The Henderson (NV) Police Department released a statement on Monday saying that it has been approved to receive a grant of $220,000 from the Nevada Department of Public Safety to promote safety on local highways and enforce traffic safety laws.
Under the program, smaller police departments that do not qualify for grant funding can apply to ATS for a chance to receive either a free radar or message sign. Two radar message signs will be donated each month for the next 12 months to support the growing challenges facing local police departments.
Proponents of the legislation acknowledge there will still be a role for police officers on Berkeley streets, like if an unarmed official conducting a traffic stop is confronted by a violent person with a weapon.
Kustom Signals' new StealthStat II allows agencies to discreetly collect and easily analyze traffic data to identify and address speed-related issues.
The traffic agents were writing summonses about 9 a.m., when the suspect exited his black Chevy pickup and attacked the agents, police said.
A Florida man was arrested late last week after allegedly challenging an officer with the Clearwater Police Department to a late-night drag race.
The Google Maps mobile application for cell phones and other devices notifies users of traffic slow-downs, suggests alternate routes around construction on the roadways, and tells drivers that "there's a speed trap ahead."
St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden said in a statement: “We are going to enforce the mentioned state statute, which prohibits the operation of ATVs in places open to the public for the purposes of vehicular traffic within the State. This includes our City streets."
Deputies with the Collier County (FL) Sheriff's Office were conducting a speed enforcement operation in Naples when they were faced with an interesting problem—there were almost no speeders.
Members of the now-disbanded Troop E were expected to issue at least eight citations during their shifts under a specialized overtime program, which dozens of troopers allegedly abused to collect fraudulent overtime, according to prosecutors.