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<< hey in texas they run impallas as well as crown vics so you can emagine how hard it is to pick out the coppers out here >>
theres a new impala cop in harleysville now, pretty funny looking, but ive gotten used to spotting it
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Rep Power: 0 I have a separate button for my wig-wags, 02Carbon, but you are right about people seeing them better. It is similar to flashing your high beams at someone...they get the persons attention. I've also noticed that people actually stop faster when I'm in an unmarked unit, probably because it has so much hidden strobe lighting that its easy to see once the lights are on.
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Rep Power: 0 there was an accident i saw on the way to work and this cop comes flying up in a green unmarked hyundai with strobes flashing on all sides... doubt that's a pursuit vehicle[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
hope they don't use that to check on the street racers around here...
hope they don't use that to check on the street racers around here...
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Rep Power: 0 HEHE I have heard of some like all Limo Tint unmarked cars here in Phoenix, I guess they are like normal cars I have no clue. Its what I was hearing from my tint guy he does a few of them off and on in his place. Tuff to spot if you have never seen them. 
Been pulled over by unmarked Maricopa Sheriffs in Trucks and see a few cars unmarked but nothing out of the ordinary.
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Been pulled over by unmarked Maricopa Sheriffs in Trucks and see a few cars unmarked but nothing out of the ordinary. Nick
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is it true u can run from an unmarked police cars?
using the excuse that you thought it was some guy imitating a cop?
correct me if im wrong please.
is it true u can run from an unmarked police cars?
using the excuse that you thought it was some guy imitating a cop?
correct me if im wrong please.
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Rep Power: 0 << there was an accident i saw on the way to work and this cop comes flying up in a green unmarked hyundai with strobes flashing on all sides... doubt that's a pursuit vehicle[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
hope they don't use that to check on the street racers around here... >>
Thanks for the late night laugh..early morning really, but whos counting....too many beers, well shots too! [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 WCooper, wig-wags are the name for the alternating high-beam headlights that almost all emergency vehicles have. It flashes the left highbeam and then the right highbeam fast and in an alternating matter to get the attention of traffic.
Speedracersong, I would not try running from an unmarked police car if you know that you did something that someone should be pulling you over for. You can be issued an appearance summons in New York State (as well as your state, California) for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. You can usually tell if an unmarked car is legit--they light up like Christmas trees, and are usually a big Ford or Chevy. The unmarked car I drive is equipped with alternating wig-wag headlights, hidden strobes in the turn signals, hidden strobes under the grille, strobes mounted next to my rear-view mirror, and a wide variety of hidden strobes on the back. Further, my car is equipped with a siren as (almost) all unmarked vehicles are equipped with. If you know you ran a red light, went through a stop sign, are speeding, etc., and an unmarked vehicle is trying to pull you over, dollars to donuts it is a legitimate police officer. The officer will probably try and signal you to stop by first activating the lights, and if you do not stop, by intermittantly using the siren. If you are apprehensive about stopping for an unmarked unit, you should slow down and turn on your flashers to acknowledge to the officer that you see his/her lights and are not trying to elude them. You can call 911 and request a marked unit, or drive to a police station or heavily populated area before stopping. The officer will usually be in full uniform, and you can always ask him or her to please have a marked police car respond. When I drive the unmarked I am in full uniform, and have never had a problem in suburban NYC (where I work and live). As I stated before, the general rule of thumb is if you have reason to believe you did something illegal that you would be stopped for, chances are it is a legitimate police car.
Speedracersong, I would not try running from an unmarked police car if you know that you did something that someone should be pulling you over for. You can be issued an appearance summons in New York State (as well as your state, California) for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. You can usually tell if an unmarked car is legit--they light up like Christmas trees, and are usually a big Ford or Chevy. The unmarked car I drive is equipped with alternating wig-wag headlights, hidden strobes in the turn signals, hidden strobes under the grille, strobes mounted next to my rear-view mirror, and a wide variety of hidden strobes on the back. Further, my car is equipped with a siren as (almost) all unmarked vehicles are equipped with. If you know you ran a red light, went through a stop sign, are speeding, etc., and an unmarked vehicle is trying to pull you over, dollars to donuts it is a legitimate police officer. The officer will probably try and signal you to stop by first activating the lights, and if you do not stop, by intermittantly using the siren. If you are apprehensive about stopping for an unmarked unit, you should slow down and turn on your flashers to acknowledge to the officer that you see his/her lights and are not trying to elude them. You can call 911 and request a marked unit, or drive to a police station or heavily populated area before stopping. The officer will usually be in full uniform, and you can always ask him or her to please have a marked police car respond. When I drive the unmarked I am in full uniform, and have never had a problem in suburban NYC (where I work and live). As I stated before, the general rule of thumb is if you have reason to believe you did something illegal that you would be stopped for, chances are it is a legitimate police car.
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Rep Power: 0 Here in Charlotte, NC, a lot of the unmarked cars are ford contours with windows that have limo tint. I got pulled by one several years ago and the officer was in a t-shirt and jeans with his gf/spouse in the passenger seat. I was on my way to school in rush hour traffic going down the highway when an unmarked grand marquis passed by and paced right along this bimmer in front of me. The guy didn't even notice and got pulled over a few secs later.
Well over here on the east coast (CT to be exact), the cops have gotten pretty smart. Aside from driving the crown vics, impalas, camaros, I've recently seen the new vet out on the road, yes you heard me, w/ light bar and all. They tend to set up traps on the high way like 6 miles and having five cops spread out in that span of road. Then they just have a row of cars pulled over waiting in line for a ticket. It bites BIG time.
In CT and NY you can decline a ticket if the officer is not in full uniform. A friend of mine took a cop to court cause he didn't have is moint-me hat on= no ticket. Just don't be an *** to the officer, be polite and get em afterwards.
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Rep Power: 0 JSWhaler, I'm not sure about CT, but I am a police officer in New York and if someone "declines" a ticket and/or refuses to identify themselves to me, I can arrest them. The vehicle and traffic code of New York State requires that you identify yourself to a police officer upon request when operating a motor vehicle. Further, it is not the uniform that give a police officer his or her authority, it is the governmental agency they work for. If I am working plainclothes, I still have police powers and can still stop a vehicle and issue a summons. As for the hat, that depends on whether or not an individual departmental policy requres it. Mine does not, I don't even take my hat to work. Anyone is, of course, entitled to plead not guilty to a traffic ticket and allow the judge to examine the circumstances under which the summons was issued. However there is no specific law that requires an officer to be in full uniform to issue.
I'm only speaking for New York, however, CT may very well have the law on the books you posted about.
I'm only speaking for New York, however, CT may very well have the law on the books you posted about.
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Rep Power: 0 It depends. From what I understand, federally (FBI, DEA, etc.) the agent may go as far as authorized by their commanding officer. Some high risk drug operations would require complete concealment of identity and would warrant the authorization for the agent to deny being an agent upon being asked.
It is similar on the state level. If person X purchases narcotics from police officer Y and in the course of doing so asks officer Y if he is an officer to which he replies "no," that would not necessarily constitute intrapment on the part of the government, and could result in the arrest of X for criminal sale of a controlled substance.
It is similar on the state level. If person X purchases narcotics from police officer Y and in the course of doing so asks officer Y if he is an officer to which he replies "no," that would not necessarily constitute intrapment on the part of the government, and could result in the arrest of X for criminal sale of a controlled substance.
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Rep Power: 0 I've never driven any kind of Chevy police car. I know the State Police uses them on the parkways, but I'm not with the state. I've driven marked and unmarked Crown Vics, an Expedition (doesn't go fast at all) and an unmarked Mustang.
