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.
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A trend that gained popularity in 2020, street takeovers have started to decrease in Atlanta thanks to a multijurisdictional crack-down
Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, had just left the Palmdale station in his cruiser when he was fired upon in what Sheriff Robert Luna called an ambush attack
The trooper was dragged several yards down the pavement, curling his legs up into his body while holding onto the car before he landed in the middle of traffic
Danelo Cavalcante — still armed with a rifle — tried to evade capture by crawling through thick underbrush but was bitten by a K-9
Alfonzo Cole and his partner, Willie Warner-Sims, pleaded guilty last month to four counts of robbery and theft in office, both third-degree felonies
“You’re a good cop,” but “I will kill every state trooper that comes here,” the suspect said to a trooper
After a driver explained upsetting circumstances, he asked for a hug; the deputy was happy to give him one and offered some encouragement
Shawn Casteel reported that his supervisors prevented him from being promoted, leading to loss of overtime work, pay and negative evaluations
State officials said 137 of 297 applicants who applied to become a trooper in early September do not have college credits
The suspect fired shots at troopers who were executing a search warrant in connection with the torching and shooting of the agency’s cruisers
Hartford Police Officer Bobby Garten was killed when a driver fleeing from a traffic stop ran a red light and crashed into the side of the cruiser he was in
As the officer pulled up behind a speeding car at a traffic light, the child’s mother hopped out of the car and screamed, “Help! We got a baby in here dying!”
Traffic fatalities in camera-enforced decreased by 25% during non-school hours
Two Oakland County Sheriff’s Office deputies were injured in a crash while blocking traffic and two were injured in attacks at the jail
Garry Chapman, the son of Dog the Bounty Hunter, conducted a traffic stop and found the missing boy inside the car
Learn ways to reduce the risk of injury or escalation during traffic stops, patrols and roadway incidents
As the officers were conducting field sobriety tests on a driver who was going 106 mph in a 55 mph, a driver crashed into an officer’s unoccupied cruiser
Since 2019, the CHP’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force has arrested over 1,200 individuals and reclaimed $30M worth of merchandise
The arresting officer found himself inside of the suspect’s vehicle; the suspect then “started driving away at a very high rate of speed,” the chief said
At one point, the suspect stopped the ambulance in the road, only to ram the trooper’s patrol car as the trooper was getting out
The officer just happened to be getting out of his cruiser at the time of impact and was seriously injured, police said
The officer was grazed by the shot but continued to hold down the suspect
Every time someone attempts to bribe an officer and is released without being charged accordingly, a golden opportunity is missed
While the deputy was in the process of conducting a traffic stop, the suspect began to intentionally drive into the cruiser
One suspect fired several shots from a handgun at troopers who returned fire, critically wounding both suspects
The constable was driving “in a reckless manner at a high rate of speed, nearly striking the cruiser of several law enforcement officers,” according to state police
“I’m so blessed and grateful that I’m still alive and that I have the chance to walk again,’’ Officer Elizabeth Minter said in a statement
The governor said he will propose the state build a “scenario-based training facility” as part of the upcoming budget
Trooper Aaron Smith was deploying stop sticks when he was struck by the suspect’s vehicle
The deputy suffered life-threatening injuries after a Ford F-450 pulling a car hauler drove through the intersection and struck him
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