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.
Does your ‘officer’s discretion’ allow you to use photographs — such as the three posted within this article — as teaching tools to ‘scare them straight’ during a citation stop?
If we’re going to continue to use the concept of contact officer and cover officer, then we must use it properly
Not every traffic stop is going to end with your bomb squad’s detonation of 17 IEDs, but all traffic stops involve risks
The trends collected over eight years were ‘surprising’ to local law enforcement
Officer Rodney Holder was pursuing a speeder when a car crashed into him
A Lexington man has been arrested and charged with murdering Bryan J. Durman
Sgt. Franco Aguilar was responding to a crash scene
The officers wrongly identified a crash victim and informed the family of the death
To get a guilty verdict for a suspect in a drug interdiction case, be ready to withstand the scrutiny of the lawyers, judges, and possibly a liberal jury
DOT says that 40 percent of all vehicle collisions occur in intersections — here are 12 tips, thoughts, and techniques to consider as you drive through the crossroads
N.J. State Police looks the other way after fellow trooper drinks and drives
The officer was responding to a call when his squad car collided with a pickup truck
One-third of those killed in high speed chases are bystanders
More than 50% of the tickets East Haven police issued went to Hispanic drivers
Officers also can’t talk on their cell phones while driving patrol cars
Officers were looking through car windows for contraband
The suspect wasn’t seriously injured in the incident
Passengers threw a shotgun out the window during the chase
The officer was pursuing a car without lights or sirens activated
The officer was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash
Electronic ticketing system designed to save time, promote safety
Twenty percent of the force could go out the door in the next couple of years, says the head of the troopers’ union
The car and the driver are the very model for that big load of dope, but as perfect as it looks, this traffic stop could be a decoy
Cop remains cool after man accidentally backs into a police car
Officer Hector Ayala was a seven-year veteran of the force
The chief warned drivers that officers would ‘smash the cell phone’ of someone caught driving and texting
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