The Fourth Amendment protects us from being stopped, searched or detained by police without good reason. But over the years, courts have dramatically weakened those protections when it comes to cars ...

Traffic stops are among the most common points of contact between the public and law enforcement, yet the rules that govern them are often poorly understood. One of the most contested moments comes ...

Two Detroit police officers are in hot water after calling U.S. Border Patrol to routine traffic stops in violation of department policy. Mlive reports that the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners ...

A driver was arrested after a large amount of drugs were found inside his car during a traffic stop in Plantation, police said. The incident happened when the driver didn't stop at a stop sign in the ...

The Shelby Township Police Department will not stop requiring its probationary police officers to make an average of four traffic stops and attempt to make one arrest each 12-hour shift after the ACLU ...

Early in his tenure as Louisville Metro police chief, Paul Humphrey said he wanted officers to be self-starters — making more traffic and pedestrian stops and increasing overall contact with ...