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.
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.”
Longmont PD adopted these tech tools to create new efficiencies and clear crashes faster
Writing and filing tickets electronically is a force multiplier for police departments
A Vermont state trooper had a front-row seat to a harrowing rollover crash
The cruisers’ new lighting and signage technology make rooftop lights unnecessary, lawmakers said
Union leaders argued the new law illegally preempts existing state traffic laws
The man fatally shot Lt. Aaron Allan when Allan came to his aid after a car crash
Dashcam video captured a serious crash where the trooper had been standing just seconds earlier
The incident began with a report of a man holding a woman hostage
An Idaho State Police trooper poses for a photoshoot
The program will ramp up patrols in an effort to clamp down on aggressive driving and criminal activity
“There obviously will be impacts,” said a state patrol spokesperson. “What the extent of those impacts are, I just don’t know”
“Changing the law to .05% in Utah saved lives and motivated more drivers to take steps to avoid driving impaired.”
A police union president says the cost of living is far outpacing wages
Staffing is the lowest it’s been in 20 years. Officials hope a new approach will change that
With family and friends looking on, each cadet was promoted to the rank of officer
A new California Highway Patrol officer receives her badge after the swearing-in ceremony
Police say the driver was “watching a movie” when his Tesla crashed into a cop car
Cpl. Annette Goodyear reacted quickly and was hit herself while directing traffic at a crosswalk
It’s part of a new national strategy to stem record increases in road fatalities with a broad-based “safe system” approach
A Texas man is charged with vehicular homicide by recklessness in the death of Sgt. Chris Jenkins
The Illinois State Police is urging drivers to slow down and move over
Police officers can complete a survey to share their thoughts about what makes for a more or less dangerous street design
The proposal is also intended to alleviate a staffing shortage
One state official described the shooting as “an execution”
Shotspotter, license plate readers and doorbell cameras are all in the conversation
The L6Q camera can scan vehicles moving up to 75 mph in complete darkness, the company says
The deputy is expected to survive
A reporter being hit by a vehicle during a live news report highlighted the danger of working near roadway incidents – a danger that proved fatal for two LEOs this past week
Sgt. Ramon Gutierrez, 45, was escorting another vehicle when he was struck
A pilot program hopes to reduce the potential for traffic stops to turn dangerous
Johnny Patterson, 59, was also the assistant police chief of a neighboring town
Police say the veteran officer is still unconscious but is showing some promise of improvement
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