Traffic Stop
In a recent case, the court determines whether a traffic stop was legally extended based on reasonable suspicion
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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prohibit police from making stops for things such as a broken tail light, the location of a registration plate or an out-of-date inspection certification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
The search for Deputy Joshua Moyer’s killer includes hundreds of investigators from across the state
The deputy was identified as Joshua Moyers, 29
An officer asks travel-related questions during a traffic stop; the court decides if the stop was unreasonably extended
Minnesota police agencies are partnering with Valerie Castile, the mother of man killed during a traffic stop
After speaking with the driver, one deputy decided assistance was needed
Dashcam video shows a passenger spring from the back seat and begin shooting
The new policy also says they won’t prosecute cases when officers ask to search a vehicle without articulable suspicion
The driver led officers on a pursuit before exiting the car and firing at police
The shooter was still at large Tuesday
Investigators say it’s not immediately clear how the cruiser became engulfed by flames
Officers were conducting a traffic stop when the driver reversed his car and dragged the officer
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