TRAFFIC STOPS LOOKING DIFFERENT LATELY

[Jem45472]

Perks are what keeps it fun. Top of Verrazzanno Bridge just now:

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I hate the city, but that's a nice shot!

 

[Jsmegs77]

What in the world are you doing up there? Sniper detail?

(Jealous, I could never do something like that... Extreme dislike of heights)

 

[1075tech]

They are not quotas. Quotas are illegal? I believe they have "performance standards"though.

 

[Airborneguy]

I hate the city, but that's a nice shot!

A friggin Chinook flew by right as we climbed out. I have a great video of it. Here’s a still:

 

[Airborneguy]

What in the world are you doing up there? Sniper detail?

(Jealous, I could never do something like that... Extreme dislike of heights)

Special hookup

Just got back. I’ve been looking forward to this for awhile. Bucket list for sure.

 

[1075tech]

I went round trip to York, PA yesterday. I saw no po-po in NY or NJ. I saw one Trooper on 78. He was picking something up out of the road. I came back via 83>81>84. I saw a second trooper on 84. He must have been sleeping though. I hit the brakes when I saw him, looked at the speedo and was just coming down through the low 90's. Was at about 75 when I went past.

 

[Toecutter]

Unfortunately they don’t have enough police on the road to do both anymore. My city’s PD has been dwindled down one guy at a time. They do the best they can with what they have. They try to hold outreach events with littler participation and the city has no money to give for this anymore.
Most cops are descent people not looking to give you or anyone else a hard time. Unfortunately they have been getting a lot of shit lately. Are they perfect hell no. Have I met bad cops hell yes. I had one who worked with my dad tell me she pulled me over for no seatbelt during seat belt week. I moved a crossed the street and 3 houses down and wore my seatbelt for the trip. I always have my seatbelt one. My seatbelt is grey and I had a grey sweatshirt on I explained this to her. She said nope you just put it on I saw you. I said the hell you did I had it on even after she knew who I was. If my dad didn’t work for her she’d surely have written me a ticket. I had a jet ski years ago and got a ticket for no spotter while jet skiing. I had a spotter they were faced forward not backwards. Wrote me a ticket. I fucked up so I took the ticket. Went to court to try to plea it down since it was an honest misunderstanding and the cop said there was no spotter at all one person driving and one person wake boarding. The cop lied. So yes there are shitty cops.

I had a trooper pull me over same thing i was wearing my belt he said i was not. He eventually let me go . This reminds me i have to get a dash camera. I was going to after that incident and forgot.

 

[tc556guy]

Lately, (last few weeks) I've been noticing people pulled over for traffic stops are outside of there car on a more frequent basis. On several occasions passing by I have seen officers rummaging through the vehicles while the occupants sit on the front bumper (at least once looked like they were cuffed). Does anyone know if there has been a change in how police are conducting traffic stops in general? Has anyone else noticed this lately? I drive about 60 miles on the highway round trip every day for the last 12 years and this is something I've been noticing only recently. Used to be the occupants stay in the vehicle, and it looks to me like vehicle searches are being conducted more frequently. Is it just me?

It's just you

 

[spat]

The first part I agree with, I've said it here many times. The amount of training we could conduct would be amazing. That's why firehouses with good bosses are full of firemen who are professional and know their jobs as good as brain surgeons.

The second part is impossible and places way too much liability on the dispatcher. I read 911 call transcripts daily as part of my job. Most of the time there is absolutely not way to determine the validity of a call based on what is said over 911. The answer is to punish those who make frivolous 911 calls. That's the only answer to the problem you are seeking to address.

I'm not suggesting the dispatcher does anything more than vet that the caller has at least a suspicion of criminal activity. I am not saying they need to evaluate the validity of the call at all, just make sure the caller isn't complaining about perfectly legal conduct.

If some calls up and wants the cops sent out because a guy with a MAGA hat is walking down the street and it makes them "feel unsafe", they should at least ask "do you think he's violating any laws, or about to ?" before they bother you guys.

Obviously the dispatcher can't evaluate whether the caller is truthful or not, and certainly they should err on the side of caution. If there is any suggestion of illegal activity, or potential illegal activity then it warrants sending an officer to check out the situation.

But I imagine in some areas they get lots of calls that aren't even potentially related to criminal activity, and sending an officer just to placate "a Karen" sets a bad precedent and can cause a lot of trouble.

 

[Airborneguy]

Those “Karen” calls aren’t as common as they’re made out to be. Most 911 transcripts that turn out to be false or misconstrued do read initially as crimes. Dispatchers do inform cops when a “Karen” incident is suspected. At least where I am. But yeah, they still have to send cops.

 

[Twogunwilly]

I hardly ever see any 5-o on the roads around here, I figured they all said fuck it, the JOP's are just going to let them go anyways.

 

[1075tech]

When my son was in the city, he had to evict a raccoon that was in someone's house. Even called in ESU. The way he told the story about them chasing the thing around the house had me crying I was laughing so hard.

Not exactly an emergency. But they handled it none the less

 

[Saltwater60]

I saw a trooper pull a young lady over today for a reason I can not find. Maybe she was on her phone. She was not speeding since I was going faster.

 

[pjzwtl]

The second part is impossible and places way too much liability on the dispatcher. I read 911 call transcripts daily as part of my job. Most of the time there is absolutely not way to determine the validity of a call based on what is said over 911. The answer is to punish those who make frivolous 911 calls. That's the only answer to the problem you are seeking to address.

Dispatch info is only as good as the IQ and or state of mind of the 911 caller. I’d say an easy 1/3rd of calls don’t resemble the info given.

 

[Acer-m14]

no duty to protect .. but a duty to serve lol

 

[Kirk_STNY]

Today we drove from Corning NY to Cleveland to pick up a "new" ish truck. Saw more dead deer than police. This is Memorial day weekend. Wishing to make good time, traveled 10 to 15 over posted limits. For the round trip saw 1 NY trooper. 2 PA, 3 OHIO.
When we returned to Corning, my son got stopped in Corning for not using turn signal. And parking on the wrong side of the street. Basically facing the wrong direction. I had used my signal and parked properly. We had decided to check on some work being done on a rental property while on the way home. Otherwise this wouldn't have happened. The police officer was very friendly. The truck has a temporary OH plate. My son explained we just pulled in from Cleveland and stopped just for a minute to check out the work and he didn't realize he failed to use his signal. Police asked if my son had consumed any alcohol and other questions related to our trip.
While police ran my son's license, we quickly checked out the work. Which was in view of the police. We finished at the same time. Police said everything was fine and wished us well.