Traffic Enforcement, Highway Patrol
The Traffic Enforcement / Highway Patrol topic area serves as a resource for the latest developments in traffic enforcement tactics and techniques.
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As the officers were conducting field sobriety tests on a driver who was going 106 mph in a 55 mph, a driver crashed into an officer’s unoccupied cruiser
Since 2019, the CHP’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force has arrested over 1,200 individuals and reclaimed $30M worth of merchandise
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 officer was grazed by the shot but continued to hold down the suspect
Every time someone attempts to bribe an officer and is released without being charged accordingly, a golden opportunity is missed
While the deputy was in the process of conducting a traffic stop, the suspect began to intentionally drive into the cruiser
One suspect fired several shots from a handgun at troopers who returned fire, critically wounding both suspects
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 chief deputy, who was in the car with another sheriff’s office employee in uniform, was cited for going 96 in a 35 mph zone
Colonel John Mawn Jr. called the incident “brazen” and a “deliberately violent” assault committed by a “motivated offender”
Citizens can file a complaint if they feel the officer violated the new ordinance; an internal review of the complaint will determine if disciplinary action is warranted
The 16-year-old passenger was reported missing just five hours before the traffic stop; the sheriff’s office said the suspect was not known to the family
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
According to Chief Dana Wingert, the program is meant to complement data on traffic stops resulting in arrests or citations
BWC video shows the officer criticizing the deputy for pulling him over as he was driving into work in an agency-issued cruiser
The deputy was conducting a traffic stop when he determined the car was stolen and the suspect was wanted for several burglaries
The trooper survived and returned fire, killing the driver, the N.C. Department of Public Safety said
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
Officer Cervik spent more than four minutes trying to convince the driver to get out of the car; The driver then told Cervik he had a firearm inside the vehicle
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