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Patrol
(Video) The Dangers of Traffic Stops
LAPD Captain Greg Meyer (ret.) discusses some of the dangers to police officers present during traffic stops, and some of the tactics he teaches officers to help mitigate those dangers.
April 11, 2019
Patrol
Investigative Traffic Stops
Most traffic stops are routine. You see a moving or equipment violation, make the stop, and issue a citation or warning. Everything’s over in 10 minutes or so.
August 31, 2005
Training
How to Approach Traffic Stops
Experience teaches that there is nothing routine about what we do once we hit the streets. Traffic stops are no exception. A traffic stop generally has two threat levels; you are either at risk or at high risk.
November 25, 2012
Patrol
ACLU Sues Border Patrol Over Traffic Stops
The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington filed a lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. Border Patrol, alleging agents routinely and illegally violate the rights of Latinos and other people of color through unjustifiable traffic stops.
April 26, 2012
Patrol
Making Nighttime Traffic Stops
Traffic stops are second nature to most patrol officers but even the most routine activities become more complex when executed in diminished light. Let's review nighttime traffic stop safety procedures that you should know and then we'll look at some additional considerations that can help increase your safety during a nighttime traffic stop.
June 19, 2012
Point of Law
Oregon Supreme Court Places Limits on Police Questions at Traffic Stops
The Oregon Supreme Court issued a decision late last week that places restrictions on officers' ability to question occupants of vehicles at traffic stops.
November 25, 2019
Patrol
Nebraska Police Seize 200 Pounds of Marijuana at Traffic Stops
Troopers with the Nebraska State Police and deputies with the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office seized more than 200 pounds of marijuana—as well as other illegal drugs—in two separate traffic stops late last week.
September 16, 2019
Patrol
Berkeley to End Police Traffic Stops, Study Cutting Budget 50%
The council approved Mayor Jesse Arreguin's omnibus measure, which includes elements, such as creating a Department of Transportation that will make and enforce traffic stops, rather than utilize Berkeley police officers, hire a consultant to analyze police calls and responses, and determine which calls can be answered by non-police officers.
July 15, 2020
Patrol
Detroit-Area Agencies Teach Teen Drivers What to Do During Traffic Stops
“It’s basically proper conduct during police encounters with an emphasis on traffic stops because that’s where we see a lot of things go wrong that should not go wrong because it’s just a traffic stop,” said Wayne County Sheriff Raphael Washington.
July 15, 2022
Patrol
The Hazards of Traffic Stops
Pulling over a motorist can result in a simple citation or a raging gun battle. You have to be prepared for either one.
October 18, 2010
Patrol
DOJ Recommends Racial Bias Probe of St. Louis County Traffic Stops
But the county police's use of force between 2009 and 2013 was significantly lower than the national average, and the federal analysis of traffic stop data is not sufficient to provide actual evidence of bias in vehicle stops on the part of county police, the feds found.
October 2, 2015
Patrol
Justice Department to Fault Ferguson Police, Seeing Racial Bias in Traffic Stops
The Justice Department has nearly completed a highly critical report accusing the police in Ferguson, Mo., of making discriminatory traffic stops of African-Americans that created years of racial animosity leading up to an officer's shooting of a black teenager last summer.
March 2, 2015
Technology
Video: Could a Robot Make Traffic Stops Safer?
Once the officer’s vehicle is parked behind the motorist’s car, GoBetween rolls up to the driver’s side window of the motorist, where it becomes the officer’s eyes, ears and mouth. A spike strip automatically placed in front of the car’s rear wheels keeps the motorist from driving away until the traffic stop is completed.
May 10, 2019
Patrol
Officer Safety: Preventing Murders on Traffic Stops
On any call, always remember that you don’t know who the subjects are, and that’s dangerous.
December 16, 2019
Point of Law
SCOTUS Backs Police in Traffic Stops
The Supreme Court said in an 8-1 decision that unless there's reason to believe otherwise, it's common sense for an officer to think the car's owner will be driving.
April 6, 2020
Patrol
10 Tips for Felony/High Risk Traffic Stops
“It's a nationwide epidemic in law enforcement, cops at the end of pursuits or situations running up to vehicles. It's the worst thing we could be doing. It's getting people killed,” says Mike Willis. “This has got to stop. This mindset has got to stop. Let's stay back behind cover and do it safer.”
December 14, 2022
Patrol
MI Town Council Votes on Law to Restrict Traffic Stops
If the law is approved, officers would be prohibited from stopping or detaining anyone for offenses such as a cracked windshield, loud exhaust, tinted windows, an object hanging from a rearview mirror, a broken tail light or issues with registration.
June 26, 2023
Patrol
Denver's Reimagining Police Task Force Wants to Eliminate Most Traffic Stops
The task force recommended using civilian city employees for enforcing traffic laws and responding to accidents.
May 28, 2021
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