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.
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
Test results can be used to develop motorcycle law enforcement officer tactics for hostile confrontations
Officer Don Anderson gets into the Christmas spirit (and makes sure all sleighs adhere to the speed limit)
“It’s called an acceleration lane, people. When you get into the interstate, you got to accelerate,” Trooper Ben Gardener said
A New Jersey trooper is being praised for his quick actions after saving the life of a two-week-old newborn
A motorist who was ticketed for flipping off an Indiana state trooper has filed a federal lawsuit saying the citation violates his First Amendment rights
Authorities said the deputy is in critical but stable condition after suffering multiple fractures that will require one or more surgeries
Attorney Jack Bradley said Cornelius Carey Jr. “always had mental issues and he’s on disability for mental issues”
A Florida trooper found a shoe box with two bricks of cocaine wrapped in tin foil in a woman’s vehicle, but it was too much for his scale
A Boone County Sheriff’s deputy’s quick actions prevented him and other deputies from being struck by an oncoming car
Make sure to share your results and challenge your colleagues to match or beat your score
The deputy was in pursuit of a speeding driver when the suspect lost control of the car and crashed into flames
After ramming into Trooper Joseph Perri, the driver got out of the car and told the LEO he “struck the patrol car on purpose”
“This guy’s a warrior,” Mayor Michael Pagano said of the injured officer, Lee Brousseau
Officer Lee Brousseau was in surgery last week to fix broken bones in his legs after a head-on crash
Philadelphia is exploring turning to civilian traffic enforcement to ease gridlock on the streets, but the local police union could be a roadblock
An Oregon woman is calling a deputy a hero after he saved her life
Trooper Henry Roanhorse was heading home after his shift when he saw the vehicle on the railroad tracks
A police pursuit lasting 60 miles ended when the sports utility vehicle smashed into another vehicle
A harrowing dashcam video shows Deputy Greg Reiter being thrown to the ground after a car struck an SUV
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD announced that drivers visiting a designated convenience store will get a free coffee if they show their car keys to officers
Trooper Lance Deshuk found Cornelius Carey Jr. wandering on the street before the suspect became confrontational and attacked the LEO
The bill that would allow 20-year-olds to drink alcohol in private settings while still prohibiting them from buying it or consuming it in public until age 21
Opioid abuse and drug overdoses have increased substantially in Wisconsin as well as the rest of the country
Luckily the tow truck driver, the state trooper and the two drivers involved in the accident all walked away uninjured
An off-duty trooper sprung into action to rescue a woman whose car was engulfed in flames following a crash
A deputy and an off-duty CHP officer rescued a dog after the canine jumped over the center divider and ran across the highway
Florida Highway Patrol troopers will soon carry Naloxone to help prevent deaths from opioid overdoses
A mother couldn’t find anyone to look after her daughter while she worked, so two troopers stepped in and helped solve her problem
The Texas DPS is informing drivers of the ‘move over’ law that requires driver to change lanes or slow down if responder lights are on
Officer Juan Arroyo, an officer for five years, remained hospitalized in serious but stable condition
Officials said the agency has lost more than 300 troopers in the last decade due to retirements, job changes and other reasons
More than 75 shots were exchanged, all but three of them coming from police
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