traffic stop
noun
plural traffic stops
: an instance of police stopping a driver (as for speeding or a broken taillight)
She was pulled over for a routine traffic stop.
an officer making a traffic stop
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Arrested after Lakeville traffic stop Officers put out an alert to other law enforcement agencies to try and locate Filas.
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
Last month, a police officer was injured when an ATV driver ran him over during a traffic stop.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2025
Five officers pepper-sprayed, punched and kicked Nichols, a 29-year-old father, skateboarder and FedEx worker, during a 2023 traffic stop.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 May 2025
In response to immigration advocates calling out the agreement as racial profiling, Kerner says FHP has a lawful basis to make traffic stops.
—Danamarie McNicholl, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
Last month, a police officer was injured when an ATV driver ran him over during a traffic stop.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2025
Five officers pepper-sprayed, punched and kicked Nichols, a 29-year-old father, skateboarder and FedEx worker, during a 2023 traffic stop.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 May 2025
In response to immigration advocates calling out the agreement as racial profiling, Kerner says FHP has a lawful basis to make traffic stops.
—Danamarie McNicholl, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
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“Traffic stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20stop. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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