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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No Warrant? No Exigent circumstances? No Problem
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E.Marquez »
Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:32 am
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I post this one,,, because I'm interested to see if the groups here sees this as it is being portrayed by this reporter, or believe there is more to...
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Actually it is a criminal case. Violation of civil rights is a criminal charge. There could also be so many state charges that the deputies and the...
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Last post by OldCurlyWolf
Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:40 am
Beaumont Courthouse
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elwood blooz »
Thu Sep 16, 2010 4:06 pm
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I made sure I had left everything in my truck when I got to the courthouse today. I wait in line put wallet, keys and phone in the basket for the...
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Bingo perfect answer...
Jim
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Last post by Grammy
Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:04 pm
WA: Infant shoots self with father's service piece
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seamusTX »
Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:42 am
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In Battle Ground, Washington (Vancouver exurb), Tuesday, the 3-year-old son of a sheriff's deputy reportedly shot himself in the head with his...
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I currently leave guns out because its only myself and my wife in the house. When we have kids, everything not on my person will be secured in a...
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Last post by 74novaman
Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:23 am
1st contact while carrying
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The_Reason »
Thu Aug 26, 2010 9:44 pm
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Was involved in a car accident tonight. I was the passenger of a car that was rear-ended.
APD officer who was working the scene, after dark, on the...
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I don’t think I would take offense to an officer disarming me if he was professional about it. As long as he/she doesn’t treat me like a criminal,...
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Last post by fecnik
Fri Sep 10, 2010 7:46 am
2AM Stop in Temple
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kalipsocs »
Tue Feb 16, 2010 3:00 am
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I was driving back from my best friends wedding in DFW rather late a couple weekends ago. I was sleepy and I am betting money swerving just a tad bit...
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Yup. The angle of the wheels and car allow you someplace to get cover when bullets start flying (behind engine block and wheels). Also he'll park...
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Last post by gigag04
Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:21 pm
First encounter
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Pinkycatcher »
Mon Sep 06, 2010 11:06 pm
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So I got my license 3 or 4 months back and just finally got pulled over, also the first time I got pulled over on my bike. I was going into a wide...
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:iagree: A good example for all LEO's interacting with CHL's. Glad your first encounter was this one. Be safe. :thumbs2:
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Last post by TXlaw1
Tue Sep 07, 2010 7:43 am
DPS trooper running serial numbers?
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by PeteCamp » Wed Feb 24, 2010 1:32 pm
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I kinda hate to post this, but I hope Steve or someone will address this issue. It has caused a huge discussion over on another forum - which shall...
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Wonder if the trooper would mind you checking his weapon for stolen? You could call the local law enforcement agency and ask for a serial number...
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Last post by G Wagner
Sun Sep 05, 2010 7:46 pm
1st Contact
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shoeless »
Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:55 pm
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Truly uneventful, but it was my 1st contact...
Visited the Capitol Building of the Great State of Texas about 2 Saturdays ago. If you weren't aware,...
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Tell them you are armed. If they check, OOPS!, I thought I was.
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Last post by Purplehood
Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:16 am
Sneaky, sneaky, sneaky!!
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pbwalker »
Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:56 pm
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Well, I had my first chance to show my CHL to a LEO today. I took a different route in to work because I slept in a little bit (no one was going to...
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OK, last warning to get back on topic or the thread will be locked.
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Last post by Keith B
Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:55 am
Video:Drunk Dallas PD gal shoots car floor w/ankle revolver.
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surprise_i'm_armed »
Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:52 pm
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The above link contains a short text story and a 2:24 dashcam video
from Dallas PD cruiser 6014.
It looks like she will be an EX Dallas police...
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This whole thing could have turned out so tragic.I don't blame them for taking her home if she had not been caught driving drunk or doing anything...
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Last post by TexasGal
Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:41 am
Ft Worth PD
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gemini »
Tue Aug 24, 2010 5:49 pm
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Just saw a story on Channel 4 (DFW area) regarding Officer Collin Harris slamming a handcuffed
DWI suspect into a wall and then slamming him into the...
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I wonder how much money the typical victim of a drunk driver gets.
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Last post by snorri
Sat Aug 28, 2010 2:13 pm
Friendswood PD
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Fire1141 »
Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:17 am
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My wife got stopped yesterday on 528 for failing to drop from 55 to 45. Leo comes to the window, asks for her dl. She gave him her dl, chl, and INS....
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That's all jurisdictions every where these days. The city coffers have to be filled so I just expect it and don't speed. That's my way of protesting...
