Yay! Great story about the police!

[Jenny]

Ok, so we were taking my hubby back to work after lunch. A police car pulled out behind us and was driving down the road. We go over a big hill and further down the road, a truck turned onto the road, coming toward us (on the correct side, just going in that direction). He had been on a side road and stopped at the stop sign & then turned. There was a car behind him, that DIDN'T stop and followed EXTREMELY close behind the truck, pulling out onto the road without stopping to avoid having to wait for traffic.

The police car flipped a u-ey (lol how in the hell would I spell that?) and turned on his lights, catching the guy. I had to hit my brakes to avoid hitting the car when it turned (if the truck hadn't sped up fast enough, then the car would have had to hit his brakes to avoid hitting the truck, which meant, if I didn't slow down, I would have hit him...). I giggled and loved it that the policeman was there when they were actually needed.

[BrewMaster]

and i bet that schmuck who was behind the truck is off on another another forum talking about how much he hates cops cuz he got nabbed today for something so small...

[WhiskeyPapa]

I don't know why, but there's something very satisfying about seeing the cops nab a scoff-law.

[NuTs62]

Originally posted by kb0wwp
I don't know why, but there's something very satisfying about seeing the cops nab a scoff-law.

except when its me!

[Markel]

One time a friend and I were driving along the highway and stopped to help a guy who was obviously having a problem (probably waving to see if anyone would stop). He was sort of a down-and-outer, driving an old truck with bald tires. He had a flat and either a bad or non-existent spare. We ended up taking him back to a station to get his tire fixed. While we were driving he told us that earlier on his trip he had been on the side of the road (changing a tire from an earlier flat) at night, and a car stopped and two guys came up. They asked him if he needed any help, he replied "No", and they replied, "Ok, give us your wallet." Just then a state trooper pulled up behind their car, and came up and asked if everything was ok. The guy said "I was changing my tire and these two guys came up and demanded my wallet!" Soon those two guys were in cuffs in the back of the trooper's car.

[BrewMaster]

Originally posted by Markel
One time a friend and I were driving along the highway and stopped to help a guy who was obviously having a problem (probably waving to see if anyone would stop). He was sort of a down-and-outer, driving an old truck with bald tires. He had a flat and either a bad or non-existent spare. We ended up taking him back to a station to get his tire fixed. While we were driving he told us that earlier on his trip he had been on the side of the road (changing a tire from an earlier flat) at night, and a car stopped and two guys came up. They asked him if he needed any help, he replied "No", and they replied, "Ok, give us your wallet." Just then a state trooper pulled up behind their car, and came up and asked if everything was ok. The guy said "I was changing my tire and these two guys came up and demanded my wallet!" Soon those two guys were in cuffs in the back of the trooper's car.

hells yeah! that's the kinda sh1t i like to see!

[attgig]

Originally posted by BrewMaster

hells yeah! that's the kinda sh1t i like to see!

word yo... go coppers! :-)

[Thunder]

cool

[whitak24]

Originally posted by Markel
One time a friend and I were driving along the highway and stopped to help a guy who was obviously having a problem (probably waving to see if anyone would stop). He was sort of a down-and-outer, driving an old truck with bald tires. He had a flat and either a bad or non-existent spare. We ended up taking him back to a station to get his tire fixed. While we were driving he told us that earlier on his trip he had been on the side of the road (changing a tire from an earlier flat) at night, and a car stopped and two guys came up. They asked him if he needed any help, he replied "No", and they replied, "Ok, give us your wallet." Just then a state trooper pulled up behind their car, and came up and asked if everything was ok. The guy said "I was changing my tire and these two guys came up and demanded my wallet!" Soon those two guys were in cuffs in the back of the trooper's car.

that's awesome. it's always good to see the cops actually out helping people.

it totally grates on my nerves to see a car stranded on the side of the road and like half a mile away, cops are parked running a speed trap. if they'd actually get out and drive, they'd see people who needed help and their presence would do PLENTY to slow down traffic.

[Markel]

But sometimes the police don't handle things so well.

Smooth-Talking Criminal Fools Police

March 27, 2002 8:07 am EST

LONDON (Reuters) - Red-faced British police on Wednesday promised to find out why officers allowed a burglar to walk free after they accepted his made-up story over the telephone.

Newspapers reported that the mix-up started when a suspicious neighbor called police in Manchester after he saw a man loitering near a friend's van.

Instead of sending out a patrol car, officers asked that the suspect be put on the telephone -- and then accepted his story that he was not committing a crime.

Police later admitted the smooth-talking criminal made off with 600 pounds ($1,000) worth of tools from the van.

"It is extremely embarrassing...I was appalled by the story," a Manchester Police spokesman told BBC radio.

"I'm determined we will put this right and mount a full investigation to find out what went wrong," he said.

Carole Curley, one of the owners of the burgled van, told the Daily Mail: "This is an absolute disgrace. A crime was being committed and police could not send anyone out".

The police spokesman said the force was overstretched on the night of the embarrassing crime, but was "determined to catch the perpetrator".

Policeman: "Are you in the process of committing a crime?"
Criminal: "Certainly not, officer!"
Policeman: "Very well. Carry on."