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2 Killed After DWI Suspect Flees Officers, Plows into Austin Festival Crowd

Two were killed and 23 injured Wednesday night after a DWI suspect reportedly fled police and plowed into a crowd of people in downtown Austin, Texas, waiting outside of a club for a South by Southwest festival concert. The driver has been charged with two counts of capital murder.

March 12, 2014

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Stopping Big Rigs

For whatever reason some officers are intimidated when it comes to stopping big rigs. But it's a part of an officer's job to enforce the rules and regulations of the road, and crimes are being committed by some operators of these big rigs.

March 9, 2014

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Video: Man Killed After Pinning Ill. Trooper Between Vehicles

Police say Cataline then drove right at Kuehl, pinning the trooper between the van and the trooper’s patrol car. Kuehl was unable to respond, as the van accelerated forward.

March 2, 2014

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Man Killed After Pinning Ill. Trooper Between Vehicles

Illinois State Police have released video showing a state conservation officer shooting an Ohio man to death after the man pinned a ISP trooper between his van and another vehicle. Read Full Story Here.

March 2, 2014

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Video: Mysterious Mich. Pursuit Ends with Crash

Ingham County, Mich., sheriff’s deputies are still wondering why a 43-year-old Lansing woman led officers on a high-speed chase Tuesday. The chase ended when her car slammed into a utility pole.

February 26, 2014

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Mysterious Mich. Pursuit Ends with Crash

Ingham County, Mich., sheriff’s deputies are still wondering why a 43-year-old Lansing woman led officers on a high-speed chase Tuesday. The chase ended when her car slammed into a utility pole. Read Full Story Here.

February 26, 2014

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UCLA Police Clear Officers of Excessive Force

The UCLA Police Department has cleared two officers accused by an African American judge of using excessive force after stopping him for not wearing a seat belt.

February 3, 2014

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Speed Sign Success

Every driver speeds now and again, especially on heavily trafficked thoroughfares. A reminder in the form of a temporary radar sign displaying the driver's speed may be all that's needed to bring down vehicles' speedometer readings.

February 2, 2014

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Okla. Speed Trap Town Loses Traffic Enforcement Rights

The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety announced recently that Stringtown's police department no longer would be allowed to enforce traffic laws on state and federal highways that run through the town.

January 26, 2014

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Ohio OIS of Man with BB Gun Ruled Justified

The officer, a 15-year veteran of the UA force, opened fire after James Genda pulled out what appeared to be a .45-caliber pistol. It turned out the weapon was actually a BB gun.

January 22, 2014

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Video: Texas Officers Wounded, Suspect Killed in Christmas Shootout

A Mansfield, Texas, teen who led Grand Prairie police on a nearly 10-hour manhunt after shooting at an officer at a traffic stop early Wednesday morning was pronounced dead after he was shot while walking into a neighborhood Christmas afternoon, police said.

December 25, 2013

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Fla. Officers Gave Christmas Speeders Lottery Scratchers

By 1 p.m. Christmas Day, more than 30 scratch-off game tickets were handed out to speeders and other traffic violators in a bid to spread holiday cheer while keeping the roads safe, police say.

December 25, 2013