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MOTORCYCLE POLICE NEWS & EVENTS.
Here are a few recent headlines that have appeared in newspapers around the United States which relate to police motorcycle officers. 6/26/2009 Northglenn motorcycle cop hit by truck - Northglenn, CO A Northglenn Police Department motorcycle officer was seriously injured Thursday morning when he was hit by a commercial truck that ran a red light, police said. The officer, a 10-year veteran of the department who was not identified, was taken to a local hospital. The crash happened about 7 a.m. at East 120th Avenue and the southbound ramp of Interstate 25, said Sgt. Rick Kellogg.... Read the full story. 6/2/2009 Cape cop fighting for his life after motorcycle collides with SUV - Cape Coral, FL A Cape Coral police officer is fighting for his life after his motorcycle collided with an SUV. It happened Tuesday afternoon on Cultural Park Boulevard one block south of Hancock Bridge Parkway. Damien Garcia, 26, was rushed to the Lee Memorial Trauma Center around 3:30 p.m. with critical injuries. His little boy, family and his police officer brotherhood aren't leaving his side. "We're going to be keeping a vigil through the night, just praying that everything's going to be OK," Cape Coral Police Chief Robert Petrovich says. "It's a dark hour for us." Flanked by fellow officers, Chief Petrovich tells WINK News the next 72 hours are critical for Officer Garcia.... Read the full story. 5/27/2009 Motorcycle officer injured in t-bone crash - Lakewood, WA A Lakewood police motorcycle officer has been injured in a collision this morning. Lakewood police say it happened sometime before 11 a.m. at Steilacoom Boulevard Southwest and 87th Street Southwest. Witnesses say the motorcycle was headed west when a red, four-door car pulled out in front of it. The motorcycle t-boned the car on the driver’s side.... Read the full story. 5/26/2009 CHP officer hit, dragged by out-of-control truck on I-15 - San Diego, CA A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer was injured Tuesday morning on Interstate 15 after being hit and dragged by an out-of-control pickup in an accident that closed both directions of the freeway for nearly two hours. The motorcycle officer and another officer driving a patrol car were parked in the median just south of Interstate 8 at 8:55 a.m., said CHP Officer Brad Baehr. They had been gathering information about an earlier solo non-injury crash involving a 2005 Chrysler Sebring that hit the median on the north side of the freeway. While the officers were standing in the median talking to the driver of the Sebring, a man driving a green 2000 Toyota Tacoma entered the freeway from eastbound I-8 and veered across all lanes, Baehr said. The driver was later identified as Brian Joseph Andrews, 43, of San Diego. Baehr said the truck hit the median and then grazed the side of the unoccupied patrol car before slamming into the officer's BMW motorcycle and subsequently striking him. The motorcycle was pushed about 50 feet and came to rest on its left side. The motorcycle officer, a 12-year CHP veteran, was caught under the truck and dragged before the Toyota came to a stop in the center median. Officers on the scene and motorists freed him from underneath the truck, Baehr said. Baehr said that the officer, whose name was not released, “took a good hit.” He was listed in good condition by the hospital late Tuesday afternoon.... Read the full story. 5/24/2009 Officer still hospitalized after accident - Phoenix, AZ A 10-year Phoenix police veteran remained hospitalized Sunday after police said a documented gang member's sport utility vehicle collided with the his marked motorcycle. Officer Justin Wood was driving his police motorcycle eastbound on Baseline Road just after 8:30 p.m. Saturday night. At about the same time, a 27-year-old man in a white Isuzu Rodeo fled from officers trying to pull him over near Central Avenue and Vineyard Road for reckless driving, said Sgt. Andy Hill, a Phoenix police spokesman. Another Phoenix officer later spotted the 27-year-old driving in a business parking lot near 3rd Street and Baseline Road.... Read the full story. 5/18/2009 Knoxville police officer thrown from motorcycle, suffers possible broken wrist - Knoxville, TN A Knoxville police officer was thrown from his motorcycle while trying to pull over a motorist Monday evening, the department said. At 5:24pm, Officer Larry Presnell was doing speed enforcement in the 2900 block of Kingston Pike, which is near the intersection with Neyland Drive. As Officer Presnell tried to stop an 2007 Toyota Rav 4, traffic in front of the SUV slowed down, and Officer Presnell struck the SUV, according to a public information officer with Knoxville police. When he was thrown from his motorcycle, Officer Purnell suffered a possible broken wrist. He was taken to UT Medical Center. Read the full story. 3/25/2009 Veteran police officer arrested for drunken driving - Lubbock, TX A 20-year police department veteran remained on paid leave Tuesday after a weekend drunken driving arrest. Lubbock police arrested Officer Michael Furlow, 44, shortly after 10 p.m. last Friday. A black Ford pickup driven by the off-duty officer had struck a guardrail along the western Interstate 27 access road. There were no injuries or other vehicles involved in the incident, according to a statement issued by the Lubbock Police Department. Furlow, a motorcycle officer, will remain on leave until the department completes an internal affairs investigation, according to the statement.... Read the full story. 3/24/2009 Officer injured in motorcycle accident - Lafayette, LA At 9:30 a.m. today, a motorcycle officer with the Lafayette Police Department was injured in a crash on Johnston Street. According to Lafayette police, the officer was traveling east in the left lane of Johnston Street, approaching its intersection with Bertrand Drive. As the officer neared the intersection, a white four-door Honda Civic reportedly turned left from the opposing left turn lane at the intersection, directly in the path of the officer. The officer’s motorcycle impacted the rear section of the vehicle, causing the officer to be completely ejected.... Read the full story. 