An early-morning traffic stop for failing to stop at a stop sign escalates when the driver cannot produce a license and the plate does not come back to the vehicle. Her license is suspended and the car is unregistered and uninsured. She had paid a court fine just days earlier, but had not completed the separate motor vehicle department step needed to reinstate her license, so it still read as suspended. The car is towed, and the officers give her a ride and honest advice on how to make it right before her court date. Middletown Police Department. Middletown, CT. Reported charges: operating under suspension, misuse of plates, operating an unregistered and uninsured vehicle, and failure to stop at a stop sign. This is public police body camera footage obtained through a public records request. We add commentary and analysis explaining what is happening and the law behind it. The footage has been edited and condensed for length, and the order of events is preserved. Names are withheld; the focus is on the law and the facts, not on any individual. We obtain footage like this through public records requests. You can look up any agency, see its records, and start your own request at https://foia.direct. #BodyCam #Police #TrafficStop #SuspendedLicense #PublicRecords