Practical case law analysis, officer-safety guidance, and legal updates written for today's law enforcement professionals.
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This question came from an officer in Las Vegas: what factors can be used to justify frisking a vehicle for weapons? Anthony recorded the answer while teaching in Sioux City, Iowa. What is a vehicle frisk for weapons? Today s question comes from an officer in Las Vegas, and the question is, what factors can be
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LEOSA lets active and retired officers carry concealed in any state. Here is who qualifies, where it does not apply, and the magazine rule that catches people out.
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A driver rolls the windows up, refuses to get out, and starts filming. A prosecutor says that is passive resistance and you cannot break the glass. Anthony Bandiero disagrees, and explains why.
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Dark tint, a cover officer who cannot see inside, and a driver who will not lower the glass. Why Mimms and Wilson probably get you there, and where opening the door crosses into a search.
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A driver rolls all the windows down before you reach the car. Can you order them back up for the tint meter? Why that meter is a Fourth Amendment search, and what justifies it.
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Chocking the door open with your boot so the occupant cannot close it. Is that a search, a seizure, or neither? Why it implicates the Fourth Amendment either way, and what could justify it.
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A Roadside Chat question from an officer in Colorado: can police search a shoplifting suspect s purse for evidence without making an arrest? The call came out of a Dollar General shoplifting report. Can police search a shoplifting suspect s purse without making an arrest? The answer is going to be yes. Definitely yes in Colorado, but
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Recorded from the great state of Tennessee, just outside of Nashville, the day after the decision came down. Caniglia v. Strom was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 17, 2021. Anthony had been talking about the case for months and his students kept asking him for his opinion on it. What is Caniglia
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Today, I’m going to teach you the four essential elements you need before conducting a warrantless vehicle search. What probable cause do you need for a warrantless vehicle search? This might seem obvious, but you must have probable cause to believe the vehicle contains contraband or evidence of a crime. Without this foundation, you cannot
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