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Last post by FL450
Wed Aug 25, 2010 7:33 am
Traffic Stop
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rnschltz »
Sun Jul 25, 2010 8:30 pm
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Just a quick note of thanks for all the great info that is available on this forum.
I was pulled over for speeding. Before the officer approached my...
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Yep, when the state decided to raise money by imposing surcharges on driver's license things changed. They wrote into section 708.052 that you get...
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Last post by srothstein
Sun Aug 22, 2010 1:24 am
First LEO encounter while carrying
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djbstanley »
Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:28 am
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This is my first posting on this board. I felt so compelled by my first LEO contact that I thought I would share this with the rest of you....
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It is always nice when they have a bit of faith in us. Some time back a DPS officer had to come out on an accident I was involved in because an idiot...
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Last post by TxDrifter
Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:06 pm
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Last post by s197winstang
Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:31 am
Tire stabbed
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suthdj »
Sun Jul 11, 2010 10:14 pm
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Well first time I had to show my CHL but a little history first.
My neighbors daughter(sally) was dating a guy(15yo, Barny) who lets just say has...
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I am on carrotwood dr you are just around the corner.
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Last post by suthdj
Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:04 pm
Houston: Police shoot at (and miss) armed bar owner
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seamusTX »
Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:05 pm
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Police responding to a report of a possible burglary at a bar on Dixie Farm Road in southeast Houston early this morning shot at the bar owner....
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It's a random number. There are far too many factors such as number of assailants, officer experience, lighting or lack thereof, the need to be...
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Last post by seamusTX
Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:32 am
First contact
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CrimsonSoul »
Sat Aug 07, 2010 7:07 pm
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Well this is my first time being pulled over since I've got my CHL, my first time being pulled over in about 6 years (still no ticket, woo!). Anyway,...
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Sounds like a decent encounter, especially since your insurance was out of date.
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Last post by InfoTechCHL2007
Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:09 am
I just don't understand
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RedRaider »
Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:14 am
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Long story short, my car last night had the front and back windshields busted out (gotta love summer when all the kids are out of school) and so I...
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Is she single and can she lead?
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Last post by Purplehood
Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:15 am
City Terminates All But Two in Police Force
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CodeJockey »
Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:05 am
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This is very interesting, when my house was broken into about 3 years ago, and my entire gun safe stolen, it was in this city that the Chief of...
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The town where I grew up was basically that. 5 officers plus a lieutenant, plus the chief. But there were a bunch (I'd say at least 15) reserves,...
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Last post by mgood
Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:52 am
I would say this was a negative encounter...
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stevie_d_64 »
Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:59 pm
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Of course there is no other information available...And this is a nice area of Pasadena along the...
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That was where I banked when I lived in Pasadena.
I guess JC Penneys or WalMart was too far to walk.
Good for that officer, Pasadena has lost too...
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Last post by RPB
Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:43 pm
First LEO encounter since the plastic came in the mail
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PvilleStang »
Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:59 pm
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Got pulled over by a gentleman on 290 westbound before Brenham. Rolled down the window, exchanged introductions, handed him my cards, he asked if I...
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Sounds like you had a good experience. I have only been stopped once since I've had my chl. It was a good experience. The officer barely seemed to...
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Last post by rbftfire
Wed Jul 07, 2010 11:29 am
1st ticket
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snack »
Wed Jun 30, 2010 7:49 pm
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Went to see my daughter in Winnfield, Louisiana this past weekend. Enroute got pulled over in a little place called Village of Robeline. Was told I...
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Sorry, I should have made it clear, it was the accuracy of the speedometers I was impugning, not the GPS. I have been using GPS in one form or...
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Last post by jimlongley
Mon Jul 05, 2010 12:27 am
Trooper's Badge Stops 9mm
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carlson1 »
Fri May 28, 2010 11:56 pm
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Sorry for the bad photo's. I am not a photographer. Maybe I will try some more later. Trooper assist in a drug warrant and gets hit with a 9mm from...
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I'm still trying to find the story about the Trooper.
I'm not implying it isn't factual.
However, a North Las Vegas officer who made the same claim...
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Last post by Mike1951
Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:29 am
Too funny
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KaProw »
Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:28 am
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I got stopped today for 50mph in a 40mph. this was the strangest and best contact I've had so far, I just had to share.
I got pulled over on Howard...
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The two times I have been pulled over in Texas since moving back (moved out in 2001 and back in 2007), I have always outgunned the officer. I had my...
