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Are you the LEO?
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Kalrog »
Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:36 am
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I know there are a few folks on here who have a desire to enter the LE field - some in the Austin area. Well, I just heard a report on the news that...
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Wow, I'm 54 yrs. old....and I think I could pass that one. :shock:
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Last post by flintknapper
Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:18 pm
Blooper or Blooming Idiot???
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Mike1951 »
Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:19 pm
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A 39 year old cadet, former military, who started the HPD academy in August and would have graduated on Feb 26th, gets canned for stealing from the...
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I cannot comprehend the guy stealing from the coffee fund can. He's got to have a bigger problem there than just being a petty thief. Good on the...
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Last post by ELB
Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:50 am
Good Stop in Grand Prairie
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hi-power »
Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:23 am
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I almost made it all the way to work this morning, but was pull over by Grand Prairie police on Abrams Rd. (My inspection sticker has been expired...
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actually GP cops are usually pretty cool.
one pulled my buddy over one time for blowing through a stop sign. The cop was kinda irritated, but still let...
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Last post by Glock 23
Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:08 am
Police officer shoots fire sprinkler, $100,000 damage
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seamusTX »
Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:21 am
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According to a story in the Galveston County Daily News, a police officer in the county courthouse shot a pellet rifle at the ceiling and triggered a...
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Obviously you didn't receive your wink and nod from th eelite of Galveston County.
Anygun
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Last post by anygunanywhere
Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:58 pm
TCSO Citizen's Academy
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austin-tatious »
Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:50 pm
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This is a 13 week course to introduce citizens to the Travis County Sheriff's Office. Details available at .
Has anyone taken the course?
What did...
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I recommend the class, I took it in Galveston Co. and found it VERY interesting and informative.
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Last post by ElGato
Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:15 pm
Reserve Deputy
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Kalrog »
Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:17 pm
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I have been thinking about this for a while now, and I have some very basic information on it, but I was hoping that someone could provide me with...
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Thanks, Steve! I'll probably be thinking about this and I might give you that call in 2+ weeks.
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Last post by Kalrog
Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:19 am
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Last post by WildBill
Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:47 pm
Merry Chrtmas From the DPS
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cxm »
Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:35 pm
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Whilst heading toward my family home out of state with my wife and dog in the car, was stopped on I20 near mineola at about 05 and still semi dark....
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RBraughn,
I believe that it does not show up on the TLETS or Insurance rreturns if it is not a moving violation,as defined by the Administrative...
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Last post by srothstein
Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:54 pm
Not a funny, but a belated thanks to LEO's.
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Tactical_Texan_CHL »
Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:34 pm
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I don't know why I didn't think to post this earlier. I just realized that some of you LEO's that are members here may have participated, so I wanted...
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It was truly moving to see the support.
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Last post by lrb111
Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:39 pm
Hidalgo County SO
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dukalmighty »
Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:43 am
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Hidalgo county I was driving on a frontage road and had a vehicle pass me on the left in a lane that was ending,I had to slam on my brakes to avoid...
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They rent a few different firearms,some glocks ,sigs, SA xd 9,AR15,some 22's,They are closed on monday and tuesday,but wed thru sat open 10am to...
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Last post by dukalmighty
Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:48 pm
I need clarification...
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stevie_d_64 »
Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:43 am
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An former co-worker (friend) of mine recently had an encounter with not a Law Enforcement officer, but a senior officer/manager at the company we...
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You be a good friend there Tom!
He has made the proper approach to HR about this, and it appears to have fallen flat, and thatr if anything does...
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:22 pm
Posses
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seamusTX »
Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:37 am
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This is current Texas law: Is this law ever put to use these days? Just curious.
- Jim
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And do their hair for the cameras. :mrgreen:
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Last post by Odin
Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:03 pm
They got me.....they thought.
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flintknapper »
Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:01 pm
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In town this morning doing some Christmas shopping. Taking a shortcut across town I notice two B&W's up ahead with lights on....but no one pulled...
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Nacogdoches.
