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Seized assets can be used for police office expenses and new equipment such as vehicles. [24] The profit motive, in which police can keep 90% or more of profits, "forms the rotten core of forfeiture abuse". [7]
The Supreme Court refuses to tighten the rules when police seize cars.
Jurisdictions can still use traffic cameras, [18] send tickets in the mail [22] [23] and can pull the car over and send a text message if both driver and police agency sign up for the service. [24] 75% of police have not received recent hands-on training in removing a noncompliant person from a vehicle. [19]
When police stop and search a pedestrian, this is commonly known as a stop and frisk. When police stop an automobile, this is known as a traffic stop. If the police stop a motor vehicle on minor infringements in order to investigate other suspected criminal activity, this is known as a pretextual stop. Additional rules apply to stops that occur ...
A divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday that authorities do not have to provide a quick hearing when they seize cars and other property used in drug crimes, even when the property belongs to so ...
The plaintiffs each had their property seized by D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Five of the plaintiffs were arrested during a Black Lives Matter protest in the Adams Morgan ...
For a law-enforcement officer to legally seize an item, the officer must have probable cause to believe that the item is evidence of a crime or is contraband. The police may not move objects in order to obtain a better view, and the officer may not be in a location unlawfully. These limitations were detailed in the case of Arizona v.
Body camera video shows an Oklahoma City police officer forcefully taking down and handcuffing a 71-year-old driver after a traffic stop last month.