Tactical Vehicle Intercept
for
Drug Enforcement Officers
This THree-Day Course provides individual police officers and police special units with information and practical application on techniques for terminating high risk and felony pursuits and officer deployment after the stop. The one car Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT) and the multiple car Tactical Vehicle Intercept (TVI) are discussed and shown as a practical method for pursuit termination. Tactics and methods for deployment of personnel to overtake, or hold in place, the subject(s) in the target vehicle are addressed and practiced. The use of TVI as an alternative to building entries when serving warrants and other tactical team operations is discussed.
The course will consist of but not limited to the following topics:
UNDERSTANDING WEIGHT AND TRACTION TRANSFER
PURSUIT TERMINATION
ONE CAR PRECISION IMMOBILIZATION TECHNIQUE (PIT)
TACTICAL VEHICLE INTERCEPT (TVI)
DEPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL: SINGLE CAR / MULTIPLE CARS
TVI AS A TACTICAL OPTION
Major police departments across the country have or are considering non-pursuit policies due to the possibility of collateral damage and subsequent litigation, therefore, there is a need for a controlled and positive method of pursuit termination. This course will show alternative methods for stopping the vehicle of a fleeing high risk or felony subject and present methods of deploying the assault element.
The presentation begins with an overview and explanation of vehicle dynamics. The participant will gain an understanding of weight and traction transfer as they pertain to a stable and unstable vehicle.
The components and mechanics of a one car Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT) and a two to five car Tactical Vehicle Intervention (TVI) will then be introduced. Tactical considerations, vehicle options and use of force issues for pursuit termination are addressed along with a short discussion on the vulnerability of a mobile subject. A film is presented to show PIT and TVI maneuvers from out of car and in car perspectives.
The final lecture presents options for personnel deployment after the stop. Tactics and considerations for positioning two to eight officers from a single and multiple vehicles are introduced. Options for holding ground and controlling subjects with verbal commands are discussed and techniques for closing with a vehicle to gain control of hostile subjects are addressed. Guidelines for use of cover, distraction devices and fields of fire are also discussed.
Following the classroom lectures, the participants will conduct PIT exercises with individual officer deployment and then plan and conduct multiple vehicle TVI exercises. Techniques for personnel deployment after the stop are practiced from static vehicles. Two to twelve participants at a time will deploy from one to five vehicles and practice techniques learned in the classroom.
