An officer can ask “wholly unrelated” questions while processing a ticket
Window Tint Stop by the Numbers Supports Seizure of 2 Kilos of Cocaine
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Category: Drug Interdiction
Opioid Settlement Funding: The Impact on First Responders
Thousands of U.S. communities will receive opioid recovery funds from $26 billion global settlements as soon as May 2022
First Responder Fentanyl Exposure: What You Need to Know
Recognition, mitigation and decontamination are essential to keeping personnel safe
6 Types of Confidential Sources for Patrol Officers
Tap into key members of the community for insight and information
K-9 Entrances Lead to Suppressed Evidence in Stinker State
Pay attention, but don’t sound the alarm
Paint By the Numbers in Traffic Stops
Consider what could have happened had the traffic stop unfolded with a slight variation
A Vehicle Containment Is a Seizure, Probably an Arrest
In this case, the court assumed a vehicle containment constituted an arrest.
Drug Dog Sniff of Storage Unit Wasn’t a Search
The search warrant was properly issued for the storage unit
Tuggle’s Losing Struggle with the Mosaic Theory of the Fourth Amendment
It appears that the mosaic theory holds sway with at least some of the Supreme Court justices
Asking, “Anything Illegal in the Car?” Leads to Admissible Evidence
The officer’s question did not extend the traffic stop—“not even by a second”
“No, I Don’t Know How the Gun Safe Under My Shirt Got There.”
Once the officer saw the car spun out and facing the wrong way, he had reasonable suspicion to investigate a possible traffic violation
Non-Indian on Tribal Lands May Be Detained by Indian Police
The Supreme Court vacated the court of appeals decision