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+1 to the long list of things I have been wrong about

Glad to see we have the real answer now.

Hopefully no officers or innocents were injured.

SRH78

puma guy wrote:As far as out of juristdiction PD making stops some LEO will have to chime in for the legality of that.

That is a good question. My understanding, for what little it is worth, is that while some things are frowned upon, LEOs are still LEOs as long as they are in state. I am sure we have some LEOs here who can shed some light on that.

SRH78

I certainly don't know that that is what it was in this case but the vast majority of the times I have been through a DOT stop, it was not DPS. I have been stopped by Ft Worth PD a lot more than DPS. While it could have been something else, it would not suprise me in the least if HPD was doing the same thing. Also, when they start doing a lot of DOT stops, they do sometimes work outside their normal jurisdiction. I have been stopped by local PD not only outside their city but in a different county. As for chasing nothing, the only thing I can think of is that perhaps he had seen a truck go by while the other was stopped. It would be reasonable for him to assume the truck would still be headed down I10. One more thing. While some of these stops are very lengthy and extensive, some are pretty quick, especially if the officers doing the stops do not normally perform DOT stops.

Just throwing it out there.

SRH78

puma guy wrote:I took a quick trip to Schulenburg yesterday about noon. Just west of Katy I saw a lit up vehicle rapidly approaching some distance behind me. I pulled over and watched as cars moved over to let it pass. It was obvious it was not pulling any one over and it passed me probably at 80-85MPH. I was surprised to see it was a Houston Police patrol car. It continued on and lost sight of it eventually. Then west of Sealy I saw another lit up vehicle, just as before, approaching and passing me. Again it was HPD. Got my business done in Schulenburg and about 4PM I am headed east and again a car lit up approaching form behind and passing at 80-90 MPH. I then see the HPD car with lights on in a parking lot behind a chemical tank truck talking to the driver. I see in my rear view mirror the uniformed patrolman get into his car and get back on the feeder and pull onto I10 east and blow by all lit up again headed east. Anybody have any idea why HPD would be diving up and down I10 west of Sealy, Texas in this manner?

It sounds like DOT enforcement to me. It is not uncommon for multiple agencies to blanket an area and stop as many comercial vehicles as possible, especially hazmat. As a commercial driver who hauls hazmat, I have dealt with this a lot in the DFW area. You don't have to do a single thing wrong. They simply pull you over because you are there and do a vehicle inspection and go through your paperwork.

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