An officer with the Colorado Springs Police Department is recovering after being shot during a gunfight at a traffic stop over the weekend.
A West Palm Beach man is accused of backing a maroon Dodge pickup truck into an undercover deputy and critically injuring him while trying to escape arrest.
Jackson Ryan Winkeler attempted to make a traffic stop on the property of the Florence Regional Airport when the subject—identified by authorities as 37-year-old James Edward Bell—reportedly opened fire, striking the officer.
An officer with the Grand Coteau (LA) Police Department was treated for minor injuries after coming under gunfire during a traffic stop on Wednesday night.
“Preliminary information indicates the deputy stopped a Chevrolet Tahoe on the northbound side of FM-10 when the driver suddenly exited the vehicle and fired a [semi-automatic rifle] numerous times at the deputy,” says a statement from Sheriff Kevin Lake.
Panola County Chief Deputy John Depresca said the deputy was shot six times with a semiautomatic rifle while he was conducting a traffic stop on FM 10 at about 2 a.m. Tuesday.
A federal judge has acquitted a former West Virginia State Police trooper in a case alleging excessive force.
On any call, always remember that you don’t know who the subjects are, and that’s dangerous.
A Massachusetts State Police trooper is being treated for slash wounds after being attacked with an edged weapon during a traffic stop Thursday.
Sgt. Kaila Sullivan of the Nassau Bay (TX) Police Department died after being struck during a traffic stop around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. A man wanted on a warrant related to a domestic violence case reportedly hit Sullivan as he drove away.