Traffic Stop
The threat to officer safety posed by sovereign citizens is well known. Here’s how to be safe and professional during an encounter
Sovereign citizens fancy themselves outside of the laws of the land and don’t recognize the legitimacy of the U.S. government
Fight complacency caused by the “routine” by establishing a “tactical routine” oriented toward personal survival
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
Jymieka McDowell and Ryshawnna Poole used red and blue lights and a siren to stop a vehicle with several people inside
Lt. Franklin Paz alleged he and other lieutenants were urged by the head of the unit to increase the number of traffic stops, arrests and citations
Two suspects have been charged with first-degree murder
Minneapolis Police said it would be releasing bodycam video of the traffic stop
Traffic stops will always be dangerous, but you can reduce the risk
Opening the door and entering the vehicle exposes more of the vehicle to view and impermissibly intrudes on the driver’s privacy expectation
A federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges the deputy used excessive force and intentionally drove over Lionel Womack
While the 2019 U.S. Supreme Court term was a quiet year for police-related cases, Justice Clarence Thomas continued to express concern with qualified immunity
Patrol officers will continue to enforce traffic laws, but with no big public events on the horizon the dedicated traffic unit is being reassigned
A man believed to have been involved is wanted for questioning, police said
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