Traffic Stop
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One of the most obvious signs of potential trouble is a subject paying repeated visual attention to an officer’s gun
Two 911 calls, a suspicious route and a busted alibi helped officers intercept 32 pounds of methamphetamine on a South Dakota highway
Video shows the officer trying to subdue a woman, who grabs at a gun in her waistband several times; another suspect then walks toward the officer, pointing a gun at him
In this case, the suspect argued that, “The stop of the vehicle was improper because the officer made a mistake of law that the vehicle was stolen.”
After walking up to the SUV, the man sped off, causing the passenger side door to close on the trooper
Mary O’Connor submitted her resignation after an internal affairs review found she violated police department policy during the Nov. 12 stop
The traffic stop uncovered four pounds of crystal meth and an execution-style murder on the other side of the country
Argument pits First Amendment rights against Fourth Amendment reasonableness
Philadelphia police officials acknowledge the department lacks automated plate readers and other technology to trace cars with faked tags
The appellate court was critical of the officer’s decision to enter a suspect’s vehicle, which resulted in the shooting death of the driver and a second officer being struck twice by the vehicle
The officers had recognized a black sedan as matching the description of a vehicle involved in a recent shooting
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The appellate court held the law was sufficiently clear and that the officer “should have known he could not use deadly force on an unarmed man in a parked car.”
The man blamed his woes on “paranormal activity” and attempted to grab an officer’s TASER unsuccessfully
Earlier this month, a suspect ignored police commands, pulled a firearm and fired multiple rounds from close range toward officers
Decatur Police Chief Shane Brandel said the department’s street crimes unit had seized more than 60 illegally owned firearms since May
Deputies were working a traffic stop when the impaired driver plowed into the back of their vehicle
Richmond Police Department Officer Seara Burton died at a health facility surrounded by her family
An uneventful traffic stop was a good reminder for a young deputy that every person in a vehicle could be carrying a firearm
Philip Lee shot Officer Seara Burton in the head when she stopped him for suspected drug activity last month
Jerardson Mackey was terminated from GDOT in January, retained his badge and used it to identify himself as an emergency response officer
Seara Burton has been in critical condition since she was shot in the head during an Aug. 10 traffic stop
“Nothing good can come from a gun loaded with more than two dozen rounds of ammunition,” officials said
Officer Seara Burton’s injuries were “unrecoverable” after being shot in the head last month
Instead of walking on a yellow line on the ground, the woman starts dancing around
The suspect begged deputies to let him go, but they soon found out he was wanted for a homicide of an 18-year-old almost three decades ago
The man is accused of shooting Officer Seara Burton in the head during a traffic stop
“The death sentence is the law in the state of Indiana and if it was going to be pursued this is the kind of case where it needs to be pursued,” prosecutors said
Officer Seara Burton, who was shot in the head, was supposed to marry her fiancée last week
“I believe that this young man was arrested, charged, indicted and then found not guilty by a jury of his peers. Is this not how our country works anymore?” the PD said
Officers had tried to stop a car that was driving recklessly downtown
“During the traffic stop, the suspect drew a weapon and fired multiple shots,” police said
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