As someone already said, he was likely fishing. The partially obscured numeral was the excuse to stop you. Interesting, too, that he asked you if you were on probation or had a weapon in the vehicle.
Agreed...bad fishing at that..He used a BS excuse to pull you over...just fishing.
My last 4 years at the DA's office I was lead ADA for our narcotics squad...Officers, mainly young newbies, pulling that would certainly not like to be the chief witness in a motion to suppress.It’s called a pretext stop, he was looking for more which is why you didn’t get a ticket. There’s all kinds of reasons to do it like drunk driving or drug trafficking like dwest mentioned. Could be a bolo out for a vehicle like yours that was involved in a crime. We used to see cars from another nearby town park briefly in an area know for drug sales then find any stupid reason to stop it so we could try to start building PC to get into it and search occupants. Sometimes you stop the drug user that’s willing to talk and give us info on the dealer. With enough of those we could eventually get a warrant to take out the bigger problem. Dealers usually come with guns and significant amounts of dope which all stemmed from that late turn signal, blown plate lamp or in your case an obstructed plate.
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My last 4 years at the DA's office I was lead ADA for our narcotics squad...Officers, mainly young newbies, pulling that would certainly not like to be the chief witness in a motion to suppress.
Excellent response...I wish I had seen more like you when I was a prosecuting atty. Knowing the facts and how to articulate everything you see, smell, observations of occupants....that to the court is everything.Sure, suppression hearings can be tough. I’ve had defense attorneys beat me up on the stand, especially the slime balls that are on call for the gang bangers. Never lost a suppression hearing though because as long as you document it properly and recall all the pertinent info on the stand to support your PC and pass the “reasonableness” standard it should work out. A good judge helps too. I could see a new cop having a tougher time but it’s all supported with case law and is well within the fourth amendment since a traffic violation is enough PC for the stop in the first place. Luckily drug addicts and their associates are usually messy and leave baggies, shake, needles, powder, bowls or other drug paraphernalia in plain sight so that helps get to the search. Don’t even get me started on their f’ed up stories about their comings and goings.
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You mean the Officers of the Court that are providing exceptional defense for their client?I’ve had defense attorneys beat me up on the stand, especially the slime balls that are on call for the gang bangers.
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Or they could have been fishing.You may never know why he pulled you over.
Alot of people who dont do LEO work call it fishing since they dont understand that line of work.
Could have been doing an investigation and checking if your vehicle or you matched up to anything associated with it.
Alot of civilians with their eyes wide shut dont see anything but what they want to see.
Most are blinded and brainwashed by the news anyway. Maybe take a pic from another vehicle behind your vehicle and see if your tag is obstructed the way it was told.
Everyone hates when any law is enforced but cry when they need the police.
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As it would be if the cop's wife were stopped for the same reason.Ball hitch blocking plate is a good stop (obstructed reg plate).
He said he pulled me over because my plate was partially blocked by the tow hitch. Anyone not blind could be able to tell what number was that was blocked by the ball.You may never know why he pulled you over.
Alot of people who dont do LEO work call it fishing since they dont understand that line of work.
Could have been doing an investigation and checking if your vehicle or you matched up to anything associated with it.
Alot of civilians with their eyes wide shut dont see anything but what they want to see.
Most are blinded and brainwashed by the news anyway. Maybe take a pic from another vehicle behind your vehicle and see if your tag is obstructed the way it was told.
Everyone hates when any law is enforced but cry when they need the police.
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I thought they cancelled all those because ACAB or some other bsEpisode of Cops?
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Na, I did it for you. But if you think it doesn't happen...just lol.Brainwashed with the fishing again View attachment 1747921
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I thought they cancelled all those because ACAB or some other bs
I miss LivePD, but we can't have LEOs being shown in a good light.