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Tag: Vehicle Searches
Point of Law
Supreme Court Considering Case Involving Jurisdiction of Tribal Police on Public Roads Crossing Reservation Land
Some justices expressed concern about public safety if tribal officers lacked power to stop and detain non-Native Americans. Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas wondered what would happen if an officer encountered a known serial killer.
March 23, 2021
Patrol
LAPD Must Get Verbal Consent on Video to Search Vehicles at Traffic Stops
Under the new policy, which the commission unanimously approved, officers can still conduct so-called “consent searches,” but only after securing proof of that consent — either by capturing the person giving their consent on body-worn video or by getting the person to sign off on a written consent form.
November 19, 2020
Patrol
Asheville, NC, Police Must Obtain Written Permission to Conduct Vehicle Searches
Chief Hooper and law enforcement advocates said the changes would make it harder for officers to protect the public and would hamper them in combating a historic drug epidemic and the crimes that come with it.
May 29, 2018
Technology
AS&E Introduces the CarView Portal to Inspect Small Vehicles
American Science and Engineering Inc. today introduced the CarView portal, an advanced high-throughput scanning system for superior detection of hidden threats in cars and small vehicles.
February 17, 2016
Patrol
Searching “Fleeting Targets”
A fleeting targets search may be made at any time and any place where you have lawful access and PC.
November 10, 2013
Patrol
How To Justify Officer Safety Searches
POLICE
Know the limits of your authority to protect yourself—physically and legally.
January 23, 2013
Patrol
Vehicle Searches: Incident to Arrest
After Apr. 19, officers and agencies could incur liability for vehicle searches incident to arrest that do not fall within the Gant guidelines.
May 31, 2009
Patrol
Updating Weapons Frisks
Although it's common to see the term "stop and frisk," it's possible that there might be justification for a stop, but not for a frisk.
March 31, 2009
Patrol
No Explanation Required
In your search warrant affidavits, your reports, and your testimony you have to lay out the basis of your suspicions and justify every detention, arrest, search, seizure, entry, and use of force.
August 31, 2008
Patrol
How to Justify Officer Safety Searches
On average, 60,000 officers are assaulted on the job every year. That's an average of 164 per day. The risk level you face on the job makes it important not only to resist complacency and to follow prudent tactics, but also to understand how to ensure that your interactions with suspects are constitutionally justifiable, so that you are never forced to choose between being safe and being sued.
September 30, 2007
Patrol
Seizing and Searching Passengers
In the 2007 decision in
Brendlin v. California
, the U.S. Supreme Court added yet another to a series of Fourth Amendment opinions on the subject of vehicle searches and seizures involving passengers, rather than drivers.
August 31, 2007
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