said shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday. Tennessee Highway Patrol was investigating the accident, which took place at 7:50 p.m., and details about the wreck were unavailable at press time Tuesday night.... Read the full story. 11/09/05 Motorcycle Officer Killed In Traffic Accident - Murfreesboro, TN Murfreesboro Police Officer Kay Rogers died at a Nashville hospital early Wednesday morning after being critically injured in an accident Tuesday night. Officials said Officer Rogers was crossing Church Street in Murfreesboro around 8:00 p.m. Tuesday when another vehicle crashed into her. Officer Rogers, who was on duty at the time of the accident, was airlifted to a Nashville hospital where she was later pronounced dead. The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating the incident, and has questioned the driver of the car that hit Officer Rogers. No charges have been filed yet in the case. Officer Kay Rogers, 43, had been with the Murfreesboro Police Department for about four years. She was one of eight motorcycle officers working in the department, and was the first and only woman to hold that position.... Read the full story. 11/09/05 M'boro officer dies after motorcycle crash - Murfreesboro, TN A Murfreesboro police motorcycle officer died early Wednesday after a traffic accident. Officer Kay Rogers died just after 4 a.m. at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, said hospital spokesman Jerry Jones. Rogers, who was in her fourth year with the department, collided with another vehicle Tuesday evening. The state Highway Patrol is investigating the accident but few details were available Wednesday.... Read the full story. 11/09/05 Prescott motorcycle officer injured in traffic accident - Prescott, AZ A Prescott police motorcycle officer is recuperating after being injured in a traffic accident. Police say Officer Lyle Wilhelm was responding yesterday to another accident _and had his motorcycle's lights and sirens on _ when a car pulled out in front of him. Wilhelm was forced to lay down the cycle, but both he and the bike hit the car.... Read the full story. 11/10/05 Well-liked MPD officer dies in motorcycle crash - Murfreesboro, TN Murfreesboro Police Officer Kay Rogers didn't like rushing to emergency calls while riding her motorcycle on duty because of safety concerns, Detective Ava Radley said. v "She said she didn't want to get taken from her mother," Radley said. Rogers, 43, of Murfreesboro, died in the line of duty about 3 a.m. Wednesday after a Tuesday crash on Middle Tennessee Boulevard near Bellwood Elementary School. She became Murfreesboro's first and only woman motorcycle officer in 2003. Rogers was one of eight officers assigned to the motorcycle unit. She previously worked at La Vergne Police Department and her hometown Jackson Police Department. Flags were lowered to half-staff and law enforcement officers throughout the county wore black bands across their badges to memorialize Rogers. Radley was a close friend of Rogers' since she joined Murfreesboro Police four years ago. "She called me her soul sister," Radley said. Rogers was proud to be the first female motorcycle officer. "She held her head up with pride," Radley said. "She did her job." When she noticed drivers speeding or running red lights, she stopped them. "If you deserved that ticket, you got it," Radley said. While some people believed the quiet Rogers was unapproachable, Radley found she had a "heart of gold." Rogers, who was single, loved her nieces and nephews, calling them her children. "She cared for them like they were her own kids," Radley said. "She called them her babies." Officer Mona Thomas-Jennings met Rogers when they worked at La Vergne Police from 1999 to 2001. Rogers was private but when a friend needed something, she responded. "She was a very determined person," Thomas said. Jennings' husband, Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Bennie Jennings Jr., teaches motorcycle officers at the state training academy. Rogers experienced some problems with the motorcycle maneuvers.... Read the full story. 11/10/05 Wreck kills Murfreesboro's first female motorcycle officer - Murfreesboro, TN The city police department's first female motorcycle officer was killed in an accident Tuesday night while on patrol, authorities said. Officer Kay Rogers, 43, was remembered by Chief Glenn Chrisman as a quiet but compassionate trailblazer in the department who was dedicated to enforcing the traffic laws and keeping people safe. "She was the first female ever to seek and receive a motorcycle assignment" in Murfreesboro, Chrisman said. "The job that she had ... is a lot of times a thankless job, and very difficult to do well without upsetting people. "She was always very professional and straightforward with how she carried out her job tasks." Rogers was one of eight Murfreesboro officers assigned to motorcycle patrol as part of the traffic division.... Read the full story. 