Jan 2024. Blues Vol 40 No. 1

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COLO. DEPUTY KILLED IN
CRASH ON THE WAY TO WORK
ON CHRISTMAS EVE
By Joanna Putman, Police1
ADAMS COUNTY, CO. — A deputy
died in a vehicle crash while
on his way to work, Gray News
reported.
The Adams County Sheriff’s
Office stated that Deputy Joshua
Maloy was in a traffic collision
on the way to start his Dec. 24
shift, according to the report. He
did not survive the incident.
Maloy had served with the
sheriff’s office for more than two
years. Before working in law enforcement,
he served as a United
States Marine for nine years,
according to the report.
The sheriff’s office stated that
Maloy was a beloved husband
and father.
“Our thoughts are with all
those affected by this devastating
incident,” the sheriff’s office
said.
NEW CALIFORNIA LAW PRO-
HIBITS OFFICERS FROM ASK-
ING THIS IMPORTANT QUES-
TION
Sacramento, CA. – Just when
you thought California couldn’t
mess with cops any more, Governor
Newsome signed AB 2773,
which is designed to end “pretextual
stops.” A pretextual stop
is when a violator is stopped for
a crime but the officer is looking
for a more serious crime.
Before the world was made to
believe this was a bad thing, this
was also called “police work.”
From the Oklahoma City Bombing
suspect to the Unabomber,
you guessed it, a stop for something
minor resulted in something
much bigger.
Starting January 1, 2024, California
cops will no longer be
able to as drivers, “Do you know
why I pulled you over?”
Specifically, the law says this:
This bill would, beginning on
January 1, 2024, require a peace
officer making a traffic or pedestrian
stop, before engaging in
questioning related to a criminal
investigation or traffic violation,
to state the reason for the stop,
unless the officer reasonably
believes that withholding the
reason for the stop is necessary
to protect life or property from
imminent threat. The bill would,
beginning on January 1, 2024,
require the officer to document
the reason for the stop on any
citation or police report resulting
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