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Traffic Control 101
Most academies show a presentation and tell you your Field Training Officer (FTO) will properly instruct you. The reality is your FTO will wheel into a crash scene, check for injuries, and tell you to handle traffic. Here lies the problem — no real instruction, and please be mindful of your hand gestures.
January 9, 2011
Special Units
Video: Coyote Attacks Ohio Officer Working Traffic Control
An officer with the Columbus (OH) Division of Police working traffic control on a busy interstate was attacked and bitten multiple times by a coyote.
January 20, 2020
Patrol
Feds Approve DisposaCone for Temporary Traffic Control
DisposaCone has gained federal approval as the nation's first disposable, temporary control device for roadways under Section 6i of the Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), the company announced.
May 3, 2012
Technology
GTT's Traffic Signal Control System Receives Tekne Award
The Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) has named Global Traffic Technologies (GTT) the recipient of the 2011 Tekne Award in the innovative electronic devices award category during a Nov. 3 ceremony.
November 10, 2011
Patrol
Calif. State Senator, Gun Control Advocate Busted for Arms Trafficking
Yee discussed helping an undercover agent get weapons worth $500,000 to $2.5 million, including shoulder-fired automatic weapons and missiles, and took him through the entire process of acquiring them from a Muslim separatist group in the Philippines to bringing them to the United States, according to the affidavit by FBI Special Agent Emmanuel V. Pascua.
March 26, 2014
Patrol
CHP Officer Dies After Being Struck While Directing Traffic
Taylor was standing outside his patrol vehicle Saturday afternoon providing traffic control for a previous injury crash when he was hit, according to the CHP.
March 14, 2016
Patrol
Delaware Man Arrested for Attempting to Strike Police Officer with His Car
The Harrington (DE) Police Department says that 40-year-old Andy Leary fled from a traffic stop, losing control of his vehicle and colliding with a patrol car.
November 20, 2018
Patrol
Idaho Trooper Hit by Car, Critically Injured
Around 8:30 a.m., an Idaho State Police Sergeant responded to a vehicle fire on the westbound lane of I-84. While providing assistance and traffic control, he was hit by a passing vehicle
September 9, 2022
Patrol
Truck Strikes, Seriously Injures 2 DC Bicycle Officers
A speeding white pickup truck struck and injured two on-duty D.C. bicycle patrol officers and a traffic control aide Thursday night. One of the officers was rushed into surgery Thursday night in very critical condition. More Here.
June 9, 2017
Patrol
IL Officer Shot, Suspect Killed in Shootout
Peoria Police say officers' attempt to make a traffic stop at 2:27 a.m. resulted in the vehicle fleeing. The driver lost control of the car at Garden and Warren and then ran on foot. When police next saw the suspect, gunfire was exchanged.
February 1, 2018
Patrol
Indiana Police Officer Killed in Vehicle Pursuit
Sergeant Benton Bertram of the Charlestown Police Department was in pursuit of a driver suspected of a traffic violation when he reportedly lost control of his patrol vehicle, leaving the roadway and colliding with a tree.
December 13, 2018
Patrol
Video: Truck Strikes, Seriously Injures 2 DC Bicycle Officers
A speeding white pickup truck struck and injured two on-duty D.C. bicycle patrol officers and a traffic control aide Thursday night. One of the officers was rushed into surgery Thursday night in very critical condition.
June 9, 2017
Patrol
NC Trooper Killed in Accident Involving His Trooper Brother
Trooper John Horton was conducting a traffic stop just before 9 p.m. in Rutherford County. Trooper John Horton’s brother, Trooper James Horton, was responding to assist with the traffic stop when he lost control of his car and collided with Trooper John Horton’s car.
January 4, 2022
Patrol
Radiant One
OptiScan
OptiScan’s Radiant One handheld emergency lighting baton is visible for more than a mile. The high-intensity baton operates in three modes: steady, fast blink, and intermediate blink. It calls attention to officers at traffic control points, special event parking, and accident scenes.
May 31, 2007
Special Units
HERB Safety Gate
Dennis Evers
Designed by a former police chief, the Hazardous Environment Remote-Controlled Barrier (HERB) minimizes high-risk contacts at DWI checkpoints and roadblocks. The HERB can be used at bomb threat incidents, accidents, government buildings, crime scenes—virtually anywhere safe, manned, or unmanned traffic control is required.
February 28, 2003
Special Units
South Carolina Department Announces Acquisition of UAVs
The Georgetown (SC) Police Department announced on Facebook that it has acquired two new unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to assist in used for search and rescue operations as well as traffic collision reconstruction, active shooter incidents, crowd control, surveillance operations, and hazardous material incidents.
October 8, 2019
Patrol
Dash Cam Catches Ohio Teen's Airborne Car Obliterated By Pillar
An Ohio patrol cruiser's dash cam captured a frighteneing single-car crash by 19-year-old Brennan Eden who lost control of his car after weaving through traffic at speeds of 100mph, hit a guard rail and flipped into the concrete pilar of a bridge on Aug. 23. The vehicle broke into three pieces, yet Eden survived the crash.
August 23, 2010
Patrol
Off-Duty TX Sheriff's Sergeant Struck and Killed
An off-duty sheriff’s office sergeant died early Monday morning after being struck by what officials suspect was an intoxicated driver Monday. Sgt. Ramon Gutierrez, 45, of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office (TX) was off duty and providing traffic control for a convoy of oversized machinery when he was struck.
January 24, 2022
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