11/10/05 Rush-Hour Accident Throws Officer Off Motorcycle - Houston, TX A Houston police officer on a motorcycle escorting an oversized 18-wheeler was injured in an accident on a southwest Houston freeway Thursday morning. Investigators said Houston Police Department Officer Ed Farris was one of two solo officers escorting the oversized truck as it traveled on Highway 59, the Southwest Freeway, at about 6:30 a.m. As the truck and officers moved into the right lane as they approached the Westpark Drive exit and traffic slowed to about 10 mph, a motorist entering the highway wedged between the officer and the truck, which set off a chain-reaction collision. Accident investigators said the big rig struck the car, causing the car to spin. That is when the car clipped the motorcycle, sending the bike on its side and the officer into the middle of a busy freeway. The driver of the car was ticketed for changing lanes when unsafe. He was not injured. "It appears he just made an honest mistake. He thought he had enough clearance to change lanes, not realizing that he needs to let an 18-wheeler have a little bit more stopping distance," HPD Officer Arthur Taylor III told KPRC Local 2.... Read the full story. 11/11/05 Services set for fallen officer - Murfreesboro, TN Motorcycle officers from throughout Middle and West Tennessee will ride together to the funeral service of Murfreesboro motorcycle Officer Kay Rogers who was killed this week in the line of duty. Rogers, 43, of Murfreesboro died early Wednesday morning from injuries suffered when a driver apparently attempted to make a U-turn in front of her about 7:50 p.m. Tuesday on Middle Tennessee Boulevard near Bellwood School. Police Chief Glenn Chrisman said Rogers was a trailblazer because she became the department's first and only woman motorcycle traffic officer in 2003. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at New St. Luke Baptist Church at 1670 N. Royal St. in her hometown of Jackson. Visitation with her family will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home Chapel at 433 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jackson. A memorial service will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church at 738 E. Castle St. in Murfreesboro. Details about the service will be announced later. Registered nurse Jason Rozell of Middle Tennessee Medical Center's emergency department has established the Kay Frances Rogers Memorial Fund. Rozell became friends with Rogers at work. "The memorial fund was my way of saying thank you to not only a friend but to an individual who loved her job, always had a smiling face, showed compassion and just touched the lives of many individuals, including myself," Rozell said.... Read the full story. 11/11/05 Motorcycle Officer Hit - Modesto, CA A Modesto police officer escorting the funeral procession of a U.S. Army captain killed in Iraq suffered minor injuries Thursday afternoon, when a car collided with his motorcycle at low speed, said Modesto police Lt. Mike Perine. The accident turned out to be minor, but it backed up traffic while it was investigated. Officer Steve Silva was riding about 15 to 20 mph alongside the funeral procession, which was headed north on Geer Road, when a car that was not part of the funeral, but had become caught up in the procession, turned left onto East Grayson Road, and sideswiped Silva's motorcycle, officer Steve Davis said while at the accident scene. Silva's motorcycle skidded and fell. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the collision. Read the full story. 11/12/05 Motorcycle officer injured in wreck - Longview, TX Longview Police Department motorcycle officer James Tatum was involved in a two-vehicle wreck Friday morning. The wreck in the 2100 block of South Mobberly Street happened at 7:11 a.m. Tatum was driving south in the inside lane of Mobberly Street when a 1997 green Saturn SL1 driving north on the street hit him, an accident report said. Stephanie Higgs, 22, of Longview, the driver of the Saturn, tried to turn left on Glenn Street and her vision was obscured by another vehicle coming off Glenn Street onto Mobberly, a media release by Shaun Pendleton stated. When the third vehicle cleared the intersection, Higgs continued her turn, moving into the path of Tatum's 2005 Harley Davidson motorcycle.... Read the full story. 11/12/05 Crash Injures Longview Motorcycle Officer - Longview, TX After an auto accident this morning, a Longview motorcycle officer is hospitalized. It happened just after 7 on Glenn Street and Mobberly Avenue. Officer "Tommy Tatum" was driving south, when a northbound car turned directly in front of him. Tatum hit the rear end of the car, and was thrown off his motorcycle. Read the full story. 11/13/05 Missoula cop becomes gay community liaison - Missoula, MT His pleasant demeanor and baby face aside, Sgt. Scott Oak is a tough cop. You might have seen him patrolling Missoula’s streets on a motorcycle oblivious to the cold and, if you’re lucky, zooming past your rig to nail a speeder. When the roads get icy, he’ll be assigned a police cruiser, though much to his chagrin. As a law enforcement officer in Missoula and Great Falls, and as a cadet in the U.S. Air Force, Oak earned the respect of Montana’s law enforcement community. His thoroughness as a patrol officer and painstaking attention to detail in reports and investigations didn’t fall below the radar of Police Chief Rusty Wickman. So when Oak volunteered as liaison officer to Missoula’s gay and lesbian community — a position the department had long been considering — Wickman pledged his support, and told the motor cop to make it happen.... Read the full story. 