Tag: Traffic Stops: Page 18

Patrol

Arizona Officer Discovers Dead Woman in Passenger Seat During Traffic Stop

Officer Adam Edmonds stopped Puckett on I-10 and said he noticed a dead woman propped up in the passenger seat. The woman—identified as 74-year-old Linda Puckett—had reportedly died at a hotel in Texas.

May 14, 2019

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

FL Woman Pulls Gator From Pants During Traffic Stop

When deputies asked to see any wildlife they had collected, she pulled a foot-long alligator out of her yoga pants and placed it in the truck bed.

May 9, 2019

Special Units

NC Officer Killed at Traffic Stop, Suspect Dead

Officials said K-9 Officer Jordan Sheldon, 32, was shot and killed after pulling a man over shortly after 10 p.m.

May 5, 2019

Patrol

New York Officer Makes Big Drug Bust at Traffic Stop

An officer with the Westchester County (NY) Police Department discovered a large haul of marijuana during a traffic stop on Wednesday, seizing about 54 pounds of the drug and arresting a Boston man for Criminal Possession of Marijuana.

April 25, 2019

Patrol

Illinois Officer Drives Man to Job Interview After Traffic Stop

An officer with the Cahokia (IL) Police Department was recently faced with an excellent opportunity to serve one member of his community in a very special way.

April 22, 2019

Patrol

Video: Georgia Officer Dragged by Suspected DUI Driver

An officer with the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety was dragged by a suspected DUI driver earlier this month. The department released dash-cam video on Wednesday.

April 11, 2019

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

New York Police Make Large Heroin Seizure During Traffic Stop

The vehicle's occupants—identified as 55-year-old Frank Roman and 23-year-old Erbert Edfrain Rosario—were charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

April 5, 2019

Patrol

Michigan Trooper Self-Administers Narcan After Contacting Powder During Traffic Stop

The trooper from the Tri-City Post was conducting the stop around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 31, on Interstate 675 and came into contact with the powder, believed to be a narcotic.

April 3, 2019

Patrol

Florida Deputy, K-9 Wounded by Gunfire—Gunman Dead

A deputy with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and a St. Petersburg Police Department K-9 were wounded in two separate but related shootings by a suspect who fled a traffic stop.

April 1, 2019

Patrol

Texas Deputy Dies in Hospital After Shooting, Suspect Charged with Murder

Herrera's death at an El Paso hospital was a shock because it appeared that he had been doing well and had been responsive after undergoing surgeries, Sheriff Richard Wiles said.

March 25, 2019