Traffic Enforcement, Highway Patrol
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“These dots are supposed to stop the tires from spinning, which won’t allow cars to do donuts and tear up the streets and the property surrounding,” a councilmember said
“The death sentence is the law in the state of Indiana and if it was going to be pursued this is the kind of case where it needs to be pursued,” prosecutors said
“We can’t arrest our way out of these situations,” said Officer Leedroige Manuel
“I believe that this young man was arrested, charged, indicted and then found not guilty by a jury of his peers. Is this not how our country works anymore?” the PD said
Officers had tried to stop a car that was driving recklessly downtown
There are still some attempts at impeding traffic, including a group of truckers whose plans were recently foiled by undercover LAPD officers
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“These two chose poorly. Multiple times,” the sheriff’s office wrote on Facebook
Suspects face multiple charges, including robbery of a motor vehicle, fleeing and eluding and illegal firearms possession
“Get out of the [expletive] car! I don’t give a [expletive] who you are,” an officer yells
Noah Shahnavaz, 24, an Army veteran, had been with the Elwood Police Department for 11 months
The impact of the crash caused Deputy Lorenzo Bustos, 29, to be pushed under the cruiser, causing fatal head trauma
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LAPD Chief Michel Moore said the “illegal activity” on the bridge is “drawing limited resources away from more pressing duties”
The 25-year-old agent had just left a ticket on a van when the driver and his friend got out of the vehicle, confronted and then assaulted the agent
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The bridge, which cost more than a half-billion dollars, has attracted drag racers and arch climbers since it opened July 10
Hosted by NLEOMF, the summit will share recommendations to improve vehicle and roadside safety throughout the country
Court holds requesting personal identification in a public location, without threats, overt coercion, or a display of force, was a seizure requiring reasonable suspicion
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The officer, who was shot in his upper body, was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
Sheriff Raphael Washington says the clinic helps both officers and teenagers
Pennsylvania’s state police agency was the first in the U.S. to fully integrate female troopers
“I take full responsibility,” Col. Lamar Davis said. “I need to practice what I preach”
Pompano Beach Vice Mayor Barbara Perkins is heard telling the officer he needed to ‘find something better to [expletive] do’
Officer Jesse Madsen intentionally collided with a wrong-way driver after an exit ramp’s sensors failed, police said
The cruiser had its lights flashing as the trooper assisted a stranded motorist
Photos showed significant damage to the trooper’s vehicle
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