Ask a Police Officer Thread Ver. 2
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RE: Ask a Police Officer Thread Ver. 2
I have a Q if you don't mind answering it.
Let's say there is a car that appears to be abandoned in your work place lot. Or at least sets there for days on end and over night a lot. (it may or may not be using your favorite parking spot)
How do you chalk the tires? Is there a pic of how that's done?
Let's say there is a car that appears to be abandoned in your work place lot. Or at least sets there for days on end and over night a lot. (it may or may not be using your favorite parking spot)
How do you chalk the tires? Is there a pic of how that's done?
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From: Lotsa places, currently Metro D.C., USA
RE: Ask a Police Officer Thread Ver. 2
chalking tires is sooper-simple. Either mark two or more tires at 6-o'clock position (you do know that that means, right?), since it would be mathamatically improbable for the vehicle to move and return with BOTH tires in EXACTLY teh same position. OR, marktwo or moreaccording to what time it is when you mark them, again, using teh clock-method. Same reason as before. Mark them on the passenger side, since almost NO ONE checks the passenger-side before getting in and driving off, unless they're approaching from teh passenger side in the first place.
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RE: Ask a Police Officer Thread Ver. 2
OK, I get a weekly newsletter in one of my email inboxes, and this weeks had a funny story I wanted to share with this thread, in particular. "This Is True" has been a part of my work week for probably a decade, now. Below is just a single presentation of Randy Cassinghams work, including one of his always funny "taglines" to end teh story.
Enjoy
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I HAVE AN IDEA! Police in Prichard, Ala., watched a car pull into the
department's parking lot. When the driver opened the door to get out,
the smell of marijuana was overpowering. "It was real potent," said
Maj. Marvin Whitfield. Officers found the car was stolen. A bag of
marijuana was plainly visible on the car's center console, and a loaded
gun was found under the front seat. "I've been doing police work for
about 20 years, and I never knew of anybody bringing a half-pound of
marijuana and a gun to a police station in a stolen car," Whitfield
said. Chavis Sanders, 22, had come to the station to see if police
would return the money they had confiscated from him during two
previous drug arrests. (Mobile Press-Register) ..."No."
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2008http://www.thisistrue.com, reprinted with permission.
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From: Cincinnati
RE: Ask a Police Officer Thread Ver. 2
ORIGINAL: AWDaholic
chalking tires is sooper-simple. Either mark two or more tires at 6-o'clock position (you do know that that means, right?), since it would be mathamatically improbable for the vehicle to move and return with BOTH tires in EXACTLY teh same position. OR, marktwo or moreaccording to what time it is when you mark them, again, using teh clock-method. Same reason as before. Mark them on the passenger side, since almost NO ONE checks the passenger-side before getting in and driving off, unless they're approaching from teh passenger side in the first place.
chalking tires is sooper-simple. Either mark two or more tires at 6-o'clock position (you do know that that means, right?), since it would be mathamatically improbable for the vehicle to move and return with BOTH tires in EXACTLY teh same position. OR, marktwo or moreaccording to what time it is when you mark them, again, using teh clock-method. Same reason as before. Mark them on the passenger side, since almost NO ONE checks the passenger-side before getting in and driving off, unless they're approaching from teh passenger side in the first place.
I sort of failed to explain the real reason for my Q. I am not so much concerned about knowing whether it moves as much as I amhaving this personfeel that if he continues to leave his car around (in this certain place which is in our business area) it might get towed.
I heard there are numbers put on the pavement for this. Iwould expect chalked tiresto look A-1 Official by-the-book.And, I WOULD like him to notce.
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RE: Ask a Police Officer Thread Ver. 2
^^ahhh, that changes things, slightly. I'll shut up, now, and wait 'til one of teh "real" cops shows up to answer[sm=bustedsign.gif]
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From: Cincinnati
RE: Ask a Police Officer Thread Ver. 2
ORIGINAL: AWDaholic
^^ahhh, that changes things, slightly. I'll shut up, now, and wait 'til one of teh "real" cops shows up to answer[sm=bustedsign.gif]
^^ahhh, that changes things, slightly. I'll shut up, now, and wait 'til one of teh "real" cops shows up to answer[sm=bustedsign.gif]
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From: MD
RE: Ask a Police Officer Thread Ver. 2
ORIGINAL: alan93
I have a Q if you don't mind answering it.
Let's say there is a car that appears to be abandoned in your work place lot. Or at least sets there for days on end and over night a lot. (it may or may not be using your favorite parking spot)
How do you chalk the tires? Is there a pic of how that's done?
