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.
When Monroe County DA Sandra Doorley resisted commands during a traffic stop, the responding officer demonstrated essential tactics for upholding professionalism
Each stop brings inherent risks and practicing and mentally rehearsing strategies to enhance safety is one of an officer’s most essential responsibilities
Examining the evolving landscape of enforcement strategies
Suspects were charged with first-degree possession with intent to distribute marijuana over 25 pounds
Video shows a trooper with a flashlight directing traffic and then running to the side of the highway as the truck quickly approaches
A state trooper was outside his vehicle removing stop sticks that had been placed to stop the driver when the car crashed head-on into a patrol vehicle
Deputies used several PIT maneuvers, a drone, and tear gas to apprehend a suspected DUI driver
Video shows the car striking the highway median and crossing lanes before finally coming to a stop
A narcotics detective was making an arrest when the suspect came from behind and fired at the detective’s head
Troopers were unable to stop the driver unless there was probable cause he was a suspect in a violent crime or drunken driving
Mount Pleasant officers pulled Tamara Palmer over for suspicion of drunk driving after she hit the curb multiple times and failed to stay in the lane
Master Trooper James R. Bailey, 50, had served with the Indiana State Police for more than 15 years
“This is tragic. We haven’t had multiple children killed in a very long time. It’s bad,” one trooper said
An officer drove to the customer’s house a couple of blocks from the crash scene and delivered the order
The court noted probable cause “is not a high bar: It requires only the kind of fair probability on which reasonable and prudent people, not legal technicians, act.”
Sheriff Mike Chitwood was talking about his recent pushback against antisemitic groups when he had to shift gears and pursue a driver in a stolen vehicle
The backup officer was able to free the first officer but found himself trapped as the vehicle accelerated and the driver had taken control of his radio
Longmont PD adopted these tech tools to create new efficiencies and clear crashes faster
The civilian investigators wouldn’t have authority to make arrests or issue criminal process notices
Texas DPS task force will work with local law enforcement to prosecute and prevent street takeovers
The program, Trusted Driver, allows an officer to notify a driver by phone and issue a warning or citation if stopped for a minor violation
If a driver is pulled over for faulty equipment, then officers issue them a voucher good at specific service stations to redeem for up to $250 to get it fixed
Officer was pinned between his vehicle and a parked vehicle while directing traffic at an earlier crash in the Harano Tunnel
One video shows a crowd during a street racing incident push back a police car while throwing fireworks at the vehicle
The trooper was hit by a car while he was exiting his cruiser to help with another crash along a road
The change, which some call a “watered-down version” of the original bill, would replace the state’s pursuit law that was passed in 2021 by this summer
Sonoma County sheriff challenges news report and releases body camera video to dispute claims of harassment and retaliation
Writing and filing tickets electronically is a force multiplier for police departments
Officer Julian Becerra, who was married with two young children, had been hospitalized in critical condition since the Feb. 2 fall
The other wounded officer was discharged from the hospital over the weekend
“He’s on fire,” an officer says as he tries to yank on the door
State police said both sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the incident
The suspect fled on foot from officers as they were trying to handcuff him following the discovery of narcotics in his car
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