What's luckiest break a cop has given you?

[sgtsandman]

One time, a while back, I got pulled over for speeding. At the bottom of a long hill it goes from 40 to 25. A local cop was sitting there waiting and pulled me over. I would have easily gotten busted for a DUI at that point as well. He walked up, commented about the Veteran plate and asked if I worked for the 171st. I told him I did. He then asked if I knew a QA Chief that had retired a few years ago. From the surprised look on my face and my affirmative answer, just nodded his head and told me the chief is his uncle. Drive safe and take care. You can’t get much luckier than that.

 

[Dirtman]

Explanation of a previous post...

The ex boyfriend of an ex girlfriend (yea yea this is going into trailer park style nonsense real quick) called in an anonymous tip that I was growing and selling drugs on my property. Police knocked on my door one morning and had me step outside. Then started questioning me about weapons in the house but would not say why they were there. They asked to search my home and I politely declined citing they had no warrant and didnt give me a cause.

Finally they said they got a tip I'm a drug dealer and said we dont need a warrant. I'm not about to argue with the police so I made it clear that they did NOT have my permission to do anything but I wasn't going to resist in any way.

After they searched all 26 acres of my land they wanted to go in my home and asked me where my weapons are. I refused to answer and said you have no warrant and my guns are all 100% legal. I'm simply not answering any of these questions until I contact my lawyer. I was extremely polite but firm.

They went in my house and started gathering my guns. (The ones they could find). Still no warrant, not cataloging anything, just throwing my stuff in a truck. I was getting furious so I called 911 to get the state police. The local police on scene arrested me for calling 911 (they were waiting for any reason to arrest me).

I was taken to the station while they continued to raid my house. Eventually a state trooper showed up and basically berated the police who arrested me until they dropped the charges. They found zilch in my house and all my guns were legal, locked, stored safe, no drugs. Nothing. Took two weeks and a lawyer to get my guns returned but in the end that one grumpy state trooper saved my ass even though I technically never did anything wrong. Local police tend not to come around my property anymore...

 

[Ranger850]

I don't understand the Question. I get a ticket or a free ride to Mayberry every time Jonny Law gets near me. That's why I stay home.

 

[Dirtman]

Man I'd pay money to spend a night in mayberry jail... that's like a 5 star hotel. My local jail is strip search rapey weird meth town. Very few rape scenes on Andy Griffith. And they always treated Otis nice.

 

[Ranger850]

"Mayberry" was just a reference to the backwoods, racist pukes that work at the county jail.

 

[Dirtman]

DONT REFERENCE ANDY IF YOU DON'T MEAN IT! I'LL FIGHT YOU ALL!

 

[Ranger850]

 

[1996xlt]

Just happened while on vacation in the great state of LA not even six hours after getting there. I missed a turn on my GPS, which sent me back on the highway to the next exit making a protracted U-turn. After quickly turning down a side street, not paying attention and still doing at least 40, I notice a motorcycle cop 2-3 vehicles ahead of me, just as my wife says "the speed limit is 25." He ducks off, lets me pass and jumps in behind me, lights on. I slow, pull over and get my documents ready; he had me and I wasn't about to deny it.

After stating he clocked me doing 38 in a 25, I simply said "yes sir, I was looking at my GPS (still pulled up with directions) and missed the sign" as I handed over my documents.

Officer: "Is this a rental?"
Me: "Yes sir"
Officer: "Where are you headed?"
Me: "We were trying to go to a bead store (preps for local Mardi Gras parade) and got turned around"

After looking things over, he started giving me directions on where to go, while I showed him the route on my phone. He handed my documents back and said;
"Just follow this road 3 intersections up and take a right and it'll get you back on track; please watch your speed and have a nice day."

Dumb-founded, I fumbled with shifter/hazards/etc and slowly made my way down the road.

 

[19Walt93]

In the fall of 1972 I bought a 37,000 mile 1970 Cuda 340, a co worker at the Sunoco station had a 67 Mustang coupe with a 390 and late one night we were playing automotive tag. We got off the interstate and headed East on Rt4 at something over interstate speed when I saw the blue lights come on behind me. We were far enough ahead to have possibly gotten away except that my Chrysler alternator decided to live up to it's reputation. The Cuda had 4.10 gears and G60 x14 tires( 215/60 today) so it was wound pretty tight at 90 mph when the alternator shorted and killed the engine. The cop arrived shortly after I coasted to a stop and wanted to know where I was going in such a hurry. I told him I was having alternator problems and trying to get home before the battery died. It was late and the road was deserted so he offered a jump start. I unplugged the regulator and we let his cruiser idle for a few minutes charging my battery, then he followed me home to make sure I made it but didn't write me up. A lot of the cruisers were Mopars so he understood my pain. Great running gear, tin can bodies, and horrible electrics.

 

[Ranger850]

Im still confused ...

 

[Everlearn]

I’ve had three occasions where I got off without a ticket. Was in Vegas on an expense account. Rented a Z06 Corvette convertible from Hertz. GF and I were headed to see Hoover Dam. Was going 120+ when we passed a NHP trooper coming at us. Lights n siren as he did the classic movie sliding U turn. Was my birthday and I had a 27 yr old hotter ‘n a $2 pistol blonde in the seat next to me. Ran my license, gave stern lecture, let me go with Happy Bday from the State of Nevada. Next time I passed an unmarked KY vehicle enforcement cop (trucker’s nightmare) doing 104 in my first fox body Mustang coupe. Liked the car, let me go. Third was in my current ‘92 fox body, 550hp NASCAR shop built short track motor. Loud and obnoxious but sweet music winding her out. Was doing 90-95 on the highway out of Louisville. Got pulled over by the then LMPD chief of police in an unmarked car. Stern warning, nice car compliment. I have since been much less likely to speed, too old to be actin a fool.....

 

[GunnyJoe]

Back in 1979 the legal drinking age in Wyoming was 19. I turned 19 during my senior year. Sooo, I went to the DMV and got my new temp lic. which was just printed on a card. Got a bottle of cognac from my parents and then went to Shakeys pizza to get three kegs of beer. The cashier looked at the card, sniffed the ink and said at least the ink was dry. I got the three kegs loaded and headed to the Casper airport to a hangar there. The fire dept. threw us out for exceeding the 300 people. We moved it to my buddies one bedroom apartment. WE also mixed up some ever-clear punch there. The cops showed up and asked if there was anyone of legal age. Reluctantly, I raised my hand. They told me to get all of the people passed out outside and on the roof. We Laid them on their stomachs and turn the music down. We woke up and everyone was gone and we showed late for class thinking it was Monday but it was Tuesday. Apparently that was the result of a Bong, some Hawaiian and Southern comfort...

 

[Dirtman]

Police love to be tickled.