The official "Ask a cop/deputy anything!" thread

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Fly320s

"It is thicker than air."

Definitely maybe.

I've been to several classes where we shot into and out of cars with a variety of calibers and ammo. There is no magic bullet. It really depends on the construction of the car, not the construction of the bullet. If the bullet hits the window motor it will be stopped. If the bullet only hits the sheet metal, it will zip right through.

If you are on the other side of the equation, i.e. you're the one trying to shoot into or through the car, the proper response is P for Plenty. Put Plenty of rounds into the car and you might get some bullets on target.

Originally Posted by rwheels

On that note, won't a bullet travel through a car door? I realize you use what ever cover you have, but it seems like a car door is not a very safe place to hide behind.

Exactly this! The engine block, wheels, etc. can prove to be lifesavers. Only certain cars in our fleet have ballistic panels in the doors.

[Murf993]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Exactly this! The engine block, wheels, etc. can prove to be lifesavers. Only certain cars in our fleet have ballistic panels in the doors.

The difference between cover and concealment. I'll take cover please.

[Sedan_Clan]

https://www.instagram.com/tv/COTVRJv...d=1naqv2pmjxam


Wow! Just.....wow!

[jamesinaz]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

https://www.instagram.com/tv/COTVRJv...d=1naqv2pmjxam


Wow! Just.....wow!

Just so sad on every front. RIP officer.

[Murf993]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

https://www.instagram.com/tv/COTVRJv...d=1naqv2pmjxam


Wow! Just.....wow!

I want to say tragic but really, between her attitude and actions just criminal.

[rwheels]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

https://www.instagram.com/tv/COTVRJv...d=1naqv2pmjxam


Wow! Just.....wow!

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[Sedan_Clan]

Trying to nab some speeders today....

[Murf993]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Trying to nab some speeders today....

So I'm into the rum.....we had a saying, I'd rather my sister was a whore than my brother in-law a traffic man.

I used to run radar but mostly gave out warnings/cautions....unless it was a real high-miler.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Murf993

So I'm into the rum.....we had a saying, I'd rather my sister was a whore than my brother in-law a traffic man.

I used to run radar but mostly gave out warnings/cautions....unless it was a real high-miler.

That's a hilarious saying.

The speed limit here is 45 MPH, so I'm looking for 60+ MPH down this long stretch. I'm also in plain sight, giving people plenty of time to slow down, so anybody I nab above 58 MPH just doesn't give a fuck about my presence and will receive a token of my affection.

[upstatedoc]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Trying to nab some speeders today....

Nice Truspeed.

[Murf993]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

That's a hilarious saying.

The speed limit here is 45 MPH, so I'm looking for 60+ MPH down this long stretch. I'm also in plain sight, giving people plenty of time to slow down, so anybody I nab above 58 MPH just doesn't give a fuck about my presence and will receive a token of my affection.

Feel free to use that expression if you care to.

When I did radar I usually wouldn't take them unless they were like 20 over, and then I was still pretty easy on them. I usually waited for the gangsters. There's so many people that need tickets versus need a caution. I used to love the excuses and BS....I gave points for creativity. Fuck sometimes I do miss the job. Peace out brother.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Murf993

Feel free to use that expression if you care to.

When I did radar I usually wouldn't take them unless they were like 20 over, and then I was still pretty easy on them. I usually waited for the gangsters. There's so many people that need tickets versus need a caution. I used to love the excuses and BS....I gave points for creativity. Fuck sometimes I do miss the job. Peace out brother.

You got out just in time. I'm actually envious of you.

[Murf993]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

You got out just in time. I'm actually envious of you.

I know I'd be in the shit with the boss almost daily if I was still on the job....I miss what it was.

I remember being in the guard room when i was just new on the job and the old guys had an expression "the jobs fucked"....it has been repeated a million times, but I think now more than ever it's true. I can't for the life of me imagine starting out now, I guess you wouldn't know any better but what a shit show.

It was interesting, when I came on it was the tail end of old school and transitioning into the touchy feely stuff. We still got the job done.

I grew up in the neighbouhood that I ended up policing. I worked with a few guys who "kicked my ass" when I was a young fella. There was this copper, John Krisco, Gunsmoke. He'd shot a few people. He took my hockey stick when I was like 12 and I was playing road hockey. The guy was a real ball breaker....I ended up working with him when I got on the job. Funny, a solid copper, no bullshit thought.

[F30lolz]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

That's a hilarious saying.

The speed limit here is 45 MPH, so I'm looking for 60+ MPH down this long stretch. I'm also in plain sight, giving people plenty of time to slow down, so anybody I nab above 58 MPH just doesn't give a fuck about my presence and will receive a token of my affection.

