First of all I'd like to say hats off to Dallas County Sheriff's Office that patrols Sunnyvale
I had the Hawk alarm guy out today doing some work. About 2 minutes after he left I decided to head out. I went and started my truck and walked back to the door to set the alarm and lock up, I hear sirens and tires screaching. I look up and see a DCSO cruiser coming at me and whip in my lot. Now I still had the keys in the door, I removed the keys and kept them in my hand and approched the cruiser, I definately didn't want to put my hands in my pocket. I said I work here, I've got keys and a code.
They asked if I was the owner and I said no the VP. They asked for ID and I handed them my DL and business card not my CHL
I did'nt even think about the CHL until we were all 3 entering the building and decided to just let it ride. They were called out on a panic alarm and were very pumped. I brought them in called the alarm company and gave them the password and such. I conversed with the younger officer while I told the older officer to make himself at home when he asked to clear the shop and office.
All in all, pretty possitive experience. Response time was 2 min or less. Before the flaming starts, I was on property under my control so once I thought of it I didn't think that the CHL was neccessary. Apperantly my concealment is good since I was carrying a .45 with spare mag, a .380, and a tactical light, and nothing was said.
For those familar with Sunnyvale we are across the street from the FEDEX hub and Marazzi Tile, about a 2 mile stretch of all industrial properties in between residentials. The DCSO likes to hang out at the end of my street during rush hour catching speeders, DO NOT SPEED ANYWHERE IN SUNNYVALE. I think that I may begin stopping and talking to the Deputies just to have my face out there and get known by them since the force isn't all that large.
Just thought that I'd share.
First contact with LE since getting CHL
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To my mind it is wholly irresponsible to go into the world incapable of preventing violence, injury, crime, and death. How feeble is the mindset to accept defenselessness. How unnatural. How cheap. How cowardly. How pathetic-TN
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Two minutes, good deal. My home burglar alarm went off once and it took the deputy 45 minutes to respond -- he stopped to work a traffic accident enroute.
Did you ever find out what triggered the alarm?
Did you ever find out what triggered the alarm?
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No, just a glitch in the system. we have a "hostage" code and that is what was triggered. The cruiser had smoke coming from the hood
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Re: First contact with LE since getting CHL
Sounds like a good experience. No flame intended whatsoever, but through a strange quirk in GC 411.205, you are technically required to show your CHL, even if you aren't carrying under its authority (which you weren't). Even a Peace Officer with a CHL who is carrying under LEO authority is technically required to display CHL when asked for ID by another LEO or magistrate. This is a technicality with no penalty attached and I really don't think DCSO would have been upset about it while you're on property under your control.RAM4171 wrote:
They asked if I was the owner and I said no the VP. They asked for ID and I handed them my DL and business card not my CHL
I did'nt even think about the CHL until we were all 3 entering the building and decided to just let it ride. They were called out on a panic alarm and were very pumped. I brought them in called the alarm company and gave them the password and such. I conversed with the younger officer while I told the older officer to make himself at home when he asked to clear the shop and office.
All in all, pretty possitive experience. Response time was 2 min or less. Before the flaming starts, I was on property under my control so once I thought of it I didn't think that the CHL was neccessary. Apperantly my concealment is good since I was carrying a .45 with spare mag, a .380, and a tactical light, and nothing was said.
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Re: First contact with LE since getting CHL
Hostage code huh? I'll bet they were fired up.
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Re: First contact with LE since getting CHL
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 you to turn it off before the sirens start (that like 1 minute you have to put in the code when you come home) you put in a certain code (configurable) and it turns off the alarm but turns on the two way speaker connected through a cell phone module within the alarm itself so the alarm guys can listen in and call the cops for you, I thought it was pretty neat.
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