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Texas Officer Dragged When Wanted Man Flees Traffic Stop

The Weslaco Police Department said in a Facebook post the incident unfolded after officers received a report of a man who was asleep behind the wheel of a pickup truck that had the engine still running.

January 30, 2019

Special Units

Mayor Calls for Audit of LAPD Unit Over Stops of Black Motorists

Mayor Garcetti said the report, which found that Metro officers stop black drivers at a rate more than five times their share of the population, is “something that troubles me and is deeply concerning.”

January 28, 2019

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Wisconsin Officer Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver Suffers Non-Life-Threatening Injuries

An officer with the Milwaukee Police Department was injured when a hit-and-run driver struck him while he was conducting a traffic stop on Tuesday.

January 23, 2019

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Michigan Officer Shot at Traffic Stop, Suspect in Custody

After Saginaw Township Officer Jeff Koenig was injured, he managed to radio for help. "I've been shot!" Koenig said. "I got shot in the face!"

January 22, 2019

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Texas Man Comes to Aid of Troopers Before Collapsing and Dying

Family members say Glenn "Bam Bam" Sanco always wanted to be a police officer, but the responsibilities of providing for his family kept him from returning to school.

January 4, 2019

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Arkansas Officer Heroically Saves One-Year-Old Girl from Armed Man

The Little Rock (AR) Police Department recently released dash-cam footage of the incident that took place on December 19, 2018.

January 4, 2019

Patrol

Michigan Teen who Stole Police Car at Traffic Stop Arrested After Joyride

A 17-year-old girl reportedly took a police car on a brief joyride following a traffic stop early on New Year's Day.

January 4, 2019

Patrol

Rookie College Campus Officer Makes Big Marijuana Arrest in Tennessee

An officer with the Middle Tennessee State University Police Department is making the most of her time while most of the students have vacated campus for winter break. Officer Katelynn Adams seized 14 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop.

January 4, 2019

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Suspect Arrested in Killing of California Officer

After a multi-agency manhunt, a man who was in the country illegally and had known gang ties was arrested Friday in the fatal shooting of Newman, CA, Police Cpl. Ronil Singh.

December 28, 2018

Patrol

California Officer Shot and Killed at Traffic Stop

Officer Ronil Singh was heard calling out “shots fired” over the radio.

December 26, 2018

Patrol

Man Shot After Attempting to Ram Officers with Car at Traffic Stop

A 66-year-old man is dead after he reportedly attempted to ram into squad cars driven by officers with the Yakima (WA) Police Department and Yakima County Sheriff's deputies in an apparent attempt to escape a traffic stop.

December 17, 2018

Patrol

Ohio Officer Pens Epic Open Letter to Teen He Stopped for Speeding

"You’re welcome," the letter began. "I’d like to believe that you were minutes away from creating an unspeakable Christmas tragedy when I stopped you. If not only killing yourself, you were well on your way to killing some innocent person who was minding their own business doing nothing else wrong but being in front of you."

December 17, 2018