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Last post by flintknapper
Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:22 pm
Trends on Encounters when pulled over. - Poll
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Lucky45 »
Sun Aug 12, 2007 1:20 pm
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Just curious about the usual disposition when pulled over and how we react with the LEO. Just answer the question according to the way your contact...
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I have to agree. The more one talks, the more one chances digging a deeper hole.
LEOs are no strangers to handguns. I'm guessing that if we don't...
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Last post by Venus Pax
Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:24 pm
Weird LE Contact...
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G.C.Montgomery »
Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:05 am
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This happened more than a year ago but I figure it's worth sharing. One day, when I was working the lateshift I didn't leave the office until around...
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But heck, don't we have thousands of big blue dodge's in town? I wonder if that was the reason. Think about it. If they were going just off...
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Last post by lawrnk
Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:16 pm
State Trooper Contact
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Elotemuygrande »
Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:28 pm
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Have not received my plastic yet, so I was under the newly improved travelling laws.
Pulled over by DPS trooper between Lampasas and Goldthwaite...
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Sounds like a good stop to me.
I was stopped in my wrecker for speeding not to long ago (about a month before the revised law went into effect). I...
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Last post by Target1911
Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:04 pm
Local leo and chl
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pfgrone »
Sun Dec 23, 2007 3:03 pm
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This isn't a blooper but I had to present my chl to a leo for the first time. I was involved in a 3 car domino collision at a stop light. The local...
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I'm glad you let the department know about it. That is about how I think the CHL should be handled. You met the law by giving it to her, but it...
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Last post by srothstein
Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:15 pm
Long Arm of the Law
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Skiprr »
Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:10 pm
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Okay, this may not be an appropriate Topic, so our illustrious moderators may feel free to delete it. But it became official yesterday--per the...
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Grips make it gun related. Mods to the vehicle make it LEO related. Size on an arrest makes it defense related. This is right on topic. I THINK...
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Last post by longtooth
Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:52 am
Mesquite LEO's
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Lykoi »
Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:52 pm
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if you happen to be or know a LEO in Mesquite, i need to ask some questions that they might be able to clarify information on for me...
please PM...
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If I were you I would consider editing your email address to be or /AT/ instead of the @ sign, as you will be almost guaranteed to start getting spam...
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Last post by Russell
Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:49 am
fingerprinting experience
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Lykoi »
Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:45 am
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had to get the wife's fingerprints done, the local PD does them 7-9pm Thursday nights..
the LEO who took them was very polite, we joked a bit about...
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Cool.
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Last post by KC5AV
Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:56 pm
Allen PD - Prrofessional Stop
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tbranch »
Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:47 pm
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Well...just my luck. First day out with the new CHL and I manage to get stopped for speeding. Was travelling a section of road that I don't use often...
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I kept them both on the steering wheel! When he came back to the window he had my ID and the warning which he had me sign. Very professional at all...
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Last post by tbranch
Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:38 pm
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Last post by Dragonfighter
Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:37 pm
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Last post by Lodge2004
Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:51 am
Breaking News..."Wife Unit" busted!
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stevie_d_64 »
Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:38 pm
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Got a call just now...Poor Wife Unit...Everybody go awwwwww shuckatellies!
Ok, now for the meat...
She was heading east on Beltway 8 towards...
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Shhhhhh, I know... :smilelol5:
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:49 am
A friend messed up
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barres »
Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:40 am
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I'm trying to find out how badly.
First, the background. This young man grew up in the same church I did. We were in the Youth Group together,...
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Capias profine is the warrant when you were found guilty of an offense and given some time to pay the fine and did not pay it. It is most common for...
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Last post by srothstein
Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:05 pm
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Last post by elwood blooz
Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:13 pm
A Thanks to Austin PD - very professional
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7GenTex »
Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:57 pm
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Had a left turn bandit ruin my afternoon the other day.
No injuries - EMS not requested - but my car is trashed.
Thank goodness all are O.K. -...
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I'm sorry about your car, but if everyone walks away from the crash scene, insurance takes care of the rest (more or less).
