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Another Good HPD Encounter
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myron243 »
Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:08 pm
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This happened a couple of years ago. Before I found this forum. To set the stage a bit my wife has Parkinson's and as a result her sleeping is really...
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man , that guy was all over the place . :shock:
thanks for the pictures . it really shows what words can't .
thank God nobody was hurt . this could...
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Last post by USA1
Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:20 am
Good HPD encounter
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RHenriksen »
Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:08 pm
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I had a fender bender tonight (other guy's fault, and - OMG - he had insurance!). I asked HPD to swing by & file a report anyway, to cover myself....
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He must have been a caveman...Or a gecko... ;-)
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:56 pm
Citizens Police Academy
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Papabear37 »
Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:11 pm
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This isn't a blooper, but definitely a positive contact. I am just completing the Citizens Police Academy training put on by the Galveston Police...
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I wasn't considering COP....Reading the posts about the restrictions on COP members brought to mind the limitations of government to prohibit CHL...
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Last post by Commander
Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:49 am
Good First Encounter in College Station
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74novaman »
Sun Aug 23, 2009 5:45 pm
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Had a friend come into town this weekend and we decided to take his new (to him) bright yellow 350Z out for a spin. He pulls over and lets me drive,...
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Good post 74novaman. You were lucky. Now keep off the gas pedal, lead foot! :smilelol5:
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Last post by joe817
Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:08 pm
El Paso DPS Highway Stop
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Viffer »
Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:54 pm
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A few weeks ago, my wife and I were leaving El Paso on Interstate 20 at 3:00 am in the morning. Just outside the city, we saw a speed limit sign that...
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Some laws are universal, like your passing on a double line example. Night-time speed limit differences are not universal. Some roads drop the limit...
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Last post by barres
Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:44 am
Good 1st encounter
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Rotgirl »
Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:20 pm
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One of the foreclosures I'm managing is in a pretty nice, isolated neighborhood. They have a strong neighborhood watch and had actually been giving...
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You are such the model citizen... :tiphat:
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:04 pm
Positive Plano PD Stop
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PappaGun »
Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:35 am
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I was working late on Friday night and just finished my last call at about 9 PM. I'm in air conditioning and I drive a lot all over the Dallas...
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Good post P.D. And kudos to that officer. :clapping:
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Last post by joe817
Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:05 pm
Positive First LEO contact with Schertz PD
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arod757 »
Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:58 pm
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Got stopped for the first time with my CHL today. Officer was nice enough to point out my inspection sticker was expired. :banghead:
Anyway, handed...
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Wow, and from Schertz PD :eek6
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Last post by dihappy
Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:03 am
Negative Trooper Encounter
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hookem69 »
Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:49 pm
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I have never had a bad experience with a LEO before or since I've had my CHL, until this past Saturday. I was driving N on Hwy 6 S near 288 on...
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And how do you know that there is not a pattern? I would write those troopers' boss a nastygram, and let him judge if there is a pattern. There may...
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Last post by 4t5
Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:53 pm
Bad LEO Encounter last night
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txfireguy2003 »
Mon May 18, 2009 1:32 pm
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First a little background: Some of you may know that I am a Peace Officer, but since I only work on fire/arson related cases, I sometimes miss a few...
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I am a former LEO. Had an officer told my wife that, I would have called him or met him and asked him to provide the section and paragraph in the...
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Last post by dac1842
Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:04 am
Excellent encounter with Houston Police traffic enforcement
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sss »
Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:43 pm
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I had a great time at a friend's BBQ in downtown Houston tonight. I also had a great time driving back to the west side of town on I-10 -- that is...
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I am glad for your good encounter with LEO and happy to hear that there are professional officers out there.
-geo
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Last post by bryang
Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:46 pm
Beuamont Area 2 DPS + 3 SO's
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thorkyl »
Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:48 pm
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This was last year, went to a friends place to do some hog hunting up by Beaumont.
Got pulled over for doing 70 in a 45, I deserved it.
Did the...
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and?
I generally have a 1911, a XD45, a PF9, an AR15, and generally something else in case I get a chance to go out plinking at the farm. :woohoo...
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Last post by texasag93
Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:32 pm
Excellent stop in corrigan, tx by DPS
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TexasComputerDude »
Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:07 am
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I just got stopped tonight for the first time with my CHL by a state trooper in Corrigan, Tx for having a defective license plate lamp and it was the...
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wow....
