The driver who struck and seriously a state trooper over the weekend was charged with aggravated reckless conduct today as authorities revealed she had been on her cell phone at the time of the crash. Other details announced include that the car's passenger tried to intervene to avoid the crash. Per the Tribune: more ›

An Indiana man learned the hard way recently that referees for high school sports usually work another job. A man attending a game at Washington Township High School in Valparaiso, Indiana became so enraged he stormed out of the stands and confronted the group of referees calling the game. Unfortunately for him, one of the referees was also an Indiana State Trooper. According to the AP:

The trooper said he tried to walk away but the man pushed him. Fifield said he identified himself as a police officer and told the man he was under arrest, but the man said he couldn't be arrested by a referee. Officials said the man tried to choke Fifield with his whistle neckstrap. Fifield said that once the man realized he really had attacked a trooper, he retorted: "That's not fair.''

Police officers have a thankless jobs, putting themselves in harm's way every day. Sometimes the danger comes in the form of gunfire; other times it’s a little more bizarre. This week, TWIS salutes the police, for protecting us from the crazies, and, sometimes, just making us smile. more ›

Remember the Illinois State Trooper who forced a young couple to strip after he pulled them over and was sentenced to six months in jail for it? Well, it seems it wasn’t just one really bad error in judgment. Now, another couple has claimed Trooper Jeremy Dozier did the same thing to them. more ›

In November we sniffed-out and alerted you to a case (ruled one of the most important of this session by the Chicago Tribune) accepted by the U.S. Supreme Court. The crux of the case was whether a dog sniffing a car during a routine traffic stop, where there is no suspicion of criminal activity (), is an unreasonable search and seizure and violates the Fourth Amendment. The Supreme Court released their 6-2 decision today saying it is not and does not. more ›