Tag: Traffic Stops: Page 2

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Illinois State Trooper Recovering After Being Shot, Beaten at Traffic Stop

Officials say ISP Trooper Dakotah Chapman-Green stopped the suspect just before 11 p.m. on Oct. 24 and the suspect got out of the car and fired at least 10 gunshots at the trooper hitting him multiple times. Officials say he was wounded in both legs.

November 1, 2023

Special Units

Indiana K-9 Choked, Eyes Gouged During Traffic Stop

"The male driver gouged K-9 Jack’s eyes and grabbed K-9 Jack around the throat with both of his hands, leaving the canine briefly incapacitated and causing his eyes to roll to the back of his head,” police said.

October 18, 2023

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LASD Testing App That Lets Deputies Video Chat with Drivers During Stops

"By introducing video contact at this crucial point, police officers have the option to add another layer of identification before arriving to the vehicle," said SafeStop.

September 22, 2023

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UT Officers Justified in Fatally Shooting Suspected Sovereign Citizen During Traffic Stop

The suspect was stopped for having a fake license plate, a common practice among sovereign citizens. The way he reacted to the stop—refusing to cooperate with the officer and saying the officer had no authority over him—is also common behavior for soverei

September 14, 2023

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VA Officer Struck by Vehicle, Seriously Injured at Traffic Stop

The officer had his emergency lights on at the time when police say a vehicle driven by 30-year-old Yacarely Diaz-Castro slammed into the officer’s vehicle, sending him over the guardrail.

August 22, 2023

Special Units

Suspect in Shooting of TX Deputy Captured After Standoff

According to the U.S. Marshals Office, members of the Gulf Coast Violent Offender Fugitive Task Force attempted to arrest Green inside of a home when shots were fired and two deputy marshals were wounded.

August 18, 2023

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NM Officer Dies After Being Shot During Foot Pursuit

July 17, 2023

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NC Deputies Rescue Missing FL Teen at Traffic Stop

Deputies with the Nash County Sheriff’s Office arrested Alejandro Hernandez Vazquez, 40, after realizing his 16-year-old female passenger had been reported missing by Florida's Coral Springs Police Department only five hours earlier.

July 11, 2023

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GA Deputy Shot and Killed, Suspect Steals Patrol Car

Deputy Tyee Browne was making a traffic stop on a suspect who was wanted for burglaries in Cordele around 3:40 a.m. As the deputy was approaching the suspect, the suspect shot him.

July 5, 2023

Patrol

KY Deputy Shot and Killed at Traffic Stop

Lexington police said they used a license plate reader system, traffic cameras and other information to locate the suspect at a nearby home where he was taken into custody.

May 23, 2023

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WI Deputy Murdered at Traffic Stop, Suspect Kills Self

After Deputy Leising arrived, she asked 34-year-old Jeremiah D. Johnson to complete a field sobriety test. The DOJ reports Johnson was evasive and eventually drew a handgun and shot her.

May 8, 2023

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2 WI Officers and Suspect Killed in Traffic Stop Shootout

The officers made the stop based on a warrant and to check the welfare of the 50-year-old driver, following notification of concerning behavior. During the traffic stop, gunfire was exchanged.

April 10, 2023