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.
Court rules that troopers had independent lawful bases to stop a defendant for a traffic violation and investigate drug trafficking based on collective knowledge doctrine
Virginia patrol officer’s dashcam video is another reminder that traffic stops can go from routine to life-threatening in the blink of an eye
Police need to understand what law enforcement interests might outweigh the free speech protection of livestreaming – and under what circumstances
State troopers will patrol city streets three nights a week in anticipation of more crime with warmer weather
Multiple departments will deploy officers to area freeways after an unprecedented wave of highway shootings, police said
Philadelphia officers had removed a vehicle’s passenger for safety concerns during a traffic stop and found a loaded pistol
Officer Tony Pacheco was aided by good Samaritans after he was shot by a motorist last week
“The officer being calm and telling us what to do made the difference,” said Travis Almond, one of several passersby who helped stop the bleeding
The New Jersey officers say they experienced retaliation for reporting a colleague who cited a Black driver, but not a white one, for traffic violations
A shooting caused the freeway to shut down for several hours
The suspect drags the officers, who fall to the ground inches from oncoming cars
St. Paul police said state Rep. John Thompson “misused” his position by interfering in a stop that reportedly involved his daughter
The trooper was standing in front of his car while protecting a crash scene, police said
The law also bans the number of arrests or citations from being used as a job evaluation benchmark
The impact pushed both vehicles over 140 feet and into a semi-truck, police said
A local police union had decried the mandate, citing “an already critical shortage of state troopers”
Trooper Mickael Nunez, who credits his perseverance and grit, wants to inspire others
Distracted driving played a part in nearly half of all crashes in New Jersey in 2019
How education and effective communication can improve both officer and community safety
Would new signage help? That’s one idea officials say may address the problem
Search of the scene hadn’t been completed because of vehicles still burning
If you get caught speeding or doing something else that is illegal, remember that you are not above the law
The N.Y. State Police has joined more than 150 other police departments in the “30x30 Pledge”
Troopers Martin Mack and Branden Sisca cut the stop short when they received a higher priority call
Officer Ruben Munoz was investigating an earlier crash when he was struck
The pair were grappling on the ground when several drivers pulled over
The two troopers reportedly were trying to get a pedestrian off the road when all three were struck
A violent scene brought traffic to a standstill Friday morning
Two pilots discuss their role in the force’s recent crackdown on speeders
Tamar Bucci, 34, was helping a disabled vehicle on the side of the interstate when she was fatally struck
A college student with dreams of becoming a police officer thanks Trooper Keenan Jones for saving his life
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A Vermont state trooper had a front-row seat to a harrowing rollover crash
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