Looking at his post count, he pulled it outta his butt......
B38, was it a state trooper or a local pd/sheriff? The State Police hasn't had written warnings as long as I can remember.
I've pulled worse things out of my nether regions....Really? Where did you come up with this one?
I've pulled worse things out of my nether regions....
I was in emergency services for over 10 years and worked with county and state agencies during that time. Understand that officers are always "on-duty" but standing policy (at least a couple of years ago) was that VTL enforcement can only be performed by uniformed officers (didn't matter if they had marked or unmarked units). there was an issue in NY a few years back with carjackers using fake badges and red lights to pull people over. county and state agencies issued releases that if you are pulled over by a non-uniformed officer, you are not obliged to stop and should call 911.
Like I said, that was about a couple of years ago, but I doubt that policy has changed.
I checked with my cousins who are both retired NYPD (one ESU Lt. and one SGT.) both said they can write a ticket on or off duty and never had a policy otherwise.
I'm going to agree with Bones on this one. While an off duty or unmarked can legally write a summons, it's common knowledge in NY that if an unmarked attempts to pull you over, you should drive directly to the nearest police precinct due to the recent rash of crimes purportrated by those acting like law enforcement officers. A famous case involves a banker pulling over for an unmarked car, only to be shot and robbed.
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This is current policy with some agencies in NY.
Please post which agencies and a link to that policy.