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The Traffic Enforcement / Highway Patrol topic area serves as a resource for the latest developments in traffic enforcement tactics and techniques. The open road affords many opportunities to catch wanted felons, help stranded motorist, and without proper protection, injure or kill the peacekeepers who patrol those highways and byways.
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Utah lawmaker seeks to end DUI checkpoints

David Butterfield's proposal ran into stiff opposition Monday from Utah's law enforcement community - Full Story

News

Court: Trooper who kicked K-9 wrongly fired

The court ruled Tuesday that the Highway Patrol improperly fired Sgt. Charles Jones - Full Story

Columns

Safer tire-spike alternatives Tim Dees - Police Tech & Gear

Safer tire-spike alternatives

At least five officers were killed last year while deploying tire deflation devices - Full Story

Columns

Improving officer safety at traffic stops Mike Rayburn - Combat Gunfighting

Improving officer safety at traffic stops

To avoid slipping into a “routine” during your traffic stops, one thing to consider is having a multitude of “tools” in the toolkit, using the one at each stop which makes the most sense - Full Story

Exclusives

Shot 5 times, a sergeant reflects on lessons learned

Shot 5 times, a sergeant reflects on lessons learned

Sgt. Mark Chesnut was awarded Metro’s Distinguished Service Medal, its highest honor, for “demonstrating great personal bravery in an extremely dangerous situation." - Full Story

In-depth News

FHP trooper's patrol found covered in human waste

FHP trooper's patrol found covered in human waste

After a Florida Highway Patrol trooper pulled over a Miami cop for speeding and arrested the officer at gunpoint, there has been some fallout, including a cruiser found covered in human waste - Full Story

Photos

Video: Nissan GT-R becomes a cop car

Video: Nissan GT-R becomes a cop car

The 2012 vehicle is going to an unknown department in the northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. area. When it became a police car, it had only 13 miles on its odometer. For undercover ops

Exclusives

DUI arrests: A pain now to prevent tragedy later

DUI arrests: A pain now to prevent tragedy later

Arresting the impaired driver may be a hassle followed by too much paper work. But it’s well worth it because it is the most proactive, life-saving traffic arrest a police officer can make. - Full Story

Videos

Reality Training: Franconia Officer Killed in a Traffic Stop

In 2007, Corporal Bruce McKay of the Franconia, New Hampshire Police Department was killed during a motor vehicle stop. Dave Smith examines the history between the suspect and the officer. Could this tragedy have been prevented?



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