I thought I was reading texasFISHINGforum.com
:biggrinjester:
I have been pulled over (a long time ago) for not having up to date...
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Last post by texasag93
Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:17 pm
NE: Police chief accidentally shoots officer
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seamusTX »
Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:26 pm
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The police chief of an Omaha-area agency was demonstrating firearms to other officers when the gun went off and another officer was struck.
The...
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Well, then they shouldn't be giving firearms demonstrations.
This is just another example of an Expert messing up (remember DEA Video).
Fortunately,...
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Last post by AEA
Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:14 am
MI:Cops buy doughnut shop
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seamusTX »
Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:28 pm
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Clare, Michigan (dead center of the middle of nowhere): When a century-old bakery was about to close its doors, a group of police officers ponied up...
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i always say they must have a fresh batch at Shipleys
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Last post by USA1
Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:14 pm
My first LEO encounter
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mymojo »
Fri Jun 12, 2009 4:20 pm
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Soooooo, I'm on my way to work this morning......
Part of my daily commute takes me thru a flood plain. Well, with the recent rain, the area is...
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Atleast you showed more restraint than LEOs.
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Last post by sml1977
Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:06 pm
Your home is not your castle in Harris County
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seamusTX »
Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:58 pm
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Not if you look furrin, that is.
A Sikh family in Harris County (Houston) came home to find that their house had been broken into. They called 911...
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I have a paring knife still in the box somewhere around here...geesh, now I gotta git up and go pokin' round here trying to find the thing!!!...
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:57 am
Trooper at DPS office says no need to show CHL
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A-R »
Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:44 pm
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Had to go to local DPS office to renew my TDL last week. I guess you can only renew online every other time because they want a new photo of you...
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Now I have seen everything...
I'll do my best and put in a good word for ya LT...No guarantees... ;-)
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:06 am
Leo question regarding Ft Worth PD
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lws380 »
Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:32 pm
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Scenario:
Rear ended in minor fender bender. Leo responds. Says (as Ft Worth policy) he/they will not issue a police report since no one injured and...
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ditto.
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Last post by 3dfxMM
Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:00 am
Oldest serving cop in US dies at age 84
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stevie_d_64 »
Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:42 pm
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NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) – The oldest active duty police officer in the United States, who battled...
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Thank you for your service, good sir. RIP!
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Last post by dallas-shooting
Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:32 am
I deserved the ticket!
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tboesche »
Thu Jun 04, 2009 3:18 pm
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Yesterday, coming to work, Fast lane on I 30 heading west. I see the cruiser on the side of the road. Officer steps out :shock: , points at me and...
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I liked Japanese National Police methods for speed-traps (on Okinawa, which for those of you not familiar is a jungle/tropic island unlike mainland...
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Last post by Purplehood
Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:14 pm
LA: Man stopped for conservative bumper stickers (maybe)
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seamusTX »
Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:20 pm
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Summary: Driver, Louisiana resident and concealed-carry permit holder, has bumper stickers for the NRA, the Marines, his church, an American flag,...
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thats funny.. whenever i see NRA stickers or any patriotic stickers , i think to my self...there goes a Great American
..............but when i see...
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Last post by USA1
Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:42 pm
Officer Disciplined For Ending Chase
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stevie_d_64 »
Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:35 pm
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Sgt. Edwin Lacourt Gets Supervisory Intervention Counseling
HOUSTON -- An officer has been...
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As Paul Harvey once said, and the rest of the story (for what it is worth):
As I understand it, it was an action that required prior authorization....
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Last post by Purplehood
Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:52 am
Accident plus CHL friendly Houston PD
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agbullet2k1 »
Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:05 pm
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Well, my 10 year string of fortune ran out this morning as I was driving back from getting my wife's car serviced at the dealer. A lady driving in...
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Sorry to hear about your accident, however, I am glad that no one was hurt. I think you handled everything well, and I am glad your encounter with...
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Last post by bryang
Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:59 pm
Driver License Check Point
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KFP »
Wed Jun 03, 2009 5:58 pm
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I had my first official encounter today with the local police at a driver license check point. Signs at the start of the check point stated that you...
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I am not particularly happy with the power to arbitrarily stop people and ask for their driver's license -- the fact that it may be done as a mass...
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Last post by ELB
Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:45 pm
Traffic Law Interpretation (& LEO Encounter), Flower Mound
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Jeff B. »
Sat May 23, 2009 7:26 am
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Well, it finally happened. I got pulled over and I got ticketed. Essentially, at the intersection of FM1171 & FM2499, I was cited for a Red Light...
