Traffic Enforcement, Highway Patrol
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Hard work and patience paid off for this Florida police officer
Addressing a leading cause of line-of-duty deaths
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
Officer Julian Becerra, who is married with two children, is in stable but critical condition
Law enforcement agencies were involved in a vehicle pursuit of a suspect who had committed multiple felony crimes
KSP will hire 28 civilian employees to assist in documentation, maintenance and archival of video footage captured through the new video recording system
The 40-page lawsuit states that the defendants did not provide a safe environment and prevent foreseeable injury during her 2022 arrest
The trooper delivered the cat to the Toledo Humane Society, where the cat was given the name “Trooper” and eventually adopted
Compared to other nations, the U.S. is a far more dangerous place for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists
The doctor was traveling to the airport when he noticed the wounded trooper on the side of the road after he’d been shot during a traffic stop
Two state troopers in the agency’s motorcycle unit have died since 2015
After the teen and her 11-year-old passenger were arrested, troopers found a gun and a small amount of marijuana in the vehicle
Video shows the driver plowing down stop signs and swerving into traffic with at least eight cruisers pursuing him
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