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What would make cops want to search your vehicle?
I ask this because I had recently just gone through it (Sat night).
I was on my home at 1am in the morning on a 4 lane road (2 on each side) with a ditch separating oncoming traffic. There is no left turn on my street, so I have to go to the next left and make a quick U-turn...I saw there was no traffic and blew the traffic sign
Of course, I got pulled over by two cops (2 squad cars). One took my driver's license and the other immediately asked if I had any weapons (I had none). I didn't even had the chance to get my registration or insurance. They then asked me to get out of the car, searched me, then proceeded to search my car.
What I found odd was the officer didn't even look in my trunk (he looked everywhere else).
Anyway, they thanked me for having a clean car (I was driving an old Corolla) and sent me on my way without a ticket.
I'm glad it turned out the way it did, but I'm just wondering about the reason for the search. Is it just so that the other officer had something to do while I was pulled over?
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