Most CHL/LEO contacts are positive, how about yours? Bloopers are fun, but no names please, if it will cause a LEO problems!
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DPS Stop near Luling. Is this typical?
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puma guy »
Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:26 pm
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I contemplated whether to post this or not and finally decided to do so. First let me say totally respectful of LEO's being the grandson of a NYPD...
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Thanks for the advice. I'll give them a call. I have no point of reference for the process. The instructor was emphatic about correct info and...
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Last post by puma guy
Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:19 am
Border Patrol Check Point Outside El Paso
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smtimelevi »
Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:35 am
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On my way into Texas (just moved here) driving on I-10 E I encountered a border patrol check point maybe 10 mi outside El Paso. Supposedly the K9...
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Grandad passed away, been off all week. I'll follow up when I get back. I too am curious what it is that I heard.
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Last post by gigag04
Sun Sep 18, 2011 11:35 pm
Murphy, TX PD contact
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ske1eter »
Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:51 pm
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I got pulled over @ 5:30a.m. for an expired inspection sticker. I had out my CHL and DL before the officer got out and placed both hands on the...
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Yep, my spousal unit just got one of those tickets. You do have to pay $20 and prove that you had the inspection done. As for Murphy, we moved away a...
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Last post by davefrmmrfy
Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:32 am
Witnessed DUI accident
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FL450 »
Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:26 pm
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430am in Pearland on the way to pick up my daughter and son n law to take them to IAH, I turned off of FM 518 west onto Pearland Pky north and fell...
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I wonder if most people have a similar story... a few years back when I was renting a house on a corner (a downhill sloped corner) with a few other...
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Last post by knotquiteawake
Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:42 pm
Checked to see if my guns were stolen...?
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J.R.@A&M »
Wed Nov 17, 2010 10:19 am
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Yesterday evening I was pulled over by Hallettsville Police. I was driving a rental car with Virginia plates. The officer said he pulled me over for...
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This incident highlights a couple problems with the decision --it requires the general population to be as knowledgeable about the law as the people...
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Last post by VMI77
Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:20 am
DPS, I-20 Stop, Other stuff
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gemini »
Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:17 pm
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Just got back from a trip to El Paso. Used to travel there about twice a year back in
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...I would back up anything in that media release by reading the law...bureaucrats have been known to get it wrong and say it wrong...this wouldn't...
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Last post by speedsix
Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:33 pm
Haltom City LEO contact
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razrbak »
Mon Aug 08, 2011 6:36 pm
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A very positive encounter with a motorcycle officer.
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Glad to hear this story...this is how LEO encounters should be. I live near Haltom City, so nice to know.
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Last post by ryanr1299
Fri Sep 02, 2011 8:16 pm
1st LEO Contact since CHL
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TexasAggie09 »
Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:32 pm
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Well somehow in 8 years of driving, I have never gotten a ticket NOR even been pulled over. That streak ended a couple nights ago when I saw a...
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Not my agency but close ;)
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Last post by gigag04
Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:05 am
Great CHL discussion with a Tx State Trooper last night
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Dadiggla »
Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:51 am
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We both were watching the first NFL pre season game between Denver and Dallas. And we began with small talk about NFL stuff. I was carrying and a...
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He said pepper sray is a must and reccomended the a stun taser combo gun for her. Pointed out that she could use her keys in her fist as a weapon if...
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Last post by bRianex
Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:14 am
Wife just stopped by Childress PD
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FL450 »
Sun Jul 31, 2011 12:00 pm
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Short story long, my wife and kids are on their way back from Gunnison CO after joining me up there this week to escape the heat. I just got back...
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Great interaction with a local PD. :tiphat:
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Last post by Deltaboy
Sat Aug 13, 2011 1:58 pm
Shot Fired
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gemini »
Sat Mar 05, 2011 1:38 am
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Sorry this post is rather long winded. I have obviously left out some details etc to protect the innocent….
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:iagree: First off, as is pretty much usual, I agree with TAM. If I have gotten to the point where I feel the need to shoot, it will probably be...
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Last post by johnson0317
Sat Aug 06, 2011 10:05 pm
something good to offset Ohio
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DEB »
Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:23 pm
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Observe how this Police Officer handles an open carrier who is also filming the encounter. This encounter went very well I believe.
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It seems that pretty soon, the OC folks won't have to worry about being unecessarily detained by the police.
