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Originally Posted by Zeke
Rick, if there is a certainty of the perp being in 1 of 19 cars within a narrow geographic area and all they need to do is sort it out, why then is this a problem?
You are correct that anyone could have stepped away from their car locking it behind them. They have that right. In this circumstance, the police will tow the car to a compound and await a warrant. Ask me how I know.
So, you might as well consent if you have nothing to hide and be on your way.
2 hours does seem like a long time, though. I wonder what the explanation for that is.
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How can there be certainy of anything if they can't give a perp or vehicle description to narrow it down? I would need to see the geography, but it shouldn't be too hard to close the area down with road blocks and then take a look at each driver as they pass by.
I was pulled over once late at night with guns drawn and cops running up to yank me out of my van because it fit the description of the van they were looking for. In that case, they had RAS and let me go as soon as they saw who I didn't fit their perp's description). That's not what happened here.
And they wouldn't get a warrant for me or my car, so there'd be no point in even trying. For a warrant you need more than RAS, you need probable cause (PC), which they certainly would not have on me. However, they might be able to trump up some BS charge that allowed them to tow my car, which then allows them to inventory it. If I were stopped in a private parking lot, they couldn't even do that. Bottom line is I would never consent to anything and would be quick to call a lawyer if they cut corners so as to deter them from doing so in the future.