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.
When it comes to vehicle fires, police officers often rely on instinct and improvisation, despite the fact that they’re usually first on scene of a collision
Specific recommendations for training modifications will not be made until all data is thoroughly analyzed
The Supreme Court decision in Florida v. Harris reaffirms the value of detector dog teams as drug interdiction tools and gently reminds courts across the nation of the time-honored principles of probable cause to search
Lieutenant John Lambert suffered multiple injuries
Deputy Ken Collier’s vehicle plunged down a freeway embankment
Ohio LEOs are practicing field sobriety tests
Officer Brian Kashyk had to make a split-second decision
Sr. Cpl. Victor Lozada-Tirado died in a crash while escorting Clinton
At least two died as several passangers were ejected from a tour bus
Alan Haymaker had been on the force for 21 years
The sheriff’s deputy killed a suspect during a high-speed chase
A ticket was based on the officer’s visual reading of his speed on a state highway
12-year-old named Lima escaped from Barnum & Bailey’s Circus
David Dwayne Crawford’s cruiser landed upside down in a creek
Amid the mix of police radios, laptop computers, and license plate readers, we also have cell phones to distract us
The officer wouldn’t have to walk back to his or her cruiser to get license info
Budget constraints reducing police presence in some communities
Car went off highway and rolled a number of times
The confiscated dope is worth an estimated $10-25 million
Hundreds of thousands of cops have been impacted by a seminar that began with a dozen officers crammed into an elementary school classroom
The manhunt continues for the suspects involved in the shooting of Officer Gerald Veneziano
Released recordings detail the shooting and the ensuing 50-mile chase
The net worth of the marijuana is about $409,000
Trooper Rachael Zubal was struck as she stepped out of her patrol car at an accident scene
The estimated street value was more than $642,000
Lt. Eric Shuhandler was shot and killed during a traffic stop
The bill would let police search people on probation and parole without a warrant
William Cook killed himself after pointing a gun at the deputy
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The deputy did not have his emergency lights or sirens on
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