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Originally Posted by trekkor (Post 5463669)

( BTW, my call was anonymous to the FF police. N o hassle to big red truck driving... )

KT

... he is a fellow Pelican :D:D:D

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Originally Posted by Tobra (Post 5463368)

....that is a great way to make friends in the PD. "There is that tile laying, trouble making MFer in his big red truck.....

Winter 1992, 2nd weekend in the house and some drunk kid takes out the utility pole across the street so now all the lines are on my front lawn, the road and still live.

Utility Co comes out to fix but they need to replace the pole so it takes a while.

4 squad cars are parked side to side while things are addressed.

Go to kitchen and make a big ass pot of coffee.

Take outside with cups, creamer, sugar and hand it to the first LEO who happens to be a Sgt. Tell em if they need to use the head just knock.

Sarge, looks back at my house, "those your cars?"

Yes sir.

Sarge faces other way and yells across the cars, "no one gives this guy a ticket, EVER"

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Originally Posted by Tobra (Post 5462173)

Dialing 911 to report someone pulling a trailer in an unsafe manner/too fast would be just as likely to get results if you called to tell me about it.

Hmmm... electronic freeway signs around here on holidays advertise "dial 911 to report drunk drivers"

Never thought that was a great idea with stories of people getting put on hold when calling 911... besides how do you know if someone is drunk or weaving because they are adjusting the radio?

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Originally Posted by Tobra (Post 5463368)

Parfessor, setting aside the fact that it was outside the jurisdiction of a Fairfield cop and it would be a waste of time to call the wrong people, it is a wrong headed way to go about it. You call the chief to tell him his officers are not doing their job, that is a great way to make friends in the PD. "There is that tile laying, trouble making MFer in his big red truck," on his way from Napa to Dixon(or wherever), "I will show him." There is absolutely no upside to doing what you suggest Randy, it is an awful idea. You could call to report the unsafe vehicle, but that would be to the CHP. It is stupid idea to call the chief of police to ***** about it.

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Dear Phootdoktor - it's too bad you assume [1] that citizens have to live in fear of the police, and [2] that he would not call anonymously(!); [3 & 4] if a cop sees something like that, HE should call CHP if it is really true that they have exclusive Jd. on that road.

I would be surprised if the latter was true. In nearly all states, every police agency has overlapping Jd. and can stop any unsafe vehicle.