- Jim
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Last post by seamusTX
Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:41 pm
So my wife rear ends a cops wife, 8 cop cars show up
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lawrnk »
Sun Dec 02, 2007 11:21 am
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Yesterday @ the intersection of blackhawk and belway 8 on the feeder, we are stopped at a light. My wife is driving and our baby is in back seat.
My...
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It was about 4:45pm on Saturday
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Last post by lawrnk
Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:30 am
Oops
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BrassMonkey »
Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:15 pm
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So we are at Stonebriar today. Standing in line next to a cop. Frisco?
Blake: Can I see your gun?
Cop: Guns are not for little boys, son...
Blake:...
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Like this thread started out...
Oops would have been the exact reaction I would want out of someone assuming I was an easy mark...
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Sat Dec 01, 2007 6:50 pm
rusk county stop
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smyrna »
Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:57 pm
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I was on 322 between Henderson and Gregg County Airport doing 82 in a 70. I had just passed a slower moving vehicle and didn't get back down to 70...
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I personally would prefer to do the investigation with all of us out of the vehicles and way over away from the vehicles as possible on the...
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:15 am
Pulled over tonight
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frankie_the_yankee »
Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:17 pm
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I got stopped for speeding tonight on SH 71 in Smithville. I was less than a mile from my exit when I saw the flashing lights of a state trooper in...
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You should know better, I always see DPS on 71 and especially Bastrop-Smithville, glad he was a friendly
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Last post by Bill
Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:15 pm
APD
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jhutto »
Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:59 pm
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Sould I report this to internal investigations, or just let it drop???
I was driving in rush-hour traffic on a under-construction street in Austin,...
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And this thread is about what???
I remember the OP's encounter, and yet even though I think it was a bad scene...This thread has taken off into the...
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:19 pm
Stopped by DPS (State Troopers) - Twice
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Jeff B. »
Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:56 pm
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Yesterday, I was stopped twice on the way from El Paso to Midland. The first stop was at MM 127 in Hudspeth County on I-10, the second was on I-20...
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I heard a funny yesterday...
A trooper with Alzhiemers pulled me over the other day...
(trooper) Do I know why I pulled you over?
(me) You own me...
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:22 am
Flying cows, illegal immigrants, and flaming cruisers
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KBCraig »
Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:23 am
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From the only in Texas! files:
Flying Cow Leaves Two Police Cars in Flames
LAST UPDATE: 3/17/2006 5:06:56 PM
Posted By: Mandi Bishop
Talk about a...
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One dark night when we were all in bed, this ole lady left the lantern in the shed, and when the cow kicked it over she winked her eye and said, Thar...
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:14 pm
Homeowner had 'a right to resist'
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CHL/LEO »
Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:07 pm
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Judge acquits John Coffin on 5 felony charges; Coffin gets time served on 6th.
By TODD RUGER
todd.ruger@heraldtribune.com
SARASOTA -- John Coffin...
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I realise that sometimes LEO over step their legal boundaries sometimes because of ignorance sometimes because they just think they can and will...
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Last post by dukalmighty
Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:07 am
Is swearing at an toilet disorderly conduct???
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stevie_d_64 »
Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:17 am
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[b[West Side woman faces jail time for swearing at toilet
BY...
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I can find no reason why not. I imagine the courts would frown on an officer citing a person in a house, for instance, without a complainant....
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Last post by txinvestigator
Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:44 am
A brief bit of excitement
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seamusTX »
Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:15 am
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I was working in the yard Sunday afternoon, and my wife and son were on the front porch.
I should mention that our house is on a corner on an...
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What was she thinking she left the marijuana behind,and she calls herself a responsible dope dealer
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Last post by dukalmighty
Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:16 am
DART Police
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aguyindallas »
Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:51 pm
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A couple of weeks ago....I was pulled over by the DART Police on my way to work. When he approached the car and asked for my DL etc...I just handed...
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Thread locked for off topic.
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Last post by CompVest
Fri Oct 26, 2007 1:18 pm
Soon to be possible LEO contact
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Kalrog »
Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:58 pm
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Well, we had an issue with out dog and I will be going to spring her from doggy jail tomorrow and I am curious if animal control employees...
