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As the officer pulled up behind a speeding car at a traffic light, the child’s mother hopped out of the car and screamed, “Help! We got a baby in here dying!”
Two Oakland County Sheriff’s Office deputies were injured in a crash while blocking traffic and two were injured in attacks at the jail
Garry Chapman, the son of Dog the Bounty Hunter, conducted a traffic stop and found the missing boy inside the car
The arresting officer found himself inside of the suspect’s vehicle; the suspect then “started driving away at a very high rate of speed,” the chief said
At one point, the suspect stopped the ambulance in the road, only to ram the trooper’s patrol car as the trooper was getting out
The officer just happened to be getting out of his cruiser at the time of impact and was seriously injured, police said
The constable was driving “in a reckless manner at a high rate of speed, nearly striking the cruiser of several law enforcement officers,” according to state police
“I’m so blessed and grateful that I’m still alive and that I have the chance to walk again,’’ Officer Elizabeth Minter said in a statement
The governor said he will propose the state build a “scenario-based training facility” as part of the upcoming budget
Trooper Aaron Smith was deploying stop sticks when he was struck by the suspect’s vehicle
The deputy suffered life-threatening injuries after a Ford F-450 pulling a car hauler drove through the intersection and struck him
Six minutes into the stop, the suspected pulled out a gun and fired a single round at the trooper, striking his elbow
“K-9 Falco was a great asset to the department and the community and served to the highest expectations,” the department said
The officer attempted to grab a gun inside the Tesla when the driver sped off in reverse; The officer held onto the car until the driver physically kicked him off
The deputy was conducting a traffic stop when he determined the car was stolen and the suspect was wanted for several burglaries
Officer Elizabeth Minter was “knocked out of her boots” by a speeding vehicle while she was directing traffic around a crash on Interstate 65
The tractor-trailer was driving too fast for conditions and struck the officer’s patrol vehicle, pushing the officer into the hole
In a move to free up officers for more serious crimes, municipalities can employ civilians to investigate accidents involving only property damage
The deputy was dragged around 100 yards before he was able to shoot and kill the driver
Some of the minor traffic violations that fall under Ann Arbor’s new ordinance include cracked windshields and objects hanging from the rearview mirror
The drones will be used primarily to reconstruct traffic accidents and crime scenes
The Highway Emergency Response Operators unit would consist of civilians that are trained to clear traffic resulting from stalls and other delays
The 160-page report conducted by the National Policing Institute showed 78.5% of people stopped were white, 14.4% were Black and 8.2% were Hispanic
Because of the seriousness of his injuries, a helicopter was called in to fly Deputy Lahera to a trauma center where he remains in critical condition
Los Angeles could, for example, use unarmed civilians to enforce “safety-related traffic violations” such as speeding, the report recommends
“We see strange things in our line of work, but that’s toward the top for sure,” Franklin County Sheriff Jeff Richards said
During a conversation about field sobriety tests, Jeremiah Johnson was “evasive,” drew a handgun and shot St. Croix County Deputy Kaitie Leising
Longmont PD adopted these tech tools to create new efficiencies and clear crashes faster
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