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Patrol
Crimes Against Taxi Drivers
Driving a taxi is one of the most dangerous professions. Drivers are sent alone to isolated areas, including high-crime neighborhoods to pick up strangers. They work early mornings and late nights, and they carry a lot of cash. So it's not surprising that taxi drivers are often assaulted, robbed, and killed.
June 30, 2007
Patrol
Denver Police Enlist Taxi Drivers
Denver police have enlisted the help of taxi operators, who have begun logging crime incidents and reporting suspicious activity under the Taxis on Patrol program.
March 7, 2012
Patrol
DOJ Awards Nearly $17 M to Las Vegas Shooting Survivors
The United States Department of Justice will provide nearly $17 million in funding for counseling, therapy, rehabilitation, trauma recovery and legal assistance for victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017.
December 4, 2018
Weapons
Pennsylvania Troopers Make Record Number of DUI Arrests
As part of its efforts to keep Pennsylvania's highways safe for all travelers, State Police last year arrested 15,583 people for driving under the influence, a 3 percent increase over the number arrested for DUI in 2007, and the highest total for a single year in the department's history, State Police Commissioner Jeffrey B. Miller announced today.
May 8, 2008
Vehicle Ops
Driver’s Education
This column is generally about defensive tactics or ways to give yourself an edge in a gunfight. Each month, you flip open your Police magazine and on or about this page there’s a column by a martial artist that tells you how to stun an attacker with a forearm blast or an article about what to do when your trusty sidearm jams and all hell is breaking loose.
March 31, 2005
Patrol
Death by Political Correctness
A lot has changed since 9/11. But one thing remains the same: There are a lot of bad people out there who want to make us bleed. The United States is still a very soft and juicy target.
September 12, 2010
Technology
Driver's License Reader
L-Tron
L-Tron Corporation’s 4910LR driver's license reader is purpose-built from user feedback for electronic ticketing, incident and crash reporting, to help officers complete a citation in less than five minutes.
April 4, 2018
Patrol
Stoned Drivers Tested In Wash.
Stoned drivers tested their skills to reveal the impact of marijuana on motor-vehicle handling at a course set up by the Thurston County (Wash.) Sheriff's Office. Media outlet KIRO filmed the exercise.
February 19, 2013
Patrol
Unlicensed Drivers: A Public Safety Menace
The LAPPL welcomes a new study by the California Department of Motor Vehicles, which found suspended or revoked and unlicensed drivers are much more reckless on the road than validly licensed drivers.
January 1, 2013
Patrol
FL Drivers Help Trooper Under Attack
Several drivers who witnessed the assault pulled over onto the shoulder and ran to help as the trooper managed to tackle the subject to the ground.
March 21, 2022
Patrol
Drivers Trick Machine to Get Free Gasoline
Some Michigan motorists found that gas pumps outside of Meijer grocery stores accepted swipes from drivers’ licenses as payment, allowing many to drive away with free full tanks.
May 6, 2004
Patrol
Drunk Driver's Bullet Grazed La. Trooper's Head
A Louisiana State Police trooper was grazed in the head by a bullet fired by a drunk driver he had pulled over east of Baton Rouge early Wednesday morning.
May 3, 2011
Patrol
Forced Blood From Impaired Drivers
The Supreme Court has made it more difficult for law enforcement officers to obtain the most probative evidence of impaired driving—a measure of the alcohol concentration in a sample of the suspect's blood.
June 6, 2013
Technology
States Push For "Smarter" Driver's Licenses
Lawmakers and government agencies are pushing for "smart" driver's licenses to reduce identity fraud in the wake of Sept. 11. But many fear this will lead to virtual national identity cards that could infringe upon the private rights of citizens.
February 20, 2002
Vehicle Ops
Drunk Drivers Hitting More Washington State Troopers
Impaired drivers hit troopers 25 times in 2008, up from 11 in 2007. About half the crashes happened after a trooper had stopped another violator or pulled into the shoulder to handle an accident. In a recent crash, a trooper's patrol car was pushed into another vehicle already involved in a crash, the Washington State Patrol reported.
December 30, 2008
Patrol
L.A. County Sheriff Backs Driver's Licenses for Illegals
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca chimed in with his support for issuing driver's licenses to illegal immigrants a day after Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck backed the idea.
February 23, 2012
Special Units
NTSB Recommends Cell Phone Ban for New Drivers
The National Transportation Safety Board has added to its annual list of “Most Wanted Safety Recommendations to States” a ban on inexperienced drivers using wireless devices behind the wheel.
September 29, 2005
Procedures & Policies
St. Louis Police Cracking Down on ATV Drivers
St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden said in a statement: “We are going to enforce the mentioned state statute, which prohibits the operation of ATVs in places open to the public for the purposes of vehicular traffic within the State. This includes our City streets."
May 13, 2019
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