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Patrol
TX Church Group Rushes to Aid of Officer Hit by Stolen Vehicle
Some Living Word Harvest churchgoers were nearby, hosting a Labor Day barbecue in the park. Pastor Lawrance Garcia says he heard a gunshot, and rushed to check if Officer Larry Barnhill was okay.
September 8, 2022
Officer Larry Barnhill of the Lubbock Police Department was injured during the stop of a reported stolen car. (Photo: Lubbock PD)
Patrol
PA Cop Shot When Intoxicated Man Falls to Ground and Gun Discharges
As the subject fell to the ground a final time, a weapon that he had in his possession discharged striking the officer.
September 5, 2022
Patrol
OK Cop Spots Spray-Painted Car, Finds It Is Stolen
“Unfortunately, a bad paint job is not a crime in Oklahoma, but in this case, it probably should be,” the department says in a social media post.
September 2, 2022
Tulsa police say an alert officer noticed a car with a recent, shoddy paint job and during a traffic stop found it was stolen.
Special Units
IN K-9 Officer Critically Wounded During Traffic Stop Shooting
Officer Seara Burton, 28, a four-year member of the Richmond PD who recently became a K9 officer, was taken to Reid Health, then flown by medical helicopter to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio.
August 11, 2022
Richmond, IN, K-9 handler Officer Seara Burton was shot and critically wounded Wednesday evening. (Photo: Richmond PD/Facebook)
Patrol
IN Officer Murdered During Sunday Traffic Stop
Police took Carl Roy Webb Boards II into custody after a vehicle pursuit and found a handgun in his possession and a rifle on the driver’s side seat.
August 1, 2022
Officer Noah Shahnavaz of the Elwood (IN) Police Department was shot and killed Sunday. (Photo: Elwood PD)
Patrol
MO Officer Shot and Killed During Traffic Stop
Officer Daniel Vasquez’s death was announced by the North Kansas City Police Chief around 2:30 p.m.
July 19, 2022
Officer Daniel Vasquez of the North Kansas City (MO) Police Department was shot and killed Tuesday morning. (Photo: North Kansas City PD/Facebook)
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
UT Highway Patrol Arrests 2 Men for Allegedly Smuggling Young Girl
The 7-year-old girl was discovered in the back seat of a car during a traffic stop for illegal window tint.
June 14, 2022
Technology
Chicago Officer Shot Sunday in Englewood Neighborhood
Police Supt. David Brown says three officers were in an unmarked squad car at approximately 2 p.m. when they attempted to stop another vehicle.
June 6, 2022
Patrol
Illinois Officer Shoots, Kills Man Wielding Hatchet
Police said the officer was conducting a traffic stop around 11 a.m., when a different driver pulled up next to the officer, and a man exited the vehicle with a hatchet in his hand.
June 6, 2022
Still image from police video shows suspect with a hatchet during a deadly encounter with a Naperville, IL, officer Friday. (Photo: Naperville PD)
Patrol
Chicago Officer Shot, Wounded During Attempted Traffic Stop
The car they were attempting to stop at first sped off, then came back around and slowed down so they could pull up parallel to the officers' car and opened fire, striking the female officer, who was the driver of the squad car.
June 2, 2022
Patrol
NC Officer Shot in Head During Traffic Stop, Suspect Killed
“This all occurred in less than 13 seconds from the time the vehicle stopped till the suspect was neutralized."
May 31, 2022
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