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 goal should be to end every traffic stop with the offending driver leaving the scene with a new perspective that makes them safer drivers
Let’s discuss a recent incident where an LEO was pulled over for driving nearly double the speed limit in a marked cruiser without lights and siren on
Officers can rely on these four options to streamline clearing crashes
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
Test results can be used to develop motorcycle law enforcement officer tactics for hostile confrontations
All ambulances were responding to other calls, so Trooper Cabrera took the soon-to-be mom in his cruiser
Officers tried repeatedly to grab Tinsley but she ran out of reach each time, leading officers to the crash site
Hundreds of motorists were stranded overnight after a blizzard roared through the area
“You’re going to get hit, sitting here,” said Officer Jackson, seconds before his prediction comes true
Officials speculated that Trooper Pratt’s ballistic vest may have helped prevent more serious injury
The bill would prohibit police from making stops for things such as a broken tail light, the location of a registration plate or an out-of-date inspection certification
“This is an individual who literally had the body cut up into pieces in that car that he flees from the police (in),” said Prosecutor Giancarlo Pesci
Officer Don Anderson gets into the Christmas spirit (and makes sure all sleighs adhere to the speed limit)
The researchers analyzed data on more than 7 million interactions with the public from 2015 through 2019
A field training officer helps a recent graduate of the Wisconsin State Patrol get organized
The suspect had lured the children into her van by saying she was taking them to school, police said
The trooper was helping a stranded motorist when a “chain reaction” crash sent him scrambling for his life
The name change aims to avoid confusion about the role of responding officers, officials said
The agency will institute updated guidelines pertaining to the use of the precision immobilization technique
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