11/13/05 RN gave officer a 'fighting chance' - Murfreesboro, TN Registered nurse Brandy Smith tried to save Murfreesboro Police Officer Kay Rogers after she suffered critical injuries in a crash Tuesday on Middle Tennessee Boulevard. Rogers was riding her motorcycle on duty when another driver turned in front of her about 7:50 p.m. near Bellwood School, police said. She died of her injuries the next morning. Smith, who drove behind Rogers, said she rushed to the fallen officer. When Smith found the officer wasn't breathing and didn't have a pulse, the nurse started cardiopulmonary resuscitation. "She took a breath, and I felt her pulse," Smith said. "My main concern was keeping her breathing, keeping her alive." Smith encouraged Rogers, even though she knew the seriousness of her condition. "I had hoped she'd come back," Smith said as tears filled her eyes during an interview Friday. Smith was driving with her four children — ages 9, 7, 5 and 4-months-old — when she saw Rogers ahead of her on the motorcycle. The taillight on the motorcycle suddenly disappeared. Smith stopped behind Rogers, using the headlights to light up the dark street. She told her children to stay in the SUV until her husband, Daryl, who was traveling behind them, arrived. An unidentified woman and man also stopped. Smith directed the woman to call 911.... Read the full story. 11/17/05 Officer Bob is buried under a dark sky and the eyes of many - Swansea, RI ...The assembly of navy blue uniforms that congregated in front of St. Dominic's Church minutes later was quite a site to see for those used to seeing little more than a few cars and SUV's on their way to Swansea Mall traveling this stretch of road. As the procession stopped, it was greeted by a similarly large company of police motorcycle units facing them in the road, along with a flag-bearing color guard that encircled the annex building at the front of the church property. Once family and friends of Lt. Cabral made their way to the church building, those who were unable to fit in the building were invited into the church annex, where the funeral service taking place in the main building could be viewed on a large television screen. ... Read the full story. 11/17/05 Final tribute paid to Officer Kay Rogers - Murfreesboro, TN Murfreesboro Police Officer Kay Rogers wore her badge proudly and performed her duties well, Detective Sgt. Larry Nobles said during the motorcycle officer's memorial service Wednesday. "She gave her life doing what she wanted to do," said Nobles, who also serves as department chaplain. Nobles was one of many speakers who paid final tribute to Rogers, who died Nov. 9 after suffering injuries in an on-duty motorcycle crash when a driver turned in front of her Nov. 8 on Middle Tennessee Boulevard near Bellwood School. She was the first woman motorcycle officer in the department. The chaplain and Rogers' brother, Jackson Police Lt. Rickey Holt asked for prayers for the other driver involved in the crash. Law enforcement officers from Middle Tennessee, firefighters, paramedics, city officials, friends and people who didn't know Rogers filled the 600-seat First Baptist Church on East Castle Street during the service.... Read the full story. 11/18/05 Speeding, stolen truck slams into cars in Temecula intersection - Temecula, CA ...Officers estimate the pickup ---- stolen from Murrieta on Nov. 7 ---- was traveling at an estimated 100 mph before it entered the intersection, Pino said. Two Temecula police motorcycle officers were trying to catch up with the truck to pull it over, he added. "They were not in pursuit," the sergeant said. The officers were near Highway 79 South and Butterfield Stage Road when the pickup's driver made an illegal left turn, police say. The driver made eye contact with the officers, Pino said, then made a wide U-turn and sped off westbound on Highway 79 South, he said. The two officers were about a half-mile behind the truck and saw the crash, Pino said. More officers where called to assist and rescue personnel were sent to help the injured. A man in the truck's passenger seat had a handgun in his waistband, police said, leading several officers to keep him at gunpoint as firefighters used the Jaws of Life to force open the jammed door to get him out.... Read the full story. 11/19/05 Get your motor running - Berlin, CT Most people enjoy a whole lot of nothing on their first day on the job. Usually there is training and getting acclimated to the new environment any time someone starts a new endeavor. Though Berlin police officer Richard Doski has been on the force for three years, he started a new post last week. Doski, for now, will be the lone motorcycle cop in town, after the department bought a Harley Davidson motorcycle thanks to a grant from the State Department of Transportation. On his first day on the job, Doski made a traffic stop and the driver had a warrant out for his arrest. Doski and the Harley had made a difference already after one day on the job. “It definitely heightens your senses,” Doski said. “You have to be more aware and alert. You see things from a different angle than you do in the car. You can see seat belts and cell phones more clearly. There are a lot of benefits.” Doski said the first day on the job was very exciting.... Read the full story. 