Traffic Stop
Court rules that troopers had independent lawful bases to stop a defendant for a traffic violation and investigate drug trafficking based on collective knowledge doctrine
The court noted probable cause “is not a high bar: It requires only the kind of fair probability on which reasonable and prudent people, not legal technicians, act.”
Use your discretion and consider the situation from the driver’s perspective when you can and when appropriate
Some positions and movements are better than others but you can’t depend solely on positioning to save your life on a traffic stop
Jason T. Kumnick was arrested Tuesday after police stopped him for a traffic violation and found the explosive device in his car
Newly released video from January incident shows deadly OIS
Police said they don’t know who shot the 20-year veteran officer during an unrelated traffic stop Tuesday
Circumstances that led to the release of a repeat offender who authorities say went on to kill a police officer will be part of an inquiry being launched
The shooting April 4 was captured on video by a bystander, showing officer Michael Slager firing eight times as 50-year-old Walter Scott ran away
Authorities say officers fatally shot armed man, and a second suspect was found dead inside the stolen vehicle
In defending against the “why didn’t you call for backup” critique from friend and foe alike, there are a few things to consider – here are five for starters
Officer is recovering from non-life threatening wounds
Officers were killed during a traffic stop earlier this month
Cadet and officer were hit while trying to stop a fleeing car
A wildlife agent is in serious condition after getting shot in the lower back
Suspect had a gun poking out of his pocket and appeared to reach for it, according to officer involved
Harrowing dash cam video captured a traffic stop that could have turned deadly for the officers involved
García Villalpando was told more than 20 times to stop approaching the officer
Deputy stopped a vehicle and was startled when two men came out of the nearby woods and attacked him
Thousands of mourners and officers from around the country paid their respects to 25-year-old Officer Liquori Tate
Several hundred law enforcement officers were lining up Thursday to pay respects
Surveillance video from hours after the shooting shows a man and a woman getting out of a car at scene where police later arrested suspect
Preliminary statistics issued Monday show that 51 officers were killed on duty in 2014, compared to 27 the year before
Officers were shot to death during an evening traffic stop turned violent
Officer ordered suspect to show her hands multiple times before she abruptly exited the car with a loaded .380-caliber pistol
Michael Sollitt Kinney was pursued in July 2013 for driving erratically — at one point nearly slamming into an oncoming vehicle before crashing
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