I have a Q if you don't mind answering it.
Let's say there is a car that appears to be abandoned in your work place lot. Or at least sets there for days on end and over night a lot. (it may or may not be using your favorite parking spot)
How do you chalk the tires? Is there a pic of how that's done?
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Posts: 629
From: MD
RE: Ask a Police Officer Thread Ver. 2
ORIGINAL: alan93
6 o'clock civilian or military time?
I sort of failed to explain the real reason for my Q. I am not so much concerned about knowing whether it moves as much as I amhaving this personfeel that if he continues to leave his car around (in this certain place which is in our business area) it might get towed.
I heard there are numbers put on the pavement for this. Iwould expect chalked tiresto look A-1 Official by-the-book.And, I WOULD like him to notce.
ORIGINAL: AWDaholic
chalking tires is sooper-simple. Either mark two or more tires at 6-o'clock position (you do know that that means, right?), since it would be mathamatically improbable for the vehicle to move and return with BOTH tires in EXACTLY teh same position. OR, marktwo or moreaccording to what time it is when you mark them, again, using teh clock-method. Same reason as before. Mark them on the passenger side, since almost NO ONE checks the passenger-side before getting in and driving off, unless they're approaching from teh passenger side in the first place.
chalking tires is sooper-simple. Either mark two or more tires at 6-o'clock position (you do know that that means, right?), since it would be mathamatically improbable for the vehicle to move and return with BOTH tires in EXACTLY teh same position. OR, marktwo or moreaccording to what time it is when you mark them, again, using teh clock-method. Same reason as before. Mark them on the passenger side, since almost NO ONE checks the passenger-side before getting in and driving off, unless they're approaching from teh passenger side in the first place.
I sort of failed to explain the real reason for my Q. I am not so much concerned about knowing whether it moves as much as I amhaving this personfeel that if he continues to leave his car around (in this certain place which is in our business area) it might get towed.
I heard there are numbers put on the pavement for this. Iwould expect chalked tiresto look A-1 Official by-the-book.And, I WOULD like him to notce.
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Posts: 629
From: MD
RE: Ask a Police Officer Thread Ver. 2
ORIGINAL: AWDaholic
OK, I get a weekly newsletter in one of my email inboxes, and this weeks had a funny story I wanted to share with this thread, in particular. "This Is True" has been a part of my work week for probably a decade, now. Below is just a single presentation of Randy Cassinghams work, including one of his always funny "taglines" to end teh story.
Enjoy
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I HAVE AN IDEA! Police in Prichard, Ala., watched a car pull into the
department's parking lot. When the driver opened the door to get out,
the smell of marijuana was overpowering. "It was real potent," said
Maj. Marvin Whitfield. Officers found the car was stolen. A bag of
marijuana was plainly visible on the car's center console, and a loaded
gun was found under the front seat. "I've been doing police work for
about 20 years, and I never knew of anybody bringing a half-pound of
marijuana and a gun to a police station in a stolen car," Whitfield
said. Chavis Sanders, 22, had come to the station to see if police
would return the money they had confiscated from him during two
previous drug arrests. (Mobile Press-Register) ..."No."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2008http://www.thisistrue.com, reprinted with permission.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OK, I get a weekly newsletter in one of my email inboxes, and this weeks had a funny story I wanted to share with this thread, in particular. "This Is True" has been a part of my work week for probably a decade, now. Below is just a single presentation of Randy Cassinghams work, including one of his always funny "taglines" to end teh story.
Enjoy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I HAVE AN IDEA! Police in Prichard, Ala., watched a car pull into the
department's parking lot. When the driver opened the door to get out,
the smell of marijuana was overpowering. "It was real potent," said
Maj. Marvin Whitfield. Officers found the car was stolen. A bag of
marijuana was plainly visible on the car's center console, and a loaded
gun was found under the front seat. "I've been doing police work for
about 20 years, and I never knew of anybody bringing a half-pound of
marijuana and a gun to a police station in a stolen car," Whitfield
said. Chavis Sanders, 22, had come to the station to see if police
would return the money they had confiscated from him during two
previous drug arrests. (Mobile Press-Register) ..."No."
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2008http://www.thisistrue.com, reprinted with permission.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sadly this does not surprise me. If it weren't for these people I would be out of the job.I am sure many people have seen the Cops episode where a crack user called police because her drug dealer sold her a skimp bag.