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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2011

Ottawa cops crack down on school bus passing

Police charge 13 drivers who fail to stop for school buses in a month-long traffic safety initiative, which also targets tailgating.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 27, 2011

Police conducting thousands of surprise bus inspections

The two-week strike force targets motorcoaches, tour buses, school buses and other passenger vehicles across the country. It is launched on the same day as the federal government’s Motorcoach Safety Summit.

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Newsby StaffApril 26, 2011

Police captain found guilty of illegal bus passing

Bruce Thomas Gentry receives a 45-day suspended sentence for passing a stopped school bus in his police cruiser. The mother of a boy who was crossing the street to board the bus and witnessed the incident says she had to yell her son's name to prevent him from stepping out in front of Gentry's car.

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Newsby StaffApril 21, 2011

Tree, power lines fall on school bus

Fire rescue personnel evacuate the 20 children and the bus driver through the emergency exit into a truck. No one is injured.

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Newsby StaffMarch 29, 2011

Loophole closed in bus passing law

After a missing "at" in Virginia's law on school bus stop-arm running allowed a motorist to avoid conviction, legislation was introduced to clarify the wording. It was signed by the governor last week and went into effect immediately.

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Newsby StaffMarch 23, 2011

Police to participate in Operation Safe Stop Day

Next Wednesday, officers around New York State will ride in school buses and in marked and unmarked patrol units on selected bus routes that have a history of illegal bus passing complaints and issue tickets to violators. Final figures will be made available to state and local officials, as well as the media.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2011

Rally held in support of school bus kidnappers' release

Thirty-five years ago, James and Richard Schoenfeld and Fred Woods kidnapped 26 children and a driver from a school bus, intending to hold them for $5 million ransom. Supporters of the trio who attend the rally say that they are not a danger to society, but some of the victims say they should not be paroled.

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Newsby StaffDecember 9, 2010

Bus aide who kissed student did not commit crime, police say

Police conclude an investigation of alleged inappropriate behavior by aide Bobby Shrout, who was accused of kissing a student on the cheek. After conducting interviews and reviewing bus surveillance footage, authorities determine that Shrout did not commit a criminal offense.

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Newsby StaffNovember 11, 2010

Authorities crack down on pupil transport vans

Nearly 150 vans and station wagons carrying infants and toddlers to Boston day care centers and preschools are stopped during an early-morning investigation. Police find a variety of violations, including bald tires and overloading of passengers.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2010

Indiana state troopers catch illegal bus passers

Authorities rode on three of Vigo County School Corp.’s school buses in late September and wrote three traffic citations for motorists who violated the state’s school bus stop arm law. The enforcement action stemmed from complaints made by the school system’s bus drivers about alleged illegal passing.

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