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Last post by texasag93
Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:16 pm
US-75 stop for "speeding"
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randomoutburst »
Sun May 23, 2010 6:11 pm
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Hubby texted me to tell me he had been pulled over. He was driving to work on US-75 and had just passed into Collin County.
Apparently he had been...
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Yea - I have no idea why I typed 10 ft, I meant 1 car length.
I used to drive RT 2 in MA to and from work. If you left much more than a car length,...
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Last post by davidtx
Thu Jun 17, 2010 4:47 pm
My first contact
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davidtx »
Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:41 am
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I got stopped by DPS yesterday while returning from Lake Buchanan. Windows all rolled down, sunglasses removed, hands on the wheel. Handed him my DL...
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There will be plenty of .gov fees, tags, DL long before I get the money for a CHL class (which is $$$) as well as the CHL fee itself (which is $$$).
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Last post by Grog
Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:57 am
Houston-area LEO's don't all deserve a bad rap...
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Purplehood »
Mon May 10, 2010 10:27 am
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For the first time in ages I was pulled over Saturday night for going very fast in my very fast car (09 Challenger SRT8). I haven't been pulled over...
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The times that I've been pulled over at night and have been lit up with the LEO's vehicle spotlight shining on my side mirror - it's really simple,...
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Last post by PUCKER
Fri Jun 11, 2010 9:17 am
First Encounter Since Receiving CHL
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Dad24GreatKids »
Sun May 23, 2010 8:59 pm
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Friday evening we (me, my wife and four kids) were headed to a church event. As we were going thru an intersection a driver who was stopped in a left...
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That thought never even entered my mind. Seems like a way to escalate the situation and place my family at risk.
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Last post by Dad24GreatKids
Fri May 28, 2010 7:24 pm
outed while boating in my yard
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loneranger4x4 »
Thu May 27, 2010 11:04 pm
to set the scene: I have been rebuilding an inboard boat motor for my latest project. I finally got it all rebuilt and was attempting to install it...
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Last post by loneranger4x4
Thu May 27, 2010 11:04 pm
Passing a school bus
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LarryH »
Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:35 am
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This morning I was stopped by a member of the Lakeview Police (between Seabrook and what used to be Clear Lake City) for passing a stopped school...
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Thanks for the explanation, SR.
Considering this was my first moving violation in at least six years (last two defensive driving courses were for...
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Last post by LarryH
Thu May 27, 2010 11:03 am
Show us Your Guns!
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stevie_d_64 »
Mon May 24, 2010 4:44 am
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In a cloud of dust and a Hardy Hi ohhhhhh, Silverrrrrr, Away!!! ...
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But then again, I've always heard it wasn't the voltge that gets ya...Its the Amps... ;-)
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Mon May 24, 2010 4:48 am
Pflugerville
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AustinBoy »
Fri May 21, 2010 6:38 pm
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I was heading to the airport on the toll road and got pulled over.
It was a white ghost car, the ones with writing on the sides that you cant see.
I...
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Glad it worked out OK for you, except for the ticket. Maybe on those toll roads they should raise the limit a bit.
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Last post by stash
Sat May 22, 2010 8:21 am
probable cause to pull me over......
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mrvmax »
Sat Apr 17, 2010 3:53 pm
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I was traveling from Corpus Christi to Refugio last weekend. The DPS and other LE's were all over, I have never seen so many on one stretch of...
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I'd just go for the arrest. Gotta make numbers and get that revenue.
(in jest).
:)
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Last post by gigag04
Wed May 19, 2010 5:46 pm
Bellaire: another police shooting error
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seamusTX »
Thu Jan 01, 2009 2:39 pm
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Bellaire, Texas, Dec. 31 -- A police officer shot one Robert Tolan whom he suspected of driving a stolen SUV.
An officer pulled up behind the SUV as...
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Huh???
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Tue May 18, 2010 9:07 pm
Pulled over for "speeding"
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karl »
Sun Apr 25, 2010 3:11 am
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I'll try to make this as objective as possible as it only happened an hour ago and I'm still upset about it.
I'm on the way back home with a buddy...
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The law I read said intoxicated but maybe I missed something. Do you have a cite?
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Last post by boomerang
Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:16 pm
What actually happens when you are arrested?
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seamusTX »
Sun Dec 24, 2006 2:23 pm
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I'd would appreciate it if someone in the know would describe exactly what happens when a person is arrested.
This is my understanding of the...
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Hmmm, even if it was suicide by civilian ?
