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
Woman was alone in a vehicle in western Pennsylvania when she shot herself as troopers approached her Tuesday
Brother of Cleveland’s police chief has been killed and the girlfriend suspected in his death shot herself when troopers stopped her vehicle
Deputy commissioner called the actions of the suspect “very unusual” and “very menacing and threatening”
“Nothing on that video suggests that we were violating anyone’s rights. That’s what makes it even more perplexing to me”
Newly released dash cam captured the deadly 2013 shooting of a suspect who pulled a handgun on an officer after being stopped
Police spokeswoman said officer who turned off camera “has been recommended” for discipline, but is appealing
Police believe the suspect came in contact with gasoline during the crash, causing the fire after the ECD connected
Doubts over the legality — and wisdom — of the attorney’s tactics have been expressed by legal experts and local authorities
19-year veteran Officer Scott Patrick was shot to death July 30
Deputies followed the sound of 37-year-old Kevin Lee Barbour’s snoring — described as a “snorting wild boar” — to discover him Sunday night
Stephon Carter took a plea deal and avoided the death penalty in the 2011 slaying of Officer Scotty Richardson
Police released video of the 2012 traffic stop shooting of an officer after the gunman received a 40-year prison sentence Thursday
During a search officers discovered more than 28 grams of cocaine stuffed into the prosthetic leg that the suspect was wearing
Jurors will decide whether Brian Fitch Sr. is guilty of first-degree murder and other charges in the July 30 killing of Officer Scott Patrick
Man fired eight shots at Officer Kevin McCormick, hitting him in the forehead above his right eye in new video of 2013 incident
As officers surrounded the vehicle, 34-year-old Calvin Logan, the suspect’s husband, exited a nearby car and approached police, claiming to be an officer
A man who fatally shot a sheriff’s deputy who stopped him for speeding on a Georgia interstate was put to death Tuesday for the 1998 killing
Please put out your stops as often as conceivably possible, prior to contacting the driver/occupants
Former Officer Nathanial Robinson plans to appeal his firing after being terminated last week over his use of force in the incident
Officer Grant Morrison testified that he feared for his life when he fired the three shots that killed Richard Ramirez
Officer noticed suspect trying to put her vehicle into gear and reached into her window in an attempt to pull the keys out of the ignition
Newly released video footage from officer’s lapel camera shows motorist opening a driver door and firing shots during the weekend traffic stop
Mayor has chosen not to swear in a police academy cadet who fired shots at a vehicle during a traffic stop while serving as a rookie officer
Nathanial Robinson was fired following an internal affairs investigation into the Dec. 11 incident
Man suspected of shooting and wounding an Albuquerque officer during a weekend traffic stop was arrested after a massive manhunt
Man got out of his car and raised his hands as if surrendering during the July 28 stop. He then pulled out a gun and opened fire
State court determined that a policy that makes it easier for unlicensed drivers to keep their cars instead of having them impounded after stops is lawful
Officer was shot in the stomach while performing a traffic stop Dec. 14
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