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Traffic stops

Section7

Chapters 7. Traffic stops
  1. 1 What law enforcement does
  2. 2 Licensing & Requirements
  3. 3 Equipment
  4. 4 Going on duty
  5. 5 Radio, dispatch and the MDT
  6. 6 Use of force
  7. 7 Traffic stops
  8. 8 Pursuits
  9. 9 Detaining, searching and arresting
  10. 10 Processing, charges and prison
  11. 11 Evidence and warrants
  12. 12 Robberies and hostage scenes
  13. 13 Working with EMS and the Department of Justice
  14. 14 Conduct and discipline
  15. 15 Body cam and dash cam
  16. 16 GPS tracker and fingerprint scanner
  17. 17 Quick reference
  18. 18 About this guide

An ordinary stop

  1. Have a reason you could say out loud: speed, a red light, a plate that matches a notice.
  2. Tell dispatch where you are, and the vehicle’s colour, type and plate.
  3. Run the plate in the MDT.
  4. Switch on your lights. Let the driver stop somewhere safe.
  5. Park behind the vehicle, a little to the left, so your car protects you as you walk up.
  6. Walk to the driver’s window. Greet the driver and say why you stopped them.
  7. Ask for their driver’s licence and ID. Check both in the MDT.
  8. Decide: a warning, a citation, or an arrest. Tell the driver which, and why.
  9. Hand the documents back and tell dispatch you are clear.
Traffic Patrol carBehind, half a car to the left Stopped carDriver's window Your car shields your walk Ordinary stopKerb side is at the bottom of the picture.
Where to park and where to walk on an ordinary stop.

A high-risk stop

Use this when the people in the vehicle are believed to be armed, or the vehicle was used in a serious crime.

  1. Do not walk up to the vehicle. Tell dispatch and wait for a second unit.
  2. Stop both patrol cars well back, angled, with the doors open as cover.
  3. Give commands from behind your door: engine off, keys out of the window, hands where you can see them.
  4. Bring the people out one at a time, driver first. Have each one walk backwards toward your voice and kneel.
  5. Handcuff and search each person before you call the next one out.
  6. When everyone is out, check the vehicle is empty.
Two units, angledOfficers behind open doors Kneel hereOne person at a time Suspect vehicleNobody walks up to it High-risk stopStay well back. Each person walks backwards toward your voice.
Car and officer positions for a high-risk stop.

LEO-7.1 Every stop needs a reason.

No stops out of boredom and no stops to go looking for something. Command reviews stops, and a bad one comes back to you.

LEO-7.2 The driver gets to play.

A stop is roleplay for both sides. Give the driver time to answer, argue and explain.

LEO-7.3 A stop is not a search.

To search a vehicle you need the driver’s consent, something you can see or smell that points to a crime, an arrest, or a warrant.

If a vehicle has to be taken off the road, have it impounded. The owner pays $250 to towing to get it back.

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