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Last post by SQLGeek
Thu Jul 28, 2011 1:31 pm
Had another Grapevine PD contact yesterday....
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The Annoyed Man »
Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:17 pm
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So we have a young lady living with us right now whom we've given a place to stay until she can get her feet back under her. My wife and I attend a...
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I only had once false alarm. I had taken the deadbolt lock off of the garage entry door to take it to Home Depot for a replacement. There was enough...
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Last post by terryg
Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:49 pm
Not much fun
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bilgerat57 »
Mon Jul 25, 2011 12:34 pm
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Recently managed to roll my minivan on my way home from the boat. I came out ok (a few spectacular bruises) thanks to the seat belt! However the van...
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Oh, I've GOT to use that one on the wife! I'll let you know if I end up with bruises too. :smash: :smilelol5:
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Last post by davefrmmrfy
Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:11 pm
Not exactly a CHL contact
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packina45 »
Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:27 pm
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OK, here's an interesting one. Would be interested in hearing comments, especially from LEOs.
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They often missed holstered guns, but not unholstered ones.
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Last post by Excaliber
Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:53 am
1st LEO contact since chl, FWPD Positive
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FastCarry »
Mon Jul 25, 2011 12:01 am
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There isnt much to report here, but here goes...
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...we'd be on page 27 instead of page 1!!!
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Last post by speedsix
Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:04 am
WA: LEO leaves rifle on trunk of car
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seamusTX »
Tue Jun 28, 2011 4:43 pm
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In Seattle today a police officer reportedly left an AR-15 unattended on the trunk of a marked patrol car. A citizen notified other officers.
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Is there another way you would prefer the PDs to let the public know they are looking into what happened?
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Last post by paulhailes
Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:19 pm
Darn shirt uncovered gun today
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magillapd »
Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:44 pm
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The wife and I went to a local resturant for lunch. As I walked in I noticed 3 police officers eating their lunch in the corner. After placing our...
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Lands End has great, no-iron, x-tall shirts. Could not recommend them more.
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Last post by johnson0317
Fri Jul 22, 2011 9:36 pm
Stunning LEO Contact Video
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mullenski »
Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:50 am
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Caution -- rough language.
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OK, thanks. Long time/everyday lurker -- don't know how I missed that!
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Last post by mullenski
Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:18 am
First Time Pulled Over, Lessons Learned
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punkndisorderly »
Sat May 14, 2011 1:28 pm
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I got pulled over on the way to work this week. 30 in a 20, school zone. I'm so used to all the zones having the flashing lights, I didn't slow down....
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Hmm, In general, local LEO's are not concerned with enforcing Federal laws. In fact, I don't think they could arrest for a Federal offense if they...
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Last post by sjfcontrol
Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:17 pm
Subtle Harassment tonight?
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Americanritual »
Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:01 am
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Kell with American Ritual here. I'm the singer for AR, a rock band out of Dallas, and we played Austin tonight. I'm not one to fall asleep at the...
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Your post is a little nebulous. Was this a personal attack directed at me? :shock:
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Last post by sugar land dave
Mon Jul 18, 2011 7:14 pm
really didnt want to make this thread so soon...
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schufflerbot »
Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:29 pm
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...or at all, for that matter.
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My wife is from outside Boston and has always used the term staties , therefore I now use the term as well.
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Last post by atxtj
Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:50 pm
Contact with Grapevine PD...
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The Annoyed Man »
Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:40 pm
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On Monday evenings, I lead worship at my church's Celebrate Recovery ministry. Our CR meets all year long including holidays, Christmas excepted,...
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...nice to hear the good 'uns...
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Last post by speedsix
Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:08 pm
My Encounter
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johnson0317 »
Sat May 14, 2011 9:27 am
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I work in hospitals for a living, and since I admit a lot of patients, I am in the ER a lot. Prior to becoming a Nurse Practitioner, I worked in ERs...
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Finally. I finally ran into the deputy that this post was about. I told him that there were several people that wanted to thank him. He gave me the...
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Last post by johnson0317
Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:21 am
First LEO encounter while carrying
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SA-TX »
Mon May 23, 2011 5:37 pm
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This weekend I had my first traffic stop while carrying. Although I've had my CHL for almost ten years and my lead foot earns me a defensive driving...
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He may have just wanted to make sure you were carrying. Some of the LEOs I know would scold you for having a CHL and not carrying anytime legal....