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The movement authorized by the green light wasn't yet canceled by the light because it was not red so you were still authorized to go through the...
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Last post by CrimsonSoul
Sat May 30, 2009 2:20 pm
Fact check on traffic stops in Texas
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G.C.Montgomery »
Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:36 pm
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Y'all forgive me if I missed this in a previous thread. I'm checking into whether or not it's normal or if it is reasonable for an officer to ask for...
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I couldn't either, before I applied for a CHL and used their fancy status checking website. :rolll
I think in some states your DL# is your SSN.
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Last post by kd5zex
Sat May 23, 2009 8:44 am
Somebody's about to...
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KD5NRH »
Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:21 am
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...have an LEO contact across town. Call just went out; while cleaning his .357, some guy in an apartment managed to put a round through the...
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I see your problem. You need to cease and desist activities 2 and 3 immediately!
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Last post by tboesche
Tue May 19, 2009 7:00 am
Show the CHL twice in the past month
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Kalrog »
Tue May 12, 2009 8:55 am
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I am in the process of my first renewal. I haven't had to show the license at all for 4 years, and then about 3 weeks ago I was stopped and ticketed...
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I had a judge do that exact thing to me in Harris county while at court for expired inspection. I am standing at the bench with my head hung low not...
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Last post by jbirds1210
Tue May 12, 2009 10:57 am
First LEO contact with DPS
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ewilson »
Fri May 08, 2009 7:28 pm
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I drive a big truck and got pulled over by DPS the other day. I waited in my truck hands on the wheel, the officer came up on my passenger side,...
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I think you did well.
When i had my lifted truck and last was pulled over, the DPS trooper yelled at me to exit my truck :)
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Last post by dihappy
Mon May 11, 2009 10:10 pm
Serious/ stressing contact with Retired Game Warden
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ldp38 »
Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:36 am
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This may be lengthy, but would like some feedback as to how I could have better handled this and should I call and talk to Texas Parks and Wildlife...
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Crazy situation and I bet it had your heart beating.. Thats amazing...
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Last post by Eddie2612
Sun May 10, 2009 11:33 pm
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Last post by Keith B
Mon May 04, 2009 1:23 pm
Dallas Deputy Sheriff
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gomowdude »
Fri Mar 27, 2009 1:51 am
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Got pulled over in Dallas tonight on the way home from some friends wedding festivities around 9:45 with my wife in tow. Leaving a nice neighborhood...
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The only thing you are ever required to answer is your correct name, address, and date of birth. But, for many officers, the answer to the questions...
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Last post by srothstein
Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:11 pm
Jefferson County Deputy's Viehicle and M16 stolen.
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MoJo »
Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:01 am
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You'd think a cop wouldn't leave the key in his vehicle. The thought of some of Port Arthur's not so finest having an M-16 scares the daylights out...
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and probably an AR, not and m16, but hey, they're both bad in the wrong hands.
the key being wrong hands, of course.
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Last post by DoubleJ
Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:27 pm
new LEO makes a big mistake
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HD1200S »
Sun Apr 05, 2009 10:10 pm
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Awhile back while I was in the process of purchasing my first gun, I was at the counter looking at some other guns just killing the time till the...
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Every one has to start from the beginning and that may have been the first pistol he had ever picked up. Like barres said, not all LEO's are gun...
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Last post by bryang
Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:46 pm
First LEO Contact - Capitol of Texas
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tbaber »
Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:49 am
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Thanks for your indulgence but I had the picture perfect LEO contact with some of the most professional DPS Troopers I have ever encountered. I was...
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Sorry for the very late reply, but just to clarify that I carry in Texas on a PA license. In fact, despite living next to PA, I think I've carried in...
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Last post by Dutchster
Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:04 pm
New LEO at the range.
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DngrsDan »
Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:14 pm
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I was at an indoor range in PA when two off duty LEO's set up in the booth next to me. Could tell they were LEO because they came in with the Sam...
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Technically speaking, he's absolutely correct. Especially with handgun rounds, which are relatively underpowered compared to almost all rifles,...
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Last post by Skiprr
Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:45 pm
Proof of Financial Responsibility (insurance) tidbit
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para45 »
Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:24 pm
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I really didnt know where to post this, so if it needs to be move, I am sorry in advance
Hey I wanted to pass along an experience. I was pulled over...
