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.
Some of the most innovative designs in auto engineering are in the mundane features we don’t typically think about
#5: “I wasn’t speeding, I just got a haircut and it makes me look fast.”
In order to be granted professional courtesy, you first must be professional and courteous
A different motorist reported seeing a tire falling off a van weaving on a road late Monday night
Officer Leonard Reed is survived by his wife and two children
Luna County Sheriff’s Capt. Arturo Baeza once walked away from a totaled vehicle: ‘Thank God I had my seatbelt on,’ he said
Although Dallas County is a leader in alcohol-fueled traffic accidents, many offenders spend little or no time behind bars — even if they kill someone
Trooper Brian Salyer was treated for traumatic head injuries and a laceration to an artery in his neck before being released from hospital
The second crash, with a passing squad car, came 20 minutes after the first
PDs say some of the worst speeders often spot marked cars and avoid hefty fines that would change their behavior
In the month after government salaries were reduced by 5 percent, the number of traffic tickets fell by nearly 50 percent
Urban areas are a target-rich environment which can pose an interesting set of challenges for the highway drug interdiction officer
Officers’ blog promotes protest against pay cuts, with slowdown allegedly costing county about $1.75 million in two months
Carlos Martinelly Montano, 23, was awaiting a deportation hearing
A convicted felon armed with three guns and wearing a vest opened fire on California Highway Patrol officers during a traffic stop
Struck-by incidents are the second leading cause of accidental deaths to law enforcement
One-third of all traffic fatalities in 2008 involved drunk drivers
No set policy on roadside stops because each poses a unique danger
He saw that his local police department’s website would soon expire, so he bought the domain himself
The cameras have generated an average of 18 citations per day, each ticket costing $445
LPR systems will automatically generate an alarm if it detects a stolen or wanted license plate
The efficacy and accuracy of the the Alcotest 7110, a breath-detection device used by PDs across Massachusetts to gauge motorists sobriety levels
There were no reported injuries when an Idaho cop shot at a man who tried to run him over with a pickup truck — the pickup may need some work, however
Dallas County deputies must get OK to put emergency police gear on personal vehicles, commissioners say
Van “cloned” to look like either a tour van or a security van, authorities say
The suspect was eventually taken into custody after crashing her car
Officers pulled the car over after spooting a 12-gauge shotgun
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