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As the leading organization dedicated to eliminating substance-impaired driving and serving victims and survivors of this crime, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) recognizes that we must do better to address inequities in traffic stops while preserving fair and just enforcement of essential traffic safety laws....
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. Traffic Safety Initiatives: In-Custody Death How DREs Can Help With Prevention Jim Maisano, Deputy Chief (Ret.), Norman Police Department, Oklahoma, Project Manager, IACP Traffic enforcement and the investigation of motor vehicle collisions are essential parts of the daily activities performed...
Master Trooper Toni Schuck April 2023 Officer of the Month Master Trooper Toni Schuck Florida Highway Patrol MADD proudly recognizes Master Trooper Toni Schuck of the Florida Highway Patrol as our Officer of the Month for April 2023. Trooper Schuck has been a member of...
Officer Muhlbauer and K-9 Champ April 2023 Mission Moment Officer James Muhlbauer Kansas City Police Department, Missouri On February 15, 2023, Officer Jim Muhlbauer and K9 Champ were killed in a vehicle crash at 10:15 pm at the intersection of East Truman Road and Benton...
Sergeant Chris Jenkins March 2023 Mission MomentSergeant Chris JenkinsLoudon Cunty Sheriff’s Office, Tennessee On February 3, 2022, Sergeant Chris Jenkins was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer while attempting to move a ladder from I-75 near mile marker 74 in Loudon County, Tennessee. The ladder...
Heather Estudillo MADD Services to Victims and First Responders Heather Estudillo MADD National Director of Victim Services When many people think of MADD, they think of us as a legislative powerhouse, a coalition of passionate people working together with law enforcement and other community partners...
Corporal Philip Sumrow and K9 Yale March 2023 Officer of the MonthCorporal Philip SumrowJesup Police Department, Georgia Madd proudly recognizes Corporal Philip Sumrow of the Jesup Police Department as our Officer of the Month for March 2023. Corporal Sumrow has been with the Jesup Police...
Trooper Martin Francis Mack, III Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania End of Watch Monday, March 21, 2022 Trooper Branden Tyler Sisca Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania End of Watch Monday, March 21, 2022 February 2023 Mission Moment Trooper Martin Mack and Trooper Brandon Sisco Pennsylvania State Police...
A Message to Law Enforcement – MADD’s New National President Tess Rowland “How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.” – William Shakespeare. The quote dates back to 1600, but it is quite relevant today. Today,...
February 2023 Officer of the Month Officer Mike Adams Holly Springs Police Department, Georgia Officer Mike Adams February 2023 Officer of the Month Officer Mike Adams Holly Springs Police Department, Georgia MADD proudly recognizes Officer Mike Adams of the Holly Springs Police Department as our...