Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Merced Police Department patrol vehicle. Merced Sun-Star file image. (Andrew Kuhn/akuhn@mercedsun-star.com) The Merced Police ...

The Fourth Amendment protects us from being stopped, searched, or detained by police without good reason. But over the years, courts have dramatically weakened those protections when it comes to cars ...

If you’re arrested in America for a minor charge — say, for speeding or loitering — the punishment from the legal system might end up being the least of your worries. You might wake up a few months ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Modesto Police officer Randy Raduechel cites a driver for speeding on McHenry Avenue in Modesto, Calif., on Thursday, May 5, 2022.