IS this LEO in the wrong?

[Brother Bob]

Originally Posted by troy2000

I'll sign them in any state in the Union myself, Brother Bob. Especially if I'm driving with California plates and license. It's amazing how many cops believe that in itself makes me guilty of something, and I'm not giving them any excuse to go Boss Hogg on me.

Talking about "probable cause", in Tennessee, you'll probably get pulled over if you have Texas plates. The plates alone are "probable cause". The Governor's of Texas and Tennessee got into a pissing contest over this years back. The Texas Governor claimed that Tn. law enforcment was picking on Texas folks. The Tennessee Governor retorted that almost every time a Texas plated car was pulled over, there was either an arrest made or a citation issued and I have to admit that if I'm on I-40 here in Tennessee and a car goes blowing past me at a high rate of speed, there's a better than 50% chance that it has Texas plates. I guess Texas doesn't really enforce their speed limits. I've driven to Dallas numerous times on I-35 and once we got across the Oklahoma line into Texas, we'd all speed up to about 85mph. This includes the Texas folks! LOL!

Originally Posted by ezearln

Hey Bob I gotta raze ol Troy ever now and then or he gets to thinking I don't love him no more LOL

I know. I'd mess with him too, but I'm afraid he may whoop me! His avatar says it all! He looks like someone I saw on America's Most Wanted and I don't want to take any chances.

[troy2000]

Originally Posted by ezearln

Well now Troy seeing as you are a Birkenstock wearing, latte sipping, tree hugging, heavily armed liberal gun toter, the cali license plates are simply further affirmation of your nefarious intent. Seems strange to me no one ever tried to strip search your vehicle or tazed you you evile ol liberal you....

What makes you think I haven't been, ezearln?

I've had my vehicle searched so thoroughly they even broke down the spare tire in the trunk, they were so convinced I had something and determined to find it. They also took the upholstery panels off the doors. They were downright frustrated by the time they let me go.

Of course, it never occurred to them to break down the left front tire...

Originally Posted by Brother Bob

I know. I'd mess with him too, but I'm afraid he may whoop me! His avatar says it all! He looks like someone I saw on America's Most Wanted and I don't want to take any chances.

I'm actually a mild-mannered sweetheart, Bob. I just keep the ugliest picture of myself I could find up there, to scare people away. Kind of like turning on a recording of a dog in the house...

[Brother Bob]

Originally Posted by troy2000

What makes you think I haven't been, ezearln?

I've had my vehicle searched so thoroughly they even broke down the spare tire in the trunk, they were so convinced I had something and determined to find it. They also took the upholstery panels off the doors. They were downright frustrated by the time they let me go.

Of course, it never occurred to them to break down the left front tire...


I'm actually a mild-mannered sweetheart, Bob. I just keep the ugliest picture of myself I could find up there, to scare people away. Kind of like turning on a recording of a dog in the house...

Yeah, and I'm gonna hold you to that mild-mannered sweetheart, too! LOL!

[mdj696]

Texas T.When an arrest is made, the vehicle impounded to the impound lot, we would make an inventory of items in the vehicle. Covering your azz and the impound lot. If contraband was uncovered during the inventory, then charges would be added. I'm retired now so I don't know todays policies. In short, when an arrest was performed, you were responsable to the vehicle and it's contents.

[troy2000]

Originally Posted by troy2000

What makes you think I haven't been, ezearln?

I've had my vehicle searched so thoroughly they even broke down the spare tire in the trunk, they were so convinced I had something and determined to find it. They also took the upholstery panels off the doors. They were downright frustrated by the time they let me go.

Of course, it never occurred to them to break down the left front tire...


I'm actually a mild-mannered sweetheart, Bob. I just keep the ugliest picture of myself I could find up there, to scare people away. Kind of like turning on a recording of a dog in the house...

By the way, that search almost forty years ago scared me so bad it made an honest man out of me. I've never had anything in a vehicle since that anyone would be looking for, aside from the odd open container.

[ezearln]

Scariest traffic stop I ever had was when I was on leave in 1976 and I headed out to my Aunt's place near Borrego Springs, I stopped at the pantry pride that used to be on the turn off in Temecula and then fueled at the exxon accross the road. Because I was going hunting for a variety of critters out there as well as field testing a new toy my little car had a couple of cased, unloaded, with bolts removed rifles on the rear deck visable through the window. When I finished fueling I expected the attendant to come out as they usually did in those days for the cash for the fuel, he made it half way out stopped when he glanced in the rear window of my car did a 180 and went right backinto the stations office where I had to follow so's I could pay the poor trembling soul! I had paid up so I climbed back into my little car and headed out towards S-2 and my Aunt's place not 15-20 minutes after I had left that station I was cut off and stopped by get this 2 San Diego County Sherrifs Units, a Border Patrol Unit and a CHP Unit a total of 6 officers all with their flashing lights and spotlights pointed at lil ol me and my little car. Needless to say they HAD to run all the serial numbers to make sure the rifles and shotguns I had in the car weren't stolen, as well as get their station to call my COMMAND to see if'n I really was a sailor home on leave looking to do some rabbit hunting! Taught me to make sure my firearms after that were out of sight out of mind!

[troy2000]

Originally Posted by ezearln

Scariest traffic stop I ever had was when I was on leave in 1976 and I headed out to my Aunt's place near Borrego Springs, I stopped at the pantry pride that used to be on the turn off in Temecula and then fueled at the exxon accross the road. Because I was going hunting for a variety of critters out there as well as field testing a new toy my little car had a couple of cased, unloaded, with bolts removed rifles on the rear deck visable through the window. When I finished fueling I expected the attendant to come out as they usually did in those days for the cash for the fuel, he made it half way out stopped when he glanced in the rear window of my car did a 180 and went right backinto the stations office where I had to follow so's I could pay the poor trembling soul! I had paid up so I climbed back into my little car and headed out towards S-2 and my Aunt's place not 15-20 minutes after I had left that station I was cut off and stopped by get this 2 San Diego County Sherrifs Units, a Border Patrol Unit and a CHP Unit a total of 6 officers all with their flashing lights and spotlights pointed at lil ol me and my little car. Needless to say they HAD to run all the serial numbers to make sure the rifles and shotguns I had in the car weren't stolen, as well as get their station to call my COMMAND to see if'n I really was a sailor home on leave looking to do some rabbit hunting! Taught me to make sure my firearms after that were out of sight out of mind!

Sounds like the idiot attendant must have panicked and raised a ridiculous amount of fuss, to get that kind of a response out of them.

I was headed toward the back building of an auto repair center one day when I was a meter reader. I was wearing my uniform, carrying my dog stick with me (a three-foot chunk of 1/2" pvc pipe. with a bicycle grip on one end and a tennis ball on the other), and walking fast. When I got there I was lucky I didn't get jumped by a panicked bunch of mechanics and their service manager, because the receptionist in the front office had called and warned there was a man with a baseball bat running straight at them.

I found out later she had also called 911, and it was probably funny when the squad cars showed up. But I didn't hang around for the show; I had meters to read.

[gak906]

Originally Posted by TexasT

What's the protocol for having your car searched after you've been arrested?

There's search incident to arrest,meaning the vehicle and/or any part readily accessible to the arestee(where contrband could hidden) and there search for "inventory" prior to the vehicle being towed.Either would apply. Assuming the vehicle was towed. This is basic, search and seizure laws get very technical and really depend on each individual case.