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How can police officers break traffic laws themselves when they are supposed to enforce them?

April 26, 2017break enforce Laws Officers police Traffic

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How can police officers break traffic laws themselves when they are supposed to enforce them?

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State law exempts officers from basic traffic laws when in pursuit of an actual or suspected violator. The officer must still exercise due caution toward public safety. An officer might also be arriving near a crime in progress and not want to alert a criminal that he or she is near.