Traffic Stop
A sharp-eyed police officer interrupted a mailbox break-in outside a post office, uncovering a potential identity theft scheme and saving hundreds from becoming victims
Knowing your role as a cover officer will help you stay in your lane, and make my contact safer
Know these signs of trouble and be prepared to defend yourself anytime the driver or another occupant exits their vehicle
San Diego, Chula Vista and National City police join over 140 departments in the “Lights On!” program
The fatal OIS was captured on video, showing a man threatening police with a 5-foot metal pole while officers were speaking to an unrelated person during a DUI stop
Suspects were charged with first-degree possession with intent to distribute marijuana over 25 pounds
A narcotics detective was making an arrest when the suspect came from behind and fired at the detective’s head
Mount Pleasant officers pulled Tamara Palmer over for suspicion of drunk driving after she hit the curb multiple times and failed to stay in the lane
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.”
The backup officer was able to free the first officer but found himself trapped as the vehicle accelerated and the driver had taken control of his radio
Use your discretion and consider the situation from the driver’s perspective when you can and when appropriate
The program, Trusted Driver, allows an officer to notify a driver by phone and issue a warning or citation if stopped for a minor violation
If a driver is pulled over for faulty equipment, then officers issue them a voucher good at specific service stations to redeem for up to $250 to get it fixed
Sonoma County sheriff challenges news report and releases body camera video to dispute claims of harassment and retaliation
Deputy Isaiah Cordero was shot and killed by a suspect who had an active felony warrant on a case involving a kidnapping and stabbing of a CHP K-9
The other wounded officer was discharged from the hospital over the weekend
The man can be seen on video ignoring several commands before lunging at the officer and reaching for his gun
While the suspect’s motives remain under investigation, Chief Anthony Mata characterized the actions as part of a scheme to “ambush” officers
Six officers already have been fired and one more has been relieved of duty following Nichols’ death
The suspect fled on foot from officers as they were trying to handcuff him following the discovery of narcotics in his car
The two officers were each shot in the torso, but returned fire, hitting the man in one of his ankles
EMTs Robert Long and JaMicheal Sandridge “failed to conduct an adequate patient assessment of Mr. Nichols,” according to a fire department statement
Two more Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies were relieved of duty after the release of the bodycam and surveillance videos
The videos have been made public one day after five Memphis police officers were charged with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols
The Memphis police chief has called the actions of five officers involved in the arrest “heinous, reckless and inhumane”
The motion was filed days after a jury awarded Lt. Caron Nazario less than $4K in a lawsuit in which he had sought more than $1 million
The officers were fired for excessive use of force, failure to intervene and failure to render aid stemming from an arrest during a traffic stop of a man who later died in a hospital
Lt. Caron Nazario sued the officers for claims of assault and battery, false imprisonment and illegal search during a 2020 traffic stop
The court held that “a reasonable person would distinguish between a spotlight and red and blue emergency lights in considering whether the person was free to leave or otherwise terminate the encounter”
We live in a society that is more mobile and diverse than ever. Officers should learn what language resources are available before the need arises
Under the agreement, the NYPD must train all officers in the new policy by Jan. 31
The officer, whose home was destroyed by a fire as a child just before the holidays, empathized with the woman’s life-changing event
A hotel owner was on a smoke break when he rushed to help the officer, using his radio to call for help
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