Traffic Enforcement, Highway Patrol
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A CHP officer is in critical but stable condition after he was shot during a traffic stop on Monday
Trooper Toni Schuck is credited with sacrificing herself to protect runners and pedestrians during a road race
The shooting touched off a manhunt for the suspect Monday evening
Vacancies piled up during the pandemic when the academy temporarily closed but attrition continued
Dayton Police will team up with other agencies to crack down on what city officials called “automobile circus acts”
The man pulled a pistol after Trooper Rodney Cook told him to step out of the truck, video shows
Video shows the good Samaritans applying a tourniquet and detaining the suspect until police arrive
Officer Charles Banks warned off oncoming cars with his flashlight while trying to save the crash victims, video shows
An officer asks the suspect to step out of the vehicle, but, seconds later, the man opens the door and starts shooting at the officers
If the flag flies into traffic and causes a crash, the state could be held responsible, said officials with Ohio’s transportation department
Officer Don Campbell says he was inspired by a tragic night that left a fellow cop dead
A new lateral entry program aims to make it easier for experienced recruits to join
The company offers speed enforcement and crime scene mapping technology that is both cost-effective and reliable
“Last night an angel was called home,” the department wrote on Facebook
In question is the protocol and use of specially trained officers known as Drug Recognition Experts, who perform marijuana sobriety tests
In one instance, nearly 20 cars were impounded
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
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