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The officer ordered everyone back and fired two shots into the rear passenger window
Little is known about the encounter between the trooper and the suspect, who was later found dead in his pickup truck
Says he was not intoxicated while driving, but that he was by the time emergency workers arrived more than two hours later
The data underscores a growing problem of people driving with drugs in their systems
Law enforcement agencies in Texas are determined to keep tragedies from striking this year
The pursuit at times exceeded 100 miles per hour before stop sticks were deployed
Cops spotted his black Escalade speeding and weaving in and out of traffic
The 23-year-old reportedly kicked and stomped on a police officer
The officer left found the man going west in the eastbound lane of traffic after prior warning not to do so
OTM is a delightful little acronym for illegal immigrants who are ‘Other Than Mexican’ — SIA stands for ‘Special Interest Aliens’ from terrorist nations like Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia, Pakistan, and Yemen
Trooper Jonathan McDonald is survived by his wife and a six-month-old daughter
Darinel Lopez Cruz was charged with DUI and indecent exposure
Will this make the roads more dangerous?
Determined Ray Rice didn’t get special treatment and there was no quid pro quo for the autograph
Rice deleted the tweet from his Twitter account shortly after
They drove part of the time in oncoming traffic and nearly hit a school bus
Federal funds provide for additional speed and alcohol detection equipment and also provide enforcement funding for aggressive driving, impaired driving, and pedestrian safety
Several women testified CHP officer had given them his cell number after writing them tickets, offering to ‘work something out’
If California passes Prop. 19, people 21 or older will be allowed to carry up to once ounce of pot and grow up to 25 plants
The hip-hop intellectual says the cop pulled him over and searched his car without a warrant, violating several constitutional rights
Many cops aren’t even allowed to attempt a pursuit of a perpetrator riding a high-speed motorcycle — the problem is that these criminals know it!
City officers are now prohibited from chasing fleeing suspects for minor traffic infractions
A lawsuit contends the cameras conflict with state law
Two cities would have had to pay back millions in traffic camera fines