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It depends on where the accident is and the responding units. I was recently in an accident and the damages had to be covered under my uninsured...
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Last post by TxDrifter
Tue Apr 14, 2009 2:01 am
Accident in Denton
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DoubleJ »
Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:42 am
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So, had a wee fender bender this a.m. Dude cut me off, clipped mah truck.
regardless, stopped to get info, and file accident report. Denton PD came...
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I know quite a bit about martial arts;mma;whatever. my perception was based more on his demeanor, and OOOOOH LOOK AT ME I CHOKES THE PEOPLES OUTS...
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Last post by DoubleJ
Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:05 am
Rapid cool down.
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DngrsDan »
Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:44 am
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Myself and a friend were out on our motorcycles one night just having a quiet ride, obeying speed laws (35 mph in that area) and not riding like...
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Sounds like you handled yourself well and kept a cool head - always a plus! It also sounds like the officer in question was as mad at himself for...
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Last post by The Annoyed Man
Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:39 am
'Dumbest criminal' nabbed in cop convention holdup
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stevie_d_64 »
Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:16 am
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'Dumbest criminal' nabbed in cop convention holdup
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A retired police chief said he...
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That has to be one of the best dumbest criminal stories I have heard. :smilelol5:
I'm smooth rlol
-geo
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Last post by bryang
Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:23 am
Gee, I feel safe...
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KD5NRH »
Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:45 am
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Sorry for the photo quality, but I didn't want to try to set up a tripod on the side of the road at night.
My first thought was that the only LE...
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It looks like that's the safest place to eat late at night.
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Last post by Captain Matt
Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:32 pm
My newbie is making a career change...
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stevie_d_64 »
Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:21 pm
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Well, my friend called me today, and told me he passed the test, and will be deciding whether to go to the academy classes either at Alvin or HCC...
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Ready for a funny Jim???
I ran into a couple of D.O.E. security types at PSC a couple of weekends ago...
They told me one of the physical tests was...
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:05 pm
Young teen spoofs Chicago police
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seamusTX »
Mon Jan 26, 2009 6:40 pm
A 14-year-old boy showed up at a Chicago police station in a full uniform, minus gun and badge, and was assigned to a shift.
All Chicago patrol...
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Last post by tarkus
Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:34 pm
Katy PD
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fm2 »
Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:15 am
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I was driving out to the range and was stopped by Katy's finest. I was listening to the radio, singing, checking mirrors, checking distances relative...
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Sometimes it is just a matter of being polite and showing a bit of contriteness. He will likely find someone going much faster with an attitude in a...
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Last post by TxDrifter
Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:48 am
My First LEO Contact
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TxDrifter »
Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:01 pm
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So, on March 1st, some jerk decided he had to blow through a red light and plow up the side of my truck. When the DPS officer arrived, he never said...
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City of Dallas impounds non insured drivers cars, now. If they are pulled over for speeding and have no liabilty insurance their car is towed.
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Last post by bubba1876
Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:55 pm
Cop didn't care about CHL - still wrote me two tickets.
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rider »
Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:04 pm
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Pulled over coming home from school on my Triumph. Cop saw me traveling down highway from overpass. No radar but he thought I was speeding and...
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My professor told me: “even if caught in flagrant, deny.” May it never happen.
:leaving
Even if it is your wife... :totap:
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Last post by rmoraes
Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:05 pm
Normally Im on the side of LEO's..but wow...
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AFJailor »
Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:58 pm
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Just disgusting... I'm not a huge fan of any bumper stickers, much less one as abrasive as the one in the story, but the LEO's actions are...
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We should get some that say My child and my money went to Harvard Law School.
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Last post by KD5NRH
Sun Mar 08, 2009 2:36 am
FL: Ever vigilant
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seamusTX »
Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:13 am
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A Gainesville, Florida, man was found dead in his car on February 23. He had been missing since February 11. The corpse was seated in the rear seat...
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Wow, just wow.....
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Last post by Bunkins
Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:39 am
Kathryn Johnston Case
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Liberty »
Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:26 pm
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Federal Judge's have sentenced 3 Atlanta police officers in the slaying and coverup of Katheryn Johnston. The stary can be found in the .
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Wow, sounds like Unintended Consequences only the target was a 92-year-old woman instead of an FFL dealer. :shock:
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Last post by Fangs
Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:51 pm
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