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A majority of respondents to a recent survey support revising laws to remove the authority of police over minor violations that now are grounds for a vehicle stop
Always be prepared for questions about your agency’s traffic stop responses, policy and patrol officer training
A Louisville police detective was shot in the head during a traffic stop as officers fatally shot one suspect
New York Jets receiver Robby Anderson reportedly told Officer Jonathan B. Henessy that he was going to find his wife and “f--k her and nut in her eye”
A Texas police officer is counting his blessings after he was nearly struck by a vehicle
The officer was taken to a hospital with serious, but non life-threatening injuries to his arms and legs
The off-duty deputy pulled over a woman, who was unsure if he was a real LEO because of the black “Punisher” t-shirt he was wearing
Police recruits and veteran cops failed to notice a gun on a vehicle’s dashboard during a simulated traffic stop. Could inattentional blindness be to blame?
Cpl. Seth Kelly was moved out of the ICU and remains in the hospital as he recovers from gunshot wounds to his neck, shoulder and thigh
Officer Phillip Stevens leaned into the vehicle’s passenger window to speak with the driver when an unknown person suddenly appeared and shot at the officers
The Texas DPS said Dabrett Black shot Trooper Damon Allen with a rifle after the trooper walked back to his vehicle
Tips from informants helped lead law enforcement to the man accused of fatally shooting Officer Brian Shaw
Attorney John Morganelli cleared the troopers involved in the shooting that left Cpl. Seth Kelly critically injured
Anthony J. Carbonaro, 48, told the trooper he had the badge because he was a federal police officer
A Connecticut officer pulled over Davin Ware, 20, and asked him to step out of the vehicle when he tried to break his fingers
Cpl. Seth Kelly continues to recover from gunshot wounds to his neck, shoulder and thigh after being shot during a traffic stop
Police said Cpl. Seth J. Kelly will undergo another surgery to remove a bullet
Officer Jaimie Cox was found near the truck and pronounced dead at a hospital
The Supreme Court is leaving in place an appeals court ruling that concluded police can frisk someone they believe has a weapon.
No one was hit in the exchange
Two men saw the struggle between the suspect and the deputy and pulled over to help
Lawmakers have pushed to reinstate New Mexico’s death penalty for certain criminal offenses and to broaden a rarely used “three-strikes” law
The suspect threatened the arresting officer and lunged toward investigators who tried to question him after he was taken to a detention center
Here are two opposing views that are meant to inform and educate all parties about conflict during traffic stops
“I’m not driving, I’m traveling”
These are intended to help you while you wait for an interpreter to arrive
The state’s House and Senate members agree that new drivers should be taught what’s considered appropriate if they are stopped by police on the road
Newport Police Lt. Patrick Weatherford, a decorated police officer, was fatally shot while assisting with a traffic stop
Police found Woods sound asleep behind the wheel, according to an incident report
All police officers know that no traffic stop is routine, but the procedure could evolve with new technological advancements