How many tokens so far today?

Also, what are your opinions regarding police presence on Waze?

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Murf993

I know I'd be in the shit with the boss almost daily if I was still on the job....I miss what it was.

I remember being in the guard room when i was just new on the job and the old guys had an expression "the jobs fucked"....it has been repeated a million times, but I think now more than ever it's true. I can't for the life of me imagine starting out now, I guess you wouldn't know any better but what a shit show.

It was interesting, when I came on it was the tail end of old school and transitioning into the touchy feely stuff. We still got the job done.

I grew up in the neighbouhood that I ended up policing. I worked with a few guys who "kicked my ass" when I was a young fella. There was this copper, John Krisco, Gunsmoke. He'd shot a few people. He took my hockey stick when I was like 12 and I was playing road hockey. The guy was a real ball breaker....I ended up working with him when I got on the job. Funny, a solid copper, no bullshit thought.

Gotta miss those hard charging days. Things are progressing so fast that I can barely keep up.

Originally Posted by F30lolz

How many tokens so far today?

Also, what are your opinions regarding police presence on Waze?

Only 3, and then caught up with some partners from the old department following this traffic collision:

[Fly320s]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Trying to nab some speeders today....

LIDAR? What do the buttons do? Looks like one for rain.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Fly320s

LIDAR? What do the buttons do? Looks like one for rain.

Yeah it's a LIDAR gun. One is for inclement weather since laser bounces off water. The other buttons are for brightness, clearing errors, systems check, etc. I nabbed a 22 year old doing 68 MPH in a 40 MPH industrial area who also drove into the median and almost hit me. I almost took his car. Had he given me ANY lip I would've taken it for speed contest (...I heard him revving/racing another car). I only wrote him for speeding since he was respectful and he owned up to what he did.

P.S. Active shooter in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Multiple cops shot, multiple people dead, etc. Damn!

[jamesinaz]

Funny stuff that radar. I reember one time I was driving down I think highway 5 in California. Early AM and a bit foggy. I'm driving a Merc sedan and doing about 80 in a 65 zone. Car comes up from behind so I don't care. Not my business he wants to go faster.

CHP passing me. Doesn't give me a second look.

[bayarea328xit]

Originally Posted by jamesinaz

Funny stuff that radar. I reember one time I was driving down I think highway 5 in California. Early AM and a bit foggy. I'm driving a Merc sedan and doing about 80 in a 65 zone. Car comes up from behind so I don't care. Not my business he wants to go faster.

CHP passing me. Doesn't give me a second look.

CHP on the 5 at night in central valley were quite chill back in the 90s and 00s -- I've been passed up by CHP multiple times while I was going 85 MPH in a 65 MPH (before they raised the speed limit out there). No other cars around; I was driving attentively.

Don't drive much there now - not sure if that still applies.

[Sedan_Clan]

This traffic collision occurred around 2200 hours last night. The driver of this truck was likely intoxicated. He failed to negotiate a turn, hit a curb, took out an entire traffic signal which peeled the passenger side of the truck off along with the roof and then hit another pole before coming to rest in the #2 lane. The driver bailed out and left his girlfriend in the truck, folded like a taco, but still alive. Both of her legs are being amputated as we speak. She also has a broken arm and other injuries. Despite all of that, she would not tell me nor the fire department who was driving the truck (...although I suspect the registered owner of the truck). I had to give the news to the injured party's sister and mother, who both sobbed uncontrollably. They know of the guy who drives the truck, but they couldn't provide me with a name at the time of my initial contact with them. Suffice it to say, I had a horrible 16 hour shift.

[Frostynorth]

Ugh, that sounds just awful.

[Murf993]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

This traffic collision occurred around 2200 hours last night. The driver of this truck was likely intoxicated. He failed to negotiate a turn, hit a curb, took out an entire traffic signal which peeled the passenger side of the truck off along with the roof and then hit another pole before coming to rest in the #2 lane. The driver bailed out and left his girlfriend in the truck, folded like a taco, but still alive. Both of her legs are being amputated as we speak. She also has a broken arm and other injuries. Despite all of that, she would not tell me nor the fire department who was driving the truck (...although I suspect the registered owner of the truck). I had to give the news to the injured party's sister and mother, who both sobbed uncontrollably. They know of the guy who drives the truck, but they couldn't provide me with a name at the time of my initial contact with them. Suffice it to say, I had a horrible 16 hour shift.

Hopefully you can put a cast together against the POS. Maybe when the passengers new reality sinks in she'll become more cooperative.