Female motorist can sue police who held her at gunpoint after automated license plate reader mistakes her Lexus sedan for a stolen pickup. An innocent woman forced to her knees, held at gunpoint, handcuffed and surrounded by multiple San Francisco, California police...
Month: May 2014
Milpitas police to target impaired drivers with DUI checkpoint
Milpitas Police Department's traffic unit will conduct a driving under the influence/driver's license checkpoint from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. Saturday, May 24 on Great Mall Parkway.The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons...
Forced catheterization alleged; suit says cops wanted quicker urine sample after traffic stop
Posted May 13, 2014 6:56 AM CDT By Debra Cassens WeissAn Indiana man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging police and hospital officials subjected him to a forced catheterization because he didn't provide a urine sample quickly enough after a traffic stop.William Clark...
Despite law, vehicles often not impounded in repeat DUI cases
Law allows officers to impound vehicles of some repeat offendersSACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) --The financial burden that comes with getting a vehicle out of impound is one of the ways the state of California hopes to deter drunken driving.California law states that the...
Feds reject design for undocumented immigrant licenses
The Department of Homeland Security has rejected DMV's first design effort for a driver's license card for undocumented immigrants, the L.A. Times reported today. The Feds say the design is too close to that used by citizens, and the decision sends the design back to...
Authorities worry about drugged driving after new pot law takes effect
Maryland needs more trained police officers to combat problem, prosecutors sayMaryland prosecutors are concerned that the new law eliminating criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana will result in an increase in "drugged driving" that police are...
Authorities worry about drugged driving after new pot law takes effect
Maryland needs more trained police officers to combat problem, prosecutors sayMaryland prosecutors are concerned that the new law eliminating criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana will result in an increase in "drugged driving" that police are...
Cracking down on impaired drivers
under .08 DUI Training OFFICE AT THE NUMBER YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, 264-6512. A FLORIDA HOUSE PASSED A BILL TO ALLOW TRAINED OFFICIALS TO CARRY GUNS IN SCHOOL. IT MAY NOT BECOME LAW THIS YEAR. THE HOUSE VOTE WAS 71-44 FOLLOWING AN EMOTIONAL DEBATE. THE BILL WOULD ALLOW...
Colorado DMV Investigated for Offensive Computer Passwords
No surprises here for those of us who routinely work with DMV. Fox31 in Denver broke the story that hearing officers who are supposed to be impartial are using very anti-motorist passwords for their computers. Hearing Officers were using passwords such as "URSkrood,"...
Assessing a DUI suspect starts with the eyes, progresses to the breath
Glenn Osmundson/The Providence JournalDUI suspect George F. Daniels Jr., 47, of Providence, takes a preliminary breath test after being stopped by Providence police on suspicion on DUI on April 11.After pulling over a motorist, a police officer questions the suspect...
