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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
LAPD's Chief Defends Impound Policy
Under fire from city officials and conservative activists, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck on Thursday defended his controversial plan to stop the immediate impounding of vehicles of unlicensed drivers.
February 2, 2012
Patrol
Judge: LAPD Impound Policy Violates State Constitution
A controversial LAPD impound policy allowing unlicensed drivers to retrieve their vehicles earlier than 30 days is illegal, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled Monday.
August 11, 2013
Patrol
Police Commission Backs LAPD Chief's New Impound Policy
The Los Angeles Police Commission Tuesday endorsed Chief Charlie Beck's new impound policy that would return vehicles to unlicensed drivers sooner than the state-mandated 30 days.
February 27, 2012
Patrol
Calif. AG: LAPD Impound Policy Is Legal
The Los Angeles Police Department's new impound policy that allows unlicensed drivers to retrieve their vehicles in less than 30 days is legal, California's attorney general said Thursday.
May 3, 2012
Patrol
Police Union Sues Over LAPD Vehicle Impound Policy
The Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) has sued to overturn the LAPD's new vehicle impound policy that returns vehicles to unlicensed drivers in less than 30 days.
April 19, 2012
Patrol
Two Calif. Bills Would Loosen Vehicle Impounds for Illegals
The authors of the two bills — AB 353 and AB 1389 — acknowledge they're seeking to provide cover to undocumented, unlicensed drivers who lose their vehicles while passing through the checkpoints if they aren't intoxicated.
July 10, 2011
Patrol
Up to 225,000 Colo. Drivers Without Valid License Still on the Road
More than 200,000 people might be driving illegally in Colorado, and such drivers were involved in crashes that caused nearly one-fourth of all state traffic deaths last year, state auditors reported Monday.
November 2, 2009
Patrol
LAPD Chief Loosens Car Impound Rules for Illegals
Chief Charlie Beck is also complying with state law by adopting the new policy, which allows the driver to call someone with a valid license to drive the vehicle away from the scene.
December 14, 2011
Patrol
S.C. Speeder Carrying $1M In Cocaine
Horry County (S.C.) Police officers discovered $1 million worth of cocaine, after pulling over an unlicensed driver for speeding on U.S. 501.
May 20, 2013
Patrol
LAPD Rescinds Controversial Impound Policy
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck has reversed his controversial vehicle impound policy following a judge's ruling validating the legal challenge brought by LAPD patrol officers.
September 29, 2013
Patrol
Police Commission Delays LAPD's 'Illegal' Impound Policy
The Los Angeles Police Commission has tabled Chief Charlie Beck's new vehicle impound policy that has been declared illegal by the state's legal counsel and drawn the ire of the police union.
February 13, 2012
Technology
Vigilant Solutions LPR Adds 'Extra Set of Eyes' to Improve Sobriety Checkpoint Operation
A Midwest police department that deployed Vigilant's license plate recognition (LPR) in a sobriety checkpoint operation reports improved officer safety and efficiency, as well as 28 enforcement actions for offenses.
February 21, 2017
Patrol
Pa. Cop Killed In Crash with Unlicensed Driver
Officer William J. McCarthy and his partner were attempting to get in front of a vehicle driven by Kylee Barletto to get far enough ahead to lay spike strips or create a roadblock when she sideswiped their police cruiser.
May 2, 2013
Patrol
California Legislature's U-Turn On Law and Order
The California Constitution was amended in 1982 to bring evidence suppression limits in line with the U.S. Constitution. The present legislature has begun a concerted back door effort to undo the state's requirement to follow the federal exclusionary rule.
June 12, 2012
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
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
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
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