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Last post by sjfcontrol
Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:45 pm
Great LEO contact tonight
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E.Marquez »
Tue Apr 20, 2010 10:37 pm
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Out tonight to get my son from mens league basketball and got lit up in Lampasas.. Not a big deal, turn signal, inside light on windows down, hands...
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You would be surprised. I have been thanked by a few people I arrested.....seriously. I admit it is strange, but maybe it was a wake up call for them...
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Last post by jbirds1210
Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:40 pm
Jurisdiction
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ninemm »
Sun Jan 31, 2010 1:21 pm
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OK, I've waited almost 24 hours before posting my first LEO contact (since obtaining my CHL) to try to let some of the emotions subside.
Yesterday,...
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I agree for school district PD's. Stay on your campus turf.
I can only speak from experience regarding the DISD (Dallas) school district. Prior to...
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Last post by gemini
Sun Apr 18, 2010 6:24 pm
Sherrifs
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Theberettagrappled »
Fri Apr 02, 2010 2:50 pm
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Any Harris county sherrifs out there. I've got acouple questions to ask that deal with the department
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I know a few Harris Co. Sherrifs and a good amount of HPD. What do you need to know?
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Last post by SecedeTX
Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:47 pm
It must be getting around...CHLer's are no problem
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austin-tatious »
Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:24 pm
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We were pulled over on I-10 about 9 pm near Sealy by a sheriff's deputy...turns out it was for a burned out license plate light. So, having read all...
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I got pulled over last month for speeding in Orange Grove, TX. 83 in a 70! State trooper asks me to get out of the car because there is not much of a...
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Last post by E150GT
Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:35 pm
Texas Ranger interview...
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stevie_d_64 »
Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:26 pm
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Heard a funny story from my Dad this morning...
There was a journalist who had an interview with a Texas Ranger (recently I suppose)...And the...
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Don't worry, it's on half-cock! :biggrinjester:
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Last post by chabouk
Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:31 am
Disarmed
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nedmoore »
Tue Apr 06, 2010 8:36 am
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Yesterday morning I got pulled over for speeding on I-45 in South Houston, had all my windows rolled down when HPD officer approached my car, I had...
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If I get stopped for an alleged traffic violation, they will get my DL, CHL and insurance with no attitude. If he asks about my gun, I will tell him...
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Last post by bayouhazard
Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:28 pm
It was weird...
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MojoTexas »
Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:23 pm
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Yesterday (Saturday) I went to get a haircut, and while I was in the chair a McKinney police officer came in, also to get a haircut.
I should...
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:iagree:
Not only does it get better, but eventually you feel nekked when it isn't there. It would be nice to get to where I can carry in more...
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Last post by TxDrifter
Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:54 pm
First armed encounter
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aaronspuler »
Mon Mar 22, 2010 2:45 pm
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Had my first armed encounter with law enforcement last night. Well, my first armed encounter with on-duty law enforcement anyway. My neighbor is a...
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As the father of two little one's myself, just reading your post got my heart rate up. Kudos to both you and yours for thinking clearly even though...
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Last post by mctowalot
Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:25 pm
Involved in an accident
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FL450 »
Sun Mar 14, 2010 2:53 pm
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Friday morning after dropping my daughter off at school and headed to Hobby Airport to pre-flight the corporate plane for a trip to the Caymans I was...
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That is VERY helpful. Thanks very much for the detailed answer. I suppose you'll send me a bill? :lol::
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Last post by austin-tatious
Sun Mar 21, 2010 11:45 am
LEOs and Off-Duty Carry Question
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UpTheIrons »
Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:00 pm
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A maybe-not-so-odd question, since it sorta meets the contacts part of the forum:
MUST off-duty officers ALWAYS carry their duty gun?
That is,...
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Most of our guys always carry when off duty. Dept policy prohibits open carry when off duty in street clothes.
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Last post by gigag04
Fri Feb 26, 2010 4:13 pm
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Last post by marksiwel
Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:24 pm
Ft Worth PD?
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suthdj »
Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:25 pm
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Yesterday a kid down the block got sliced(Minor) by another kid(trouble kid) well to make a long story short they had cops(many) all over our...
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:hurry:
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Last post by marksiwel
Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:33 pm
Huh? Sneaking in booze...
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android »
Wed Feb 17, 2010 9:24 pm
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I was chatting with the cop hanging out at the roller rink on adult night. He's usually only there on Fri and Sat night, but was present on Tue night...
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As I understand it, there is nothing in the law about anyone bringing any alcoholic beverages into a non-licensed business. You can do it if they...
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Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:15 am
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