DUI
After making a citizen’s arrest of a drunk motorist, an Uber driver (and former cop) is arrested and charged with impersonating a police officer
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“This could have been much, much worse. Hopefully, he’ll get a stiffer penalty this time so this doesn’t happen again,” Sheriff Keith Pearson said of the driver, who has a prior DUI conviction
“I’m totally perfect,” the driver told deputies after swerving off the road and hitting a guardrail
Deputy Constable Ruben Garcia was in his cruiser, preparing to leave after assisting with a separate crash, when his vehicle was rear-ended by another vehicle
The man was found to be driving under the influence when he struck a memorial honoring Trooper Thomas J. Hanratty, who was fatally struck by a vehicle on April 2, 1992
The training will help deputies make informed decisions on drug-impaired driving by observing behaviors and symptoms of impaired drivers
Officer John O’Keefe’s family alleges that Read struck O’Keefe while driving drunk, causing his “conscious pain and suffering [and] fear of impending death”
“It is still illegal to drive impaired, no matter what people believe the law is now with marijuana,” said Montgomery County Sheriff Rob Streck
The SFPD and other agencies use similar Dräger devices to detect a range of drugs, but the new device is the company’s first designed to detect fentanyl
NYPD
Officer Emilia Rennhack, who was married to an NYPD detective, was one of four people who were killed when a driver crashed into a nail salon
Antoinette Finau served as an emergency services dispatcher with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office for nearly 3 years
Eight police officers were recognized at the nonprofit Stop DUI advocacy group’s Heroes and Handcuffs ceremony for making a combined 588 DUI arrests in 2023
The man was initially stopped because his taillights were out; he fled the stop, calling 911 to say that he would kill any officers who stopped him
In March 2022, Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Toni Schuck positioned her patrol car directly in front of an out-of-control vehicle
Dash camera footage shows pedestrians scrambling to get out of the way of the suspect’s vehicle
The fatal shooting occurred after a DUI suspect fled a traffic stop and fired shots at officers
Most body camera footage must be available to the public under New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act; police chiefs and politicians are examining ways to protect citizens from exploitation without compromising accountability
Fort Worth Police Department officers attempted to stop the driver when he drove the wrong way on a one-way street; the suspect and two pedestrians were injured during the pursuit
The driver, whose blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit, injured a deputy and caused $35,000 in damage to the cruiser
Trooper Joel Popp joined the Michigan State Police in 2020; he is survived by his wife and young daughter
The city of Monona reinstated the police department’s policy that allows officers to pursue in cases where suspects “pose a danger to public safety”
The deputy driving the cruiser and his K-9 partner, Danny, were rescued by firefighters after becoming trapped inside the vehicle
Two 17-year-olds in the vehicle sustained minor injuries; no troopers were injured
The officer was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
"[Officer Paul Tracey] always looked out for the underdog,” Chief Kevin O’Connell said. “He was an amazing husband, a loving father and a friend to all”
The troopers, identified as Michael Abbate and Alberto Felix, were both husbands and fathers
The officer was conducting a traffic stop at the time; neither the police officer nor K-9 Hawk was injured
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