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Yes, it was in Big Spring, Texas in 1977.
As for applicable citations, IANAL, however, I do know that the Texas property code allows a pet owner to...
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Last post by packina45
Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:04 pm
Police Harassment!
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jbenat »
Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:20 am
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: Police Harassment **** Gotta love those California Cops!!!!!
Recently, a California web site ran an e-mail forum (a question and answer exchange)...
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Nice! Gonna post that on other forums I read.
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Last post by propellerhead
Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:10 am
Deputy Husband Arrest Deputy Wife
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carlson1 »
Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:27 am
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Honey Moon must be over :grin:
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Some states have tougher employment laws then TX. Also, the S.O. might have a contract that says employees can't be fired unless convicted. When you...
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Last post by Penn
Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:43 pm
How much is your integrity worth?
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jason »
Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:10 am
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A constable serving a public document knocked on the door of the house to see the men running out the back. He opened the door and noticed why they...
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I hear thats almost how they do it in Florida now with street bikes. It was all awesome back when they were sticking it to drug dealers, but now an...
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Last post by Will938
Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:00 pm
I Caused an arrest warrent to be served
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G.A. Heath »
Sat Oct 06, 2007 1:28 am
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Some of you may or may not agree but here's the background then what happened.
At work we are taking a more aggressive stance on hot check writers....
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You didn't cause anything...you responded properly, you knew he had warrants and reacted such
There are tons of people who have warrants out, as...
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Last post by WarHawk-AVG
Sun Oct 07, 2007 8:48 pm
First speeding warning ever...
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doublepush »
Mon Oct 01, 2007 10:16 am
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A funny story:
Last Saturday, I was driving back home from Colorado Bend State Park with my girlfriend and her son. We were doing 78 in a 70 zone...
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Awesome!
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Last post by starrbuck
Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:07 am
Highland Park PD (Dallas)
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FIFTY »
Wed Sep 12, 2007 12:06 am
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It finally happened, I got pulled over for the first time while carrying yesterday in Highland Park. This is one of the Park Cities inside Dallas,...
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Sorry to hear about your bad luck. I had a similar instance (rushing while late) in Flower Mound, and got a nice 58 in a 45. Very professional stop,...
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Last post by Jeff B.
Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:22 pm
Some advice please
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bevans »
Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:35 pm
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I live outside loop 610 in a nice neighborhood for the last 10 yrs. About a year ago my next door neighbor passed away and her house sat empty. Three...
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I'm locking this thread. I posted a notice that we were replacing the 10 Year Old Daughter Rule with specific forum rules. My post also included an...
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:45 pm
Lying to police officers
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seamusTX »
Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:54 pm
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A while back, I stated unequivocally that it was a crime to lie to a police officer when he is acting in an official capacity.
I had a conversation...
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I'm locking this thread. I posted a notice that we were replacing the 10 Year Old Daughter Rule with specific forum rules. My post also included an...
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:40 pm
Murphy police very professional
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THE ENGINEER »
Tue Sep 18, 2007 5:42 pm
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I was heading home from a late run to CVS for a Rx when I had a purple M3 BMW slam on their brakes in front of me for no reason at all. They get...
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Yes. Not in those exact words, but yes.
You're effectively being told that you're untrustworthy and someone the LEO believes to be potentially...
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Last post by bwahahaha
Sun Sep 30, 2007 6:15 pm
Comedy Of Errors
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dihappy »
Sun Sep 23, 2007 4:48 pm
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Found this on another forum.
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I'm braking it down as we speak. Thanks y'all.
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Last post by Lucky45
Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:10 pm
Lake Dallas PD
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endigo »
Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:14 pm
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I was pulled over in Lake Dallas for taking too long to slow down to 20 MPH in a school zone. When he turned on his lights I didn't see a place to...
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I should also add that I was always addressing the officer with a respectful Sir at the end of most sentences.
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Last post by endigo
Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:15 am
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