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.
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Jacob Gordon Thompson, 27, was arrested on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault Friday
A high-ranking state trooper traveling through the area was able to pull the woman away from oncoming traffic
Officials said no troopers discharged their weapons or were injured
Dozens of police agencies stood and saluted in honor of Trooper Caleb Starr
With his own money, the trooper also treated the family to lunch and bought them a full tank of gas
Video of the incident shows police keeping 4 Black girls facedown in a parking lot
The woman is suspected of DUI and had a prior conviction, police said
The man struggled against responding officers who were trying to get him out of the car, police said
Florida Highway Patrol eventually stopped the truck and detained the man on the hood
The suspect’s father was watching when the traffic stop turned violent and went to the officer’s aid
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters pulled over to check on a black man who was being detained by sheriff’s deputies
Deputy Sheriff Bill Garner was hit and killed while responding to an unrelated highway crash
Officer Jonathan Shoop was fatally shot July 13 after a traffic stop turned into a brief pursuit
The city will now work towards forming a separate traffic department that will use unarmed city workers
Jonathan Shoop, 32, had served with the Bothell Police Department for a year
Experts say they believe it’s the first proposal of its kind
The pair pleaded guilty to first-degree assault of Trooper Doug Rauenhorst in December 2018
Trooper Mickael Nunez will spend the next few weeks in rehabilitation for his leg that was shattered during a high-speed pursuit
A trooper was leading a procession for fallen Tulsa police officer Craig Johnson when he hit the left rear bumper of an SUV parked on the shoulder
The former gang member was initially given life in prison but later had his sentence reduced because he was 17 years old at the time
State Police officials called his survival ‘unbelievable’
The Goodyear police department’s Traffic Enforcement Unit has received three state grants totaling more than $31,000
While attempting to flee a traffic stop, the suspect hit the officer, then dragged him with his car
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The department said officers confiscated more than a dozen vehicles and issued more than 20 summonses
Police nationwide have reported an alarming surge in drivers clocking speeds close to – sometimes surpassing – 100 mph
Some states have reported alarming speed increases, including a surge in vehicles clocked at 100 mph or more
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As agencies suffer from diminished personnel numbers, technology can help enforce the actions needed to ‘flatten the curve’
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