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.
Court holds requesting personal identification in a public location, without threats, overt coercion, or a display of force, was a seizure requiring reasonable suspicion
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The suspect’s SUV crashed and rolled over several times before she was ejected
An attacker used the gun of an Arizona state trooper to shoot and kill a rookie officer and wound another LEO
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Nebraska State Patrol said a trooper’s “defensive driving skills prevented an even more severe crash” after a semi crossed the center line on a bridge
Roswell Chief Rusty Grant said the two officers are now on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation
Police said a fleeing suspect was killed after he and the trooper exchanged gunfire
The grant will provide funds to dedicate full-time officers to traffic enforcement, essentially paying the overtime costs for the additional manpower
The man said he wasn’t drinking and driving because he only drank while stopped at stop signs and traffic signals
These programs help to reduce traffic congestion as a result of collisions, while increasing officer safety on the roadways
The justices ruled 5-2 that drivers automatically consent to a blood draw when they drive on Wisconsin roads
For six days last month, authorities seized a number of drugs, including orange Trump-shaped ecstasy pills that have “Great Again” printed on the back
Cpl. Seth Kelly was in a medically induced coma for 12 days and has said he retains no memory of the shooting
Police said the officer suffered minor injuries that required hospitalization
Trooper Ryan Seiple testified in court about the frantic efforts to save Cpl. Seth Kelly by cinching a tourniquet onto his thigh, where a bullet had severed his femoral artery
Police said the driver “opened the driver’s side door with one hand and kept his other hand concealed behind his back” after being pulled over
The troopers remained calm under pressure despite facing flames and bullets
A boy who lost a stuffed animal on a highway has a new one thanks to the Rhode Island State Police
The agency released body footage of the arrest, which depicts the diaper-wearing monkey clinging desperately to his owner
After a retired LEO told a trooper a story of how he helped deliver a baby in 1991, the trooper extended his hand and said: “My name is Michael Patterson, sir. Thank you for delivering me”
Lt. Ben Schlosser called Darren Phillips a hero and said he couldn’t thank the veteran enough for helping out
The superintendent said the drop in patrol staffing has had a range of implications, from fewer cops on highways to a growing number of unanswered calls for help
The 118 pounds of opiates seized is enough to kill about 26 million people, officials said
The officer was dragged 20 yards as he was attempting to turn the driver’s engine off
After the driver refused to provide police identifying information for more than 20 minutes, the officers broke the windows of his car and released the K-9 on him
“I just wanted the world to know how great this officer is, & how GREAT GOD is,” the baby’s mother wrote on Facebook
The chairman of a panel appointed to improve civilian oversight of the PD refused at least 60 requests for his license and registration
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The Highway Patrol hopes the cars will help raise awareness of impaired driving
At one point, Caren Turner told an officer: “You may not tell me when to take my child. You may shut the f--- up!”
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