11/22/05 The Enduring JFK Mystery - Arlington, VA ...In regards to the acoustical evidence, two presenters spoke back to back on Saturday about the Dictabelt tape – a tape a motorcycle cop made inadvertently during the shooting of Kennedy in Dealey Plaza. The House assassination committee hired two different companies to evaluate the evidence and both agreed the tape showed five distinct shots. Blakely only asked the Committee to evaluate the evidence for four of the shots, one of which purportedly came from the “grassy knoll.” (Blakey did not see the point in looking at five shots when four was enough to prove conspiracy and a knoll shot.)... Read the full story. 11/23/05 The shopping rush is on - Reno, NV ...The Reno police motorcycle Crash Reduction Team and other traffic officers will focus on South Virginia Street and South McCarran Boulevard, where 18 accidents occurred during November and December last year. "There's no alternative routes," said Reno police Sgt. Andy Kachurak. Other intersections targeted for enforcement are: Plumb Lane and Virginia Street, Moana and Kietzke lanes, Kietzke Lane and Virginia Street and Virginia Street and Damonte Ranch Parkway. "We have no problems doing some strict enforcement in those areas," Kachurak said. "People need to realize we're going to be out there enforcing all traffic laws and pedestrian laws."... Read the full story. 11/28/05 S.F. officer seriously hurt in hit-and-run crash - San Francisco, CA San Francisco police officer on a motorcycle was seriously injured Sunday evening in a hit-and-run crash caused by an unsafe left turn, according to a police spokeswoman. Police Officer Maria Oropeza said the 31-year-old officer was riding south on Potrero Avenue when the accident occurred shortly after 6 p.m. A police spokesman reported earlier that the officer was off-duty at the time of the crash, but Oropeza said tonight that he was on-duty and was traveling from one assignment to another.... Read the full story. 11/28/05 Man arrested for hit-and-run crash with S.F. officer - San Francisco, CA A 29-year-old San Francisco man was arrested after his car struck and seriously injured a San Francisco motorcycle police officer shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday, a police spokeswoman said today. Fernando Rodriguez was booked on a felony hit-and-run charge for causing bodily injury to the 31-year-old police officer, who was hospitalized following the accident, said San Francisco police officer Maria Oropeza. The officer underwent surgery at San Francisco General Hospital and is expected to recover from his injuries.... Read the full story. 11/28/05 Motorcycling SF officer's leg severed in hit-and-run - San Francisco, CA A San Francisco police officer remains hospitalized today after having his left leg severed when an alleged hit-and-run motorist ran into his motorcycle as the officer was on his way to an assignment in the Bayview District. Eric Batchelder, 31, a five-year veteran, had civilian clothing on over his patrol uniform when he was hit shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday, police said. He was on a private motorcycle, but was considered on duty at the time. Batchelder, assigned to Mission Station, was driving south on Potrero Avenue when a 1970 Dodge Charger heading the other way hit him as the car was turning onto westbound 20th Street. The driver of the Charger, Fernando Rodriguez, 29, drove off, parked his car at his home nearby and walked back to the accident scene, police said. He was booked on suspicion of felony hit-and-run driving. Batchelder was recovering at San Francisco General Hospital. Doctors were not able to reattach the severed limb and had to amputate below the knee.... Read the full story. 11/28/05 Police Target Virginia Parkways - Fairfax, VA Motorists will notice increased police presence on the Fairfax County Parkway and the Franconia Springfield Parkway during the next two weeks. Officers from five district police stations and the motorcycle unit are participating in an Educational and Speed Enforcement Campaign for the two weeks ending Dec. 9, 2005. From January through October 2004, there were 690 reportable crashes on the two parkways. During the same time this year, there have been 782 reportable crashes. The intent of the campaign is to stop bad driving behavior, especially speeding, and driving recklessly or aggressively. The participating stations will include the Franconia, West Springfield, Fair Oaks, Sully and Reston police departments.... Read the full story. 11/30/05 Driver Who Hit Motorcycle Cop Charged - San Francisco, CA A San Francisco police officer who was the victim of a hit-and-run accident Sunday remains hospitalized after having his leg severed in the crash, San Francisco Police Officers Association president Gary Delagnes said today. Delagnes said that Officer Eric Batchelder, 31, was driving his motorcycle in the city's Potrero Hill neighborhood around 6 p.m. when a 1970s-model Dodge Charger turned from northbound Potrero Avenue onto westbound 20th Street and collided with the motorcycle. Batchelder was thrown from the vehicle and his leg was severed, according to Delagnes. He was taken to San Francisco General Hospital where he underwent surgery for his injuries.... Read the full story. |
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