Traffic Stop
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When the suspect attacked the officer, the officer’s firearm had been dislodged from its holster, leading to a struggle between the officer and the suspect over the handgun
The app, called Safe Stop, works on a two-way connection where the driver would start the call with the deputy after being pulled over
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As the officers were conducting field sobriety tests on a driver who was going 106 mph in a 55 mph, a driver crashed into an officer’s unoccupied cruiser
One suspect fired several shots from a handgun at troopers who returned fire, critically wounding both suspects
Citizens can file a complaint if they feel the officer violated the new ordinance; an internal review of the complaint will determine if disciplinary action is warranted
The 16-year-old passenger was reported missing just five hours before the traffic stop; the sheriff’s office said the suspect was not known to the family
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Police conducted a warrantless search of the suspect’s property; the question before the court: Was the property abandoned?
In the last 30 minutes of her shift, Officer Wallace conducted a traffic stop that led her to arresting a wanted suspect in a shooting
The court determines if a traffic stop was lawfully (or unlawfully) prolonged and if the evidence discovered is admissible
A 19-year-old was arrested in connection with a traffic stop of a stolen vehicle that resulted in an officer being dragged
Report: The suspect “walked up to Officer Scheel, who was no longer able to defend himself, and shot him twice at close range”
The 160-page report conducted by the National Policing Institute showed 78.5% of people stopped were white, 14.4% were Black and 8.2% were Hispanic
I doubt there are many departments training to deal with this scenario. We must physically and mentally train to avoid this type of outcome
The video shows a man, who is eventually able to make his way to the front seat of his car, struggling with two state troopers
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
“Do I put groceries on the table? Or do I spend $175 to get the equipment violation fixed?” Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said describing what citizens sometimes face
Twenty-two officers have been moved into the traffic patrol division for one month to focus on impaired drivers and the deadliest city streets
The man was stopped after a deputy reportedly observed him speeding and driving erratically in April 2022
Attorneys for Tyre Nichols’ family said they are supportive of the decision not to pursue charges because of Preston Hemphill’s cooperation
The suspect, surrounded by vehicles, backs into officers and then tears down a Manhattan sidewalk
“This has nothing to do with the monetary value of the lawsuit, but everything to do with accountability,” Nichols’ mother said
The driver turned his car around and struck the cruiser head-on, then backed up and hit the officer
Emily Breidenbach, 32, and Hunter Scheel, 23, were killed last week in a shootout with a suspect
Officer Hunter Scheel was in the Army National Guard and volunteered for Afghanistan, and Officer Emily Breidenbach was engaged to be married
Suspect had stopped a second time during the pursuit and then accelerated into the Lafourche Parish deputy’s cruiser
Officer Malik Daricaud, 25, was left “fighting for his life” after shooting by suspect who fled from traffic stop
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