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Last post by johnson0317
Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:46 pm
Austin: LEO shoots another LEO in the foot
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seamusTX »
Sun Jan 02, 2011 12:26 am
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In Austin early Friday morning a police officer accidentally shot another police officer in the foot when he fell while investigating a prowler...
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But.....Only Cops should have guns. I'll bring this up to my friend who thinks only COPS should have guns.
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Last post by magillapd
Mon Jun 13, 2011 4:31 pm
Daughter driving w/ permit - pulled over
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terryg »
Tue May 31, 2011 12:25 pm
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My daughter has her learners permit. Sunday night, she was driving me on a few errands. We had just left a parking lot and I had not yet noticed her...
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Glad it wasn’t Shenandoah. A couple of years ago, my wife got a ticket for going 11 miles per hour over the speed limit on the access road, that cost...
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Last post by VoiceofReason
Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:26 am
Philly Police Harass, Threaten to Shoot Man Legally Carrying
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GrayGuy »
Fri Jun 03, 2011 11:30 am
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I don’t know about you, but when you come face to face with a LEO that doesn’t know the law and evidently thinks you are a BG and tells you to kneel...
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Last post by Keith B
Fri Jun 03, 2011 11:36 am
Field sobriety test
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VMaxer »
Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:59 am
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A couple of buddies asked me to go out with them for some adult beverages the other night, and given that I'm going through a lovely divorce right...
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Yeah more or less the officer takes you into custody and files for a search warrant stating that because the following factors I have probable cause...
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Last post by packa45
Tue May 24, 2011 10:20 am
First contact with LE since getting CHL
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RAM4171 »
Wed May 18, 2011 8:41 pm
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First of all I'd like to say hats off to Dallas County Sheriff's Office that patrols Sunnyvale :tiphat:
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I recently got a security system for my house and it has a panic code say if you're home and a burglar breaks in and the alarm goes off and he forces...
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Last post by CrimsonSoul
Fri May 20, 2011 5:28 pm
Got pulled over today
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RPB »
Wed May 04, 2011 8:03 am
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I got pulled over today for the first time in many many years by Burnet Police.
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I haven't seen a CA take DWI charges on a reasonable suspicion stop based on a lack of a traffic violation. That said, not all of the NHTSA...
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Last post by gigag04
Tue May 10, 2011 12:33 am
encounter w/Lampasas LEO
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razrbak »
Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:07 pm
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Around 10:30pm I arrive in Lampasas for a business call that next morning. As I procede down the main drag I notice a LEO pull a quick u-turn and...
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Maybe he figured since you were already in the parking lot you would just get it fixed. :lol:
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Last post by paulhailes
Fri May 06, 2011 12:11 pm
LEO encounter without proper id/chl?
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jtgchl »
Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:28 pm
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Ok you run to town forgetting your wallet/id/chl and you come in contact with a LEO, either through a traffic stop or an actual incident where your...
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Keep in mind that Keith is, I believe, talking about carrying when walking around in public, like at a shopping mall or entering the Texas Capitol....
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Last post by apostate
Wed May 04, 2011 5:24 pm
Experience at the state capitol building.
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jecsd1 »
Mon Jun 07, 2010 5:27 pm
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Went on a tour with some out of town friends. Walked in the south entrance and the troopers had a sign that says all patrons will be subject to metal...
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Just wanted to update this thread with my experience visiting the Texas State Capitol today with my wife and children. I took my kids (1 yr & 3 yr)...
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Last post by dk523
Wed May 04, 2011 2:22 pm
Disarming the public...
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Aggie_engr »
Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:06 pm
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My brother happended to strike up conversation with an LEO in Bay City (he was carrying an Ed Brown, which is what lured him in) about the current...
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I for one make it my personal responsibility to vote out any Big Government politician no matter what party. Every time i come near a ballot, if i...
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Last post by smtimelevi
Sun May 01, 2011 1:58 pm
my first time
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roff »
Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:41 am
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my first traffic stop since getting my chl in january of 2009 (unless you count getting my utah cfp in dec 2008). i was going 82 in a 65 on my way to...
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I've been pulled over probably 6-8 times since I got my CHL a couple of years ago... ouch. Never been disarmed (yet) and all the officers have been...
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Last post by MadMonkey
Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:31 pm
Highway Patrolman in Tennessee
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wgoforth »
Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:47 am
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I was visiting a congregation in Tennessee and met a member who was a Highway Patrolman. Concealed Carry came up. He said, I'm against it... we...
