Felony Traffic Stop
Felony Traffic Stop
Brandon Huda Most people think that a felony traffic stop is the same thing as regular traffic stop. Well it’s not; they are two completely separate procedures. A traffic stop, most commonly called being pulled over, is a temporary detention of a driver of a vehicle by police to investigate a possible crime or minor violation of law. An example of this is being pulled over for speeding or reckless driving. A felony traffic stop occurs when police stop a vehicle in which they have strong reason to believe contains a driver or passenger suspected of having committed a serious crime, especially of a nature that would lead the police to believe that the suspect may be armed and dangerous. A BOLO; be on look out, will most likely be out for the person who has committed the felony crime such as murder, arson, armed robbery, and rape. And you will have a description of the person and his vehicle along with the BOLO. As an officer once you see this vehicle or person all your primary focus goes on them. To give you a better understanding of how a felony traffic stop is performed I will demonstrated you the procedures and walk through it step by step.
Step 1- Radio vehicle plate, description of vehicle
Step 2- Communicate felony stop decision to other units, so everyone is aware you’re about to perform a felony stop in case you need back up.
Step 3- Pre-plan location for stop. You don’t just want to pull them over anywhere, needs to be somewhere safe. After these first three steps and you have the person pulled over, you will carefully get them out of the vehicle by voice commands through your PA system in your car, too prevent danger. What I am about to perform is how you command them too get out.
Sir turn off your engine now
Do not make any sudden movements
Throw your keys out the window
Driver put your hands outside the window palms facing me
With your right hand slowly open the door
Step out of the car not facing me
Put your hands above your
Brandon Huda Most people think that a felony traffic stop is the same thing as regular traffic stop. Well it’s not; they are two completely separate procedures. A traffic stop, most commonly called being pulled over, is a temporary detention of a driver of a vehicle by police to investigate a possible crime or minor violation of law. An example of this is being pulled over for speeding or reckless driving. A felony traffic stop occurs when police stop a vehicle in which they have strong reason to believe contains a driver or passenger suspected of having committed a serious crime, especially of a nature that would lead the police to believe that the suspect may be armed and dangerous. A BOLO; be on look out, will most likely be out for the person who has committed the felony crime such as murder, arson, armed robbery, and rape. And you will have a description of the person and his vehicle along with the BOLO. As an officer once you see this vehicle or person all your primary focus goes on them. To give you a better understanding of how a felony traffic stop is performed I will demonstrated you the procedures and walk through it step by step.
Step 1- Radio vehicle plate, description of vehicle
Step 2- Communicate felony stop decision to other units, so everyone is aware you’re about to perform a felony stop in case you need back up.
Step 3- Pre-plan location for stop. You don’t just want to pull them over anywhere, needs to be somewhere safe. After these first three steps and you have the person pulled over, you will carefully get them out of the vehicle by voice commands through your PA system in your car, too prevent danger. What I am about to perform is how you command them too get out.
Sir turn off your engine now
Do not make any sudden movements
Throw your keys out the window
Driver put your hands outside the window palms facing me
With your right hand slowly open the door
Step out of the car not facing me
Put your hands above your