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What is a Traffic Stop?

A traffic stop creates a Police call at your location in one step. You run the plate first, and the call is filled in with the vehicle’s details for you. You need to be able to self dispatch, and you can’t already be on a call.
The Quick Traffic Stop run window with a plate result and the Create traffic stop, Invalid plate and No plate buttons

Quick Traffic Stop

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Starting a Traffic Stop

1

Run the plate

Click Traffic Stop in the top bar, then search the plate in the run window that opens.
2

Create the call

Click Create traffic stop if the plate came back. Otherwise choose Invalid plate or No plate.

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What the Call Includes

  • The title is based on the plate, for example “Traffic Stop (ABC123)”.
  • The description includes the vehicle’s details.
  • It uses your current location and your server’s traffic stop 10-code.
A run window for the plate stays open so you can keep checking the driver. See Lookups. Dispatchers and supervisors can also start a traffic stop for another unit by right-clicking it and choosing Quick traffic stop.

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Last modified on October 8, 2026