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I was in working Tennessee in 71 and a local (one I didn't particularly like) made a comment that if it weren't for Tennessee, Texas wouldn't exist...
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Last post by OldCurlyWolf
Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:37 pm
This week's LEO bloopers (March 14-20, 2010)
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seamusTX »
Sat Mar 20, 2010 5:29 pm
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NJ: A former police officer pled guilty to conspiracy in a case that may have sent 185 people to prison on false charges:
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A police force is a paramilitary organization. There must be a single chain of command that sets standards and demands accountability for meeting...
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Last post by seamusTX
Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:26 pm
Grapevine PD
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John112709 »
Tue Mar 22, 2011 12:26 pm
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Sorry if this is in the wrong spot. Moderators please move if needed. I was in involved in an auto accident Sunday (3/20/11) morning. Two Grapevine...
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I had dealings with GPPD back in 2006 when woman in a Medium size Japanese made car ran a red light while I was turning left. She went to the...
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Last post by OldCurlyWolf
Sun Apr 03, 2011 3:09 pm
NY: Not easy to be a cop
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seamusTX »
Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:49 pm
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Long story short: In New York City in 2008 a man was acting irrationally while he was alone in the parking lot of a church. When two female police...
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City coughed up $100,000 to the deceased's relatives.
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Last post by seamusTX
Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:51 pm
Federal Officer visit in Sam Houson National Park
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kalipsocs »
Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:11 am
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Where to start....well I went to Austin to make a trade with an Austinite of my Yugo Underfolder for some silver bullion. My GF lives there and...
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To the OP.
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Last post by Purplehood
Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:36 am
Stopped in Katy
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McKnife »
Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:15 am
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Left the house for some Chik-Fil-A around noon on my first day off in 2 weeks. I haven't been driving much because I work less than a mile from my...
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im surpised no one mentioned defensive driving? if your not willing to go fight it.
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Last post by alvins
Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:02 am
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Last post by OldCurlyWolf
Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:11 am
Plano officer shoots suspect trying to activate light
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MojoTexas »
Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:15 am
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A Plano narcotics sergeant intended to activate a flashlight affixed to his service weapon when he accidentally pulled the trigger, fatally shooting...
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It doesn't make much difference to the victim who was shot.
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Last post by Barbi Q
Sat Mar 12, 2011 4:06 pm
Got Pulled Over Three Times in Ten Minutes
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WildBill »
Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:39 pm
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This is a strange one for me. I was on my way home from dinner from a restaurant about 8 miles from my house. About two minutes after leaving the...
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:mrgreen: See, I knew I couldn't be interpreting the statement correctly.
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Last post by LikesShinyThings
Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:49 pm
Positive encounter with DPS Trooper...
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boomstick »
Mon Mar 07, 2011 4:47 pm
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I went to the North Texas Irish Festival in Dallas this weekend. There were conflicting signs prohibiting guns but no legal 30-06 signage.
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Nicely done. :cool:
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Last post by bnc
Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:49 pm
Border Patrol Probable Cause
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martywj »
Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:10 pm
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My apologies if this is in the wrong place, Mods feell free to move it.
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I agree that Gant changes it a little, but it does not make it much better. I even agree that searching for a license is pretty feathery, but it...
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Last post by srothstein
Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:51 pm
Police Taxi???
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jdhz28 »
Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:09 am
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On two different occasions this last weekend I saw an unusual sight. On 59 in between Splendora and Cleveland I saw what looked to be a Taxi with...
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Probably waiting for a drunk to hop in the Taxi with the auto-locking doors ... kinda like a possum trap. :mrgreen:
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Last post by RPB
Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:57 pm
game warden check
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atxbandit »
Mon Feb 21, 2011 12:29 am
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GF and I were out at Colorado Bend state park this past weekend kayak fishing when game wardens decided to check us for license. Of course I had my...
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never hand a loaded gun to someone
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Last post by surprise_i'm_armed
Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:30 am
Pulled Over by DPS
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Symtex »
Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:44 pm
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I live in SA and work in Austin. With my long commute I tend to speed.
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I got a van that's 11 years old and a truck that's 29 years old. Had to do a little deal with the credit union on the van in 2004, but it's long ago...
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Last post by Bullwhip
Fri Feb 25, 2011 6:27 am
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