Traffic Stop Survival

Traffic Stop Survival

Nov. 11, 2013, started out as a typical third shift for Officer Dave Leighty of the Westerville, Ohio, Police Department. He observed a 2004 Ford Taurus failing to display a license plate light shortly after 1:00 a.m. Leighty followed the car, ran the license plate,...
Traffic Stop Survival

Traffic Stop Survival

Traffic stops are undoubtedly the most common task performed by police officers. Unfortunately, because these encounters are frequently uneventful, officers become that infamous c-word: complacent! Despite telling officers that there’s no such thing as routine, we...