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.
Police need to understand what law enforcement interests might outweigh the free speech protection of livestreaming – and under what circumstances
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
Wichita police officials say they were inspired by a similar event held in Denver with the Colorado Highway Patrol
The move comes after the union learned that a Virginia State Police official had urged five tickets per day
Officers Herrera and Grewal were struck head-on by a wrong-way driver, police said
Since 2018, there have been 11 crashes with emergency vehicles involving a Tesla that was in a driver-assist mode
The extra four-hour shifts will take place during weekday rush hour and on weekends, police said
Nearly half of the 36,000 annual traffic fatalities in the U.S. occur on rural roads, even though only a fifth of the population lives in rural areas
MPD will no longer be conducting traffic stops solely for these offenses: expired tabs, an item dangling from a mirror or not having a working license plate light
CHP officers ran a traffic break as efforts were made to corral the animal
Data shows the number of highway deaths in 2020 was the greatest in more than a decade
Despite fewer cars on the road due to COVID-related shutdowns, the national trend has been higher incidents of speeding and fatalities
The class of 145 new recruits is also one of the most diverse, officials said
The optional database aims to improve police interaction between persons with autism or hearing impairments
Trooper Micah May died of critical injuries he sustained while trying to apprehend a carjacking suspect
Trooper Micah May was laying stop sticks when he was hit by the suspect’s car, police said
Lonnie Thacker Sr. regularly logged over 500 volunteer hours a year for Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office
The $100,000 grant requires no match on the city’s part, so no taxpayer dollars will have to be used for the cameras
A driver apparently tried to swallow the bag after he was pulled over
The state’s attorney general described the move as “another powerful tool to promote transparency and accountability”
Read about cops’ concerns regarding traffic stop safety, training and tactics
Police1 readers list the behaviors that indicate the potential for non-compliance during a traffic stop
Seventh Circuit reverses lower court dismissal of civil rights lawsuit and reinstates officer and city as proper defendants
The court decides if investigators had a reasonable basis for the search warrant, establishing probable cause
The year-long program yielded an 18% drop in primary crashes, transit officials said
Responses from a Police1 survey of more than 1,000 LEOs should be a critical element of the national dialog concerning traffic stops
And when officers do stop drivers, they must explain that the motorist can deny a request to search the vehicle
The program, which is funded by donations, is “totally upending the dynamics of a traffic stop”
Sgt. Erasmo García Torres, 50, had been a member of the force for 30 years
Alderman David Moore says the digital platform can send alerts about stolen vehicles to the police and public
Trooper John Harris was remembered as a passionate and dedicated public servant
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