Supporters of a bill that would reduce the reasons that police can pull a motorist over say that not only will it help reduce the racial disparity in traffic stops, but it will protect police officers ...

The most frequent reason for a stop was a traffic violation (52.6%), followed by reasonable suspicion of criminal activity (41.6%). Reasonable suspicion is a legal standard in criminal law ...

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(Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters) Supporters of a bill that would reduce the reasons that police can pull a motorist over say that not only will it help reduce the racial disparity in ...

BELGRADE, Mont. — The Belgrade Police Department is tracking an increase of DUI and traffic stops over the past six years. Since 2019, both DUIs and traffic stops saw steady growth up until 2023 ...

RACIAL DISPARITIES IN TRAFFIC STOPS. THE LEGISLATION LISTS 16 SO-CALLED SECONDARY OFFENSES. OFFICERS WHO DO NOT FOLLOW THE LETTER OF THE LAW WILL BE DISCIPLINED, AND ANY EVIDENCE SEIZED DURING ONE ...

It’s a move advocates say could help offset racial disparities in traffic stops, but law enforcement officials say it would lead to more crime. Before Tuesday afternoon’s committee hearing the ...

A longtime New Jersey elected official was caught on body camera footage berating a police officer and spewing profanities during a routine traffic stop. Democratic Paulsboro, New Jersey ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — Tucson police recovered several weapons and charged two teenagers after two separate traffic stops by the East Side Community Response Team (CRT). According to Tucson police ...

“She looks like plastic surgery gone horribly wrong,” another person added. “Is this an unedited photo? She looks terrifying,” someone else wrote. “I’m actually shocked at how much ...

A routine traffic stop in Airdrie led to the arrest of a double murder suspect wanted in Ontario, Alberta RCMP said Wednesday. On Jan. 27, Mounties pulled over a vehicle for excessive speed and ...