Traffic Stop
Each stop brings inherent risks and practicing and mentally rehearsing strategies to enhance safety is one of an officer’s most essential responsibilities
Mobile devices like tablets and e-citation printers can make traffic stops safer by making them more efficient
The court rules on whether a dog sniff or the vehicle inventory and impound led to the extension of the traffic stop
Read about cops’ concerns regarding traffic stop safety, training and tactics
Responses from a Police1 survey of more than 1,000 LEOs should be a critical element of the national dialog concerning traffic stops
And when officers do stop drivers, they must explain that the motorist can deny a request to search the vehicle
Sgt. Erasmo García Torres, 50, had been a member of the force for 30 years
Officer Joe Burson shot and killed the suspect as he was being dragged, investigators believe
The suit alleges negligence related to the undercover operation that led to Jarrott’s death in February
The officer, who was shot while pulling over two people on a motorcycle, was hospitalized in stable condition
Jacob Aaron Sedillo was arrested for suspicion of attempted first-degree murder
The suspect, Jacoh Aaron Sedillo, is considered armed and dangerous; he’s wanted on the charge of attempted first-degree murder
Michael Lang may have instigated the violent confrontation by goading an officer with whom he was angry to chase him
The court rules on whether a deputy had reasonable suspicion to extend a traffic stop based on the suspect’s behavior and state of his vehicle
Veritone Contact eases the time commitment and burden of complying with racial and identity profiling stop data collection requirements in California and offers ways to gather additional insight for agency needs
The small folder, which clips onto the driver’s side air vent, aims to help stops go as smoothly as possible
“You’ll never be white. You’re a murderer,” says the irate woman at a traffic stop
Officers may still stop people who have an outstanding warrant — worth $500 or less — but they will only document the encounter, officials said
During a traffic stop, a passenger ran out of the car holding a knife in each hand
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The city council voted to develop recommendations for a traffic division that would be separate from police
Police said someone inside the vehicle had handed the gun to the passenger
A man suspected in the shooting has been arrested
A retired NYPD officer who happened to be passing by helped responding officers apply a tourniquet and get the suspect under control
Video of the encounter showed two police officers drawing their guns and using pepper spray during a traffic stop
First Peeps and now this
The court seemed likely Tuesday to allow tribal officers to stop and search non-members on tribal lands
What began as a cordial conversation during a traffic stop last month turned deadly in a split-second
Officer Josh Baker was shot in the torso after first using his TASER on an uncooperative woman
State Sen. Randy Robertson, a former cop, said there was a disconnect between LE protocols and what the public expects to encounter during a traffic stop
Case makes for strange bedfellows, uniting the ACLU with gun groups, albeit for different reasons
Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín says he hopes some of the changes will be seen this year
Deputy Michael Magli, 30, leaves behind a wife and two children
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