Traffic Stop
Understanding the behavior and ideology of sovereign citizens is crucial for ensuring the safety of law enforcement officers, especially during traffic stops
A parolee asked the trial court to suppress the evidence, arguing the search of his phone and house violated his Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights
Based on the “totality of the circumstances,” the officer had reasonable suspicion to extend the traffic stop in a drug courier case
St. Paul police said state Rep. John Thompson “misused” his position by interfering in a stop that reportedly involved his daughter
Carl Wayne Buntion had been on parole just six weeks when he shot Officer James Irby during a traffic stop
An officer does not need a driver’s consent to conduct a dog sniff during a lawful traffic stop, if it does not prolong the stop
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Troopers Martin Mack and Branden Sisca cut the stop short when they received a higher priority call
“Mom, you can’t lie to the police, you did drink,” the young boy said
A pedestrian opened fire as the officers were trying to make a traffic stop, police said
The Court of Appeals determines whether a traffic stop resulted in a de facto arrest or was simply an investigatory detention
Under the new policy, officers would only be able to make pretextual stops if they are “acting upon articulable information”
“The officer stayed in the fight to the end,” said Chief Roberto Filice. “He gave his life for it”
A man-on-the-run accused of shooting a deputy was fatally shot Wednesday by a homeowner whose house he tried to break into, police said
Union leaders argued the new law illegally preempts existing state traffic laws
“There obviously will be impacts,” said a state patrol spokesperson. “What the extent of those impacts are, I just don’t know”
The proposed policy would bar such stops “unless officers are acting upon articulable information”
One state official described the shooting as “an execution”
Can an officer follow search and seizure procedures during a wall stop? The court decides in this recent case
The deputy is expected to survive
A pilot program hopes to reduce the potential for traffic stops to turn dangerous
Test results can be used to develop motorcycle law enforcement officer tactics for hostile confrontations
All ambulances were responding to other calls, so Trooper Cabrera took the soon-to-be mom in his cruiser
Trooper James Horton lost control of his vehicle, striking Trooper John Horton, police said
The bill would prohibit police from making stops for things such as a broken tail light, the location of a registration plate or an out-of-date inspection certification
The suspect had lured the children into her van by saying she was taking them to school, police said
“It doesn’t just benefit the kids, it benefits law enforcement,” said organizers
Officers were accused of extending a traffic stop to conduct a K-9 sniff in this recent case
“This idiot is lucky he did not blow himself or his truck up,” said Sheriff Rick Staly
Officers can still stop drivers for violations that impact public safety, like running a red light
A recent case follows the events of a traffic stop in which police were demanding identification from a subject who refused
The court rules on an officer’s warrantless search of the subject’s vehicle during the course of a traffic stop
Officer Carlos Yanez’s father says his son still has four bullets in his body from the same shooting that killed Officer Ella French
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