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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. 10/18/2009 Austin police officer struck in funeral procession - Austin, TX An Austin police motorcycle officer was injured Saturday afternoon when he was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic during a funeral procession, according to Austin police. The officer had stopped traffic for the procession to pass and was sitting on his motorcycle on a median on North Lamar Boulevard at Morrow Street when a driver went around the line of cars and struck the officer, said Cpl. Scott Perry. The officer and the driver, both of whom were not identified, were taken to the University Medical Center Brackenridge with injuries that were not life-threatening after the 3 p.m. incident, Perry said. After striking the officer, the driver then struck a limousine in the funeral procession, Perry said.... Read the full story. 10/20/2009 Two motorcyle officers pull man from I-95 ledge - Boynton Beach, FL Two motorcycle officers saved the life of a 23-year-old man today, when they pulled him from the ledge of an I-95 southbound ramp. Daniel Griswold and Anthony Magnanti saw the man sitting next to a suitcase and scribbling in a journal on the southbound exit ramp of I-95 at Gateway Boulevard at about 10:30 a.m. The motocycle officers made a U-turn, and Magnanti approached the man from behind. The man then grabbed Magnanti and tried to go over the ledge, taking the officer with him. Griswold grabbed the man, who was not identified, and Magnanti and pulled them both to the pavement.... Read the full story. 10/22/2009 Two Idaho State Police motorcycle cops seriously injured in crash - Boise, ID Two Idaho State Police troopers have been injured as a result of a crash on Interstate 84. Ada County dispatch says the two troopers were stopped on the side of the Interstate when a pickup truck hit the troopers. Idaho State Police says the crash occurred at about 3:45 p.m. near the Eisenman exit. The troopers have been identified as Cpl. John Vance and Sgt. Chris Duggan. An officer on scene said it looked like the crash may have been deliberate. One suspect, who has not been identified, is in custody, authorities say. The officers have been transported to the St. Alphonsus hospital with serious injuries.... Read the full story. 10/22/2009 Motorcycle cop OK - Rio Rancho, NM A Rio Rancho motorcycle police officer has been released from an area hospital after a crash this morning. Rio Rancho Police Department spokesman Officer John Francis said University of New Mexico Hospital released Officer Chris French Thursday afternoon. He was air-lifted with non-life threatening injuries. Francis says the officer is OK. French was attempting to cross Sprint Boulevard from Enchanted Hills when a 37-year-old Rio Rancho woman driving a Ford Expedition struck his motorcycle, Francis said.... Read the full story. 10/22/2009 Motorcycle police officer hits pedestrian, crashes - Kansas City, MO A Kansas City motorcycle police officer and a pedestrian were injured in a traffic crash this morning. Neither man’s injuries were considered life-threatening. The crash occurred shortly before 7 a.m. today at East Truman Road and Troost Avenue. The officer was heading west on Truman when the pedestrian crossed in front of his motorcycle and was struck, causing the officer’s cycle to go down.... Read the full story. 10/22/2009 Motorcycle Cops Hit Head On by Pickup Survive Collission - Boise, ID A pickup truck slammed into two Idaho State Police Motorcycle troopers doing traffic duty on the interstate. Idaho State Police say that it happened on Interstate 84 near the Gowen Road exit around 3:44 p.m Thursday afternoon. Police say a pick up truck was westbound and two motorcycle troopers were in the median facing east. For some unknown reason, the truck veered into the median and hit them both head on. "They were working traffic and the westbound vehicle, the yellow pickup, was westbound and turned into them and hit them head on, at a pretty high rate of speed," said Lt. Bryan Zimmerman, Idaho State Police. "He veered off the road by about 30 feet before hitting them," said Zimmerman. Some good news as of Thursday night, one of the officers hit, Corporal John Vance was up and walking at the scene. He was taken to Saint Alphonsus where he was treated and released.... Read the full story. 10/24/2009 Officers Crash During Funeral Procession - Nashville, TN A funeral procession for a Metro Police officer turned into a crash scene Saturday. The officers involved are expected to be alright. Two motorcycle officers crashed into each other as they cruised northbound on Ellington Parkway. Investigators said one officer's bike side-swiped another and knocked both men to the ground. Medics took both men to the hospital. They are going to be okay.... Read the full story. 10/30/2009 Las Vegas officer wounds suspect - Las Vegas, NV A motorcycle officer shot a man in the back after he fled during a traffic stop Thursday afternoon, said a woman who witnessed the shooting. Las Vegas police said the man was trying to pull out a gun or a knife as he was running from the officer. Brandi Burks, 19, said she was standing outside her apartment complex on Cheyenne Avenue, west of the Michael Way intersection, when the shooting happened. Motorcycle officers had been patrolling the street heavily on Thursday, pulling over speeders, Burks said. Capt. Randy Montandon said a patrol officer saw a man driving a silver Pontiac rental car make an illegal turn at Cheyenne Avenue and Jones Boulevard about 2:24 p.m. The officer then witnessed the driver make several illegal lane changes, Montandon said. Montandon said the officer pulled the man over on Cheyenne near Michael Way. The situation escalated when the officer did a records check on the man and discovered he was the subject of an outstanding warrant for misdemeanor violations. Burks said she saw the incident unfold. The motorcycle officer stopped the man's vehicle on the far right lane of eastbound Cheyenne, just before Michael Way. The officer asked the driver to step out of the vehicle. The man stepped out and began running in a northwest direction across Cheyenne. The officer told the man to halt, she said, but the man kept running. "You could tell he was scared," she said. As the man was running, he kept grabbing his pants, as if to hold them up, Burks said. She did not see a gun, and did not see the officer fire a Taser. She saw the officer fire his gun at the man when he reached the sidewalk. The man went down, and officers handcuffed him.... Read the full story. |
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