3/23/2009 Mournful calm follows Oakland firestorm - Oakland, CA ...Mixon told his uncle he would have to call him back. He never did. What followed was an almost inexplicable chain of events that left Mixon and four Oakland police officers dead and sent this city into an all-too-familiar ritual of municipal grief and self-examination. According to authorities and witnesses, Mixon opened fire as two motorcycle officers stood behind his car, apparently checking his papers. He had been released from prison in November and was wanted for an alleged parole violation. Sgt. Mark Dunakin, 40, died despite a citizen's efforts to revive him. Officer John Hege, 41, was taken to Highland Hospital, where he was declared brain-dead Sunday.... Read the full story. 3/23/2009 Mark Dunakin - a cop committed to Oakland - Oakland, CA Sgt. Mark Dunakin knew he was needed in Oakland and would never have chosen to be an officer anywhere else. Dunakin, 40, lived in Tracy and was an Oakland cop for 18 years. The father of three was a graduate of Chabot College in Hayward. He was promoted to sergeant in 1999 and worked homicide cases in the criminal investigation division. Dunakin was one of the lead investigators of the "Nut Cases" gang, whose members robbed dozens of people and killed five in a random, 10-week crime wave that terrorized the city in 2002 and 2003. Authorities said the young men killed and robbed simply for the thrill. Dunakin later transferred to the traffic division and became a motorcycle officer, a coveted job in many police departments. He once told a Chronicle reporter that he relished working the streets on his Harley-Davidson.... Read the full story. 3/23/2009 John Hege - always the first to respond - Oakland, CA Officer John Hege always wanted to be a motorcycle cop, and in the last few months he got his wish. Hege, 41, joined the Oakland Police Department 10 years ago after a stint as a reserve officer. He graduated from St. Mary's College in Moraga and had taught physical education and oversaw study hall at Tennyson High School in Hayward. But police work was his true vocation, said his father, John S. Hege of Piedmont. "I think he was drawn to it," the elder Hege said. "He wanted to be a policeman. And it was a good life's work for him. It fit his personality well. He enjoyed it, and he made a lot of good friends in the Police Department." He lived with his dog on a small cul-de-sac in Concord. While off-duty, he was a high-school baseball umpire. His neighbor Rosemary Kelso, 82, recalled Sunday that when Hege moved in about five years ago, he would ride his motorcycle to and from work. The noise bothered her, so Kelso told her neighbors, "I don't like motorcycles. I'm going to call the police and tell them about this." They laughed and told her, "He is the police."... Read the full story. 3/22/2009 Oakland Shooting Leaves Three Police Officers Dead - Oakland, CA Three Oakland police officers were fatally shot and one critically injured in two related incidents Saturday afternoon by a suspect, who was also killed. The incident began when Lovelle Mixon, a 26-year-old Oakland resident driving a 1995 Buick, was stopped at 1:08 p.m. by two motorcycle officers on the 7400 block of MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland police said at a press conference Saturday night. Mixon allegedly shot the officers, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition, said Oakland police. At about 1:16 p.m., officers responding to a 911 call found the two motorcycle officers wounded at the scene of the first incident, said Oakland Acting Police Chief Howard Jordan. A "very extensive" manhunt took place, during which officers responding to an anonymous tip surrounded a nearby multi-unit apartment building on 74th Avenue about two hours later, Oakland police said.... Read the full story. 3/22/2009 Fourth cop dies in California shootings - Oakland, CA A fourth police officer shot during a pair of deadly confrontations with an Oakland, Calif., gunman has died, officials told CNN. A spokesman for California Gov. Arnold Schwarzengger told the U.S. broadcaster the police death toll Saturday -- one of the deadliest police shootings in California history -- had risen to four. The victims included Officer John Hege, 41, who had been hospitalized in critical condition, and three Oakland police sergeants, identified as Erv Romans, 43, Dan Sakai, 35, and Mark Dunakin, 41. A fifth officer was treated for a minor gunshot wound.... Read the full story. 3/22/2009 Fourth Oakland officer involved in Saturday's shootings dies - Oakland, CA An Oakland Police officer shot Saturday during a series of gunbattles that claimed the lives of three other officers died this morning, Oakland police said today. Motorcycle officer John Hege, 41, had been in grave condition after being shot during a traffic stop at about 1:15 p.m. Saturday. He was pronounced dead at noon today, according to Oakland police spokesman Jeff Thomason. Hege's fellow motorcycle officer, Sgt. Mark Dunakin, died at the scene of that shooting. Two hours later, a SWAT team exchanged gunfire with a suspect in an apartment on 74th Avenue near Hillside Street. Two SWAT officers, Sgt. Ervin Romans and Sgt. Daniel Sakai, died in that battle as did the suspect, identified by police as Lovelle Mixon, 26.... Read the full story. 3/14/2009 Wine and beer tasting Sunday to help officers attend D.C. memorial - Carson City, NV A wine tasting and motorcycle demonstration Sunday at Harley Davidson will help Carson City Motor Officers attend the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C., in May. Carson City Sheriff’s deputy Sal Acosta said this year is especially important because a Sacramento sheriff’s officer killed in the line of duty will have his name added to the memorial. Larry Canfield, 43, was killed Nov. 12 in an auto accident. Acosta said that Canfield, along with several other officers from the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office, had attended every Carson City Sheriff’s Extreme Motor Officer Training in the past six years. “We always read about some officer from some agency that died for some reason. Normally we don’t know the guy personally,” said Acosta. “But in this case, we know the person. It’s personal for us. We want to go to Washington. We want to be there when they put his name on the wall. He is a friend of ours.” Sunday’s event begins at noon and runs until the fun ends, said Acosta.... Read the full story. |
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