Tag: Traffic Stops: Page 7

Patrol

Houston Officer Shot, Wounded During Traffic Stop

Once the officers stopped the suspect, they asked him to get out of the car. A few words were exchanged and as the suspect got out of the car he began firing at the officers.

May 4, 2022

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Chicago Officer Wounded, Suspect Shot During Chaotic Traffic Stop

As the officers got out of their patrol car, the driver of the car they had pulled over hit the gas and pinned one officer between their two cars.

March 29, 2022

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IL Officer Seriously Wounded in Pursuit Shooting

As police approached the disabled vehicle, the driver fired on officers and the Chapin officer was struck, according to state police.

March 28, 2022

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4 OPD Officers Killed on 3/21/2009: Yearning for Learning a Dozen Years Later

Sergeant Mark Dunakin, Officer John Hege, Sergeant Ervin Romans, and Sergeant Dan Sakai were senselessly and brutally murdered by a convicted felon wanted on a no-bail warrant for a parole violation in two separate incidents taking place nearly two hours apart on the afternoon of March 21, 2009.

March 25, 2022

Patrol

LAPD Officers Must Now Explain Pretextual Stops

Under the updated policy, officers making a pretextual stop will have to articulate on their body-worn video cameras the reason for the change.

March 2, 2022

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CA Officer Killed in Traffic Stop Shooting

Officer Jorge David Alvarado, 30, conducted the traffic stop around 10:41 p.m. Friday, according to Salinas police Chief Roberto Filice. The suspect reportedly opened fire, and Filice said Officer Alvarado shot back.

February 28, 2022

Procedures & Policies

Philadelphia FOP Sues City Over Driving Equity Bill

"These stops, they lead to bigger things, they find guns, they find drugs, it leads to bigger things. Whether you're black, whether you're white, whether you're Asian, whether you're Hispanic, obey the law. Get behind the wheel of a legally safe car and you'll be fine."

February 24, 2022

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NC Deputy Shot During Traffic Stop

Deputy Dijon Whyms suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to the sheriff. Whyms is recovering after a successful surgery

February 21, 2022

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Milwaukee Deputy Shot 7 Times, Expected to Recover

A Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputy was shot seven times early this morning during the search for one of two suspects that fled on foot from a traffic stop.

January 26, 2022

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TX Deputy Constable Gunned Down Through Windshield

A 47-year-old Harris County deputy constable died after being shot multiple times during a traffic stop in southwest Houston, TX, Sunday morning.

January 23, 2022

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Detroit Officers Find 41 Stolen Packages in Vehicle During Traffic Stop

After stopping the Caravan, the officers noticed there were several packages in the back of the van. When they asked the driver what the packages were for, he didn't have a good answer, police said.

December 9, 2021

Patrol

National Park Ranger, Suspect Wounded in Traffic Stop Gunfight

A park ranger made a traffic stop at approximately 10:20 a.m. near the park’s Fall River Entrance on U.S. 34 and the driver and the ranger exchanged gunfire.

December 8, 2021