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

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Me thinks that CHP has been getting their intel reports from watching too many "Fast and Furious" movies.....

Nope! Absolutely solid intel, mostly garnered from actual arrests, hits put out on officers, etc. Have you even been to a takeover/sideshow or talked to any of the people arrested? Have you ever seen the information obtained from their social media accounts via warrants or seen the evidence obtained from a rollback warrant hit on their residences? I doubt it.

I have my warrant and informant class coming up, so I’ll be doing the same thing. Primary affiant for warrants and seizing cars, evidence, etc.

[dmatre]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Nope! Absolutely solid intel, mostly garnered from actual arrests, hits put out on officers, etc. Have you even been to a takeover/sideshow or talked to any of the people arrested? Have you ever seen the information obtained from their social media accounts via warrants or seen the evidence obtained from a rollback warrant hit on their residences? I doubt it.

I have my warrant and informant class coming up, so I’ll be doing the same thing. Primary affiant for warrants and seizing cars, evidence, etc.

Sounds like much more than having fun doing donuts. Stay safe out there!

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by dmatre

Sounds like much more than having fun doing donuts. Stay safe out there!

Absolutely! For as many people who have been shot and killed at takeovers/sideshows (…or officers shot at, ambushed and patrol units ruined by mobs at those “events”) …or the bodies of individuals known to have been severely injured at takeovers/sideshows come up missing or their bodies disposed of in riverbeds, I found his comment to be mildly condescending.

There was a Hispanic male adult thrown from a sideshow vehicle last weekend. He basically died in the video and was carried off and loaded into a car by a group of “attendees”. That body hasn’t shown up at any hospital nor a morgue, and that individual hasn’t been seen again.

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Absolutely! For as many people who have been shot and killed at takeovers/sideshows (…or officers shot at, ambushed and patrol units ruined by mobs at those “events”) …or the bodies of individuals known to have been severely injured at takeovers/sideshows come up missing or their bodies disposed of in riverbeds, I found his comment to be mildly condescending.

I apologize for the comment, not realizing how bad this problem is in socal.

FWIW, I spent 15 years working with politicians at all levels in NY right up to the governor's office to find a solution to street racing, and media's glorification of these activities by that film franchise and shows like "Street Outlaws" really frustrates me as a former licensed motorsports safety steward instructor.....

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

I apologize for the comment, not realizing how bad this problem is in socal.

FWIW, I spent 15 years working with politicians at all levels in NY right up to the governor's office to find a solution to street racing, and media's glorification of these activities by that film franchise and shows like "Street Outlaws" really frustrates me as a former licensed motorsports safety steward instructor.....

It’s all good bro. I figured the issue must not be as bad/prevalent where you reside. Here in So.Cal, where the “movement” began however, the takeover/sideshow scene isn’t friendly like the street race scene from my/our day.

[Sedan_Clan]

Another Dodge Challenger stripped of its wheels….

[jamesinaz]

I don't think I would buy a Challenger or Charger in Socal.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by jamesinaz

I don't think I would buy a Challenger or Charger in Socal.

I wouldn’t, unless you want lots of negative attention from cops and criminals. Criminals love them, and we know they love them, so we always pay close attention to them (…along with Nissan Altimas).

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by jamesinaz

I don't think I would buy a Challenger or Charger in Socal.

...or anywhere else for that matter!

From that live TV show, it seems that just driving one in the southeast is probable cause to pull someone over, and the odds are 50/50 that the driver won't try to run when an officer initiates the stop.....

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by jamesinaz

I don't think I would buy a Challenger or Charger in Socal.

Had a Challenger as a loaner a few years ago... That thing had no rearward visibility between 3 & 9 o'clock! The gauge cluster was also extremely difficult to see, it was so small. HATED IT!

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

Had a Challenger as a loaner a few years ago... That thing had no rearward visibility between 3 & 9 o'clock! The gauge cluster was also extremely difficult to see, it was so small. HATED IT!

That’s part of the reason I hated them as patrol cars when I was with the CHP. They rolled them out the last year or two of my time there.

[dradernh]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

That’s part of the reason I hated them as patrol cars when I was with the CHP. They rolled them out the last year or two of my time there.

Was your CHP pension eligible to be rolled-over or otherwise transferred to LASD, or will you be collecting them separately?

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by dradernh

Was your CHP pension eligible to be rolled-over or otherwise transferred to LASD, or will you be collecting them separately?

It’ll be a separate collection since the CHP and most other California agencies use CALPERS while L.A. County has its own pension fund. It’ll be interesting since I also qualify for SSI……if SSI even still exists when I retire.

[UncleWede]

Anything you get from SSI will be removed from your CalPERS entitlement.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Anything you get from SSI will be removed from your CalPERS entitlement.

I figured there would be some sort of offset.

[Sedan_Clan]

You can’t make this stuff up.

The back story to the message I posted is it was a call for service and the male informant said somebody was trying to steal his 2023 Honda Odyssey minivan.

[T0RM3NT]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

You can’t make this stuff up.

The back story to the message I posted is it was a call for service and the male informant said somebody was trying to steal his 2023 Honda Odyssey minivan.

Wow...

[Sedan_Clan]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_Qid...p1enZ0cThsOHgz


5’7” and yelling at a 6’4” cop like he’s the bitch.

[Lady Jane]

Hello Steve. Desperate to make money for new towels?

[Sedan_Clan]

Kicking in doors during a building search. Helps get the aggression out.

[Pauly Wauly]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Kicking in doors during a building search. Helps get the aggression out.

Looks like you used the powerful Capoeira kick on that door

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Pauly Wauly

Looks like you used the powerful Capoeira kick on that door

I sure did! It looked as if somebody had attempted to kick in the door, but failed (…the two wet boot patterns above mine; mine is the lowest boot pattern with the different tread). We think it was somebody trying to get product out of the location after an illegal entry. Judging by the boot pattern the person was trying to front kick the door. That’s why they failed. The most effective way is to utilize a donkey kick.