This cop flys by me the other day and then I catch up to him at the next light and he doesn't have his lights and sirens on and then he just drives off normal. If I report him can I make a citizens arrest ticket or get him suspended.
2007-03-28 03:30:08 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
You could report him...
2007-03-29 00:56:07 · answer #1 · answered by Ms.Capulet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure you can report a cop for speeding. But what evidence do you have that he was speeding? How do you know he was not responding to a call and was call off before he could arrive. If you want to go through the trouble of getting a police officer suspended for doing nothing other then appearing to speed past you then I think you might have a problem with the police or authority in general if you want to get this office in trouble.
2007-03-28 03:50:20 · answer #2 · answered by terrorfex01 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Two questions come to mind:
1. How do you know he wasn't on an emergency call? Because he wasn't using lights siren? Sometimes a steaalth approach to a high-risk call is the best response.
2. If you are sure he was "flying" then I'm sure you were using an approved speed-meauring device for which you currently hold a valid user certificate. Be sure to include that info when you report him.
"Flying" to some people isn't the same as "flying" to cops.
2007-03-28 07:12:16 · answer #3 · answered by Hootiesplace 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First let me explain how to cut off your nose to spite your face.
What makes you think cops are any different than the rest of us. Maybe they just needed to get off shift.
Citizens arrest is very funny. Have you ever been arrested for speeding?
About the only thing you can do is report that the patrol car was speeding and the time and place. It will be brought to the attention of the officer
2007-03-28 03:41:38 · answer #4 · answered by Ernie 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Forget it. When I was a cop, in the military, as well as in the states of Florida and Texas, there were many times that I'd be called to "back up" another patrolman on a particular incident. I would go fast to get there, but many times, the other officer would call and say that they had things under control or there were more than enough officers already there, or it was a false alarm. I would then go back to my normal routine patrol at the normal speeds. In addition, If I were traveling along a road and thought I saw a vehicle ahead of me doing something wrong, I would accelerate to catch up to that vehicle. If I learned that everything was OK, I'd go back to normal patrol. Example would be I see a car ahead of me without a license plate on the rear. I'd accelerate near it, to find that the car was recently purchased and had a temporary in the window. Perfectly legal. Now, on the other hand, if you exceeded the speed limit to see what I was up to, you would be in violation of the law and subject to prosecution. All states have laws that exempt police from normal traffic laws, "in the performance of their assigned duties". Unless you can prove that the officer in question wasn't, you would loose. not worth the effort.
2007-03-28 03:40:27 · answer #5 · answered by auditor4u2007 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I don't know about suspended. But you can definitely report him. They change cars, so try to give a description of the police officer and the number of the car on the street he was speeding on. Also give the person a time frame.
2007-03-28 05:35:00 · answer #6 · answered by Cara Arlene 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why don't you just call the department yourself and have the chief of police explain why to you and or ask to talk to the officer yourself, I think you will be surprised at the answer. There are MANY reasons why he was in a hurry and then was not. Maybe the call was disregarded, maybe the threat was gone, maybe the car he was following was no longer needed to be followed, maybe the car was no longer in site.....or maybe, just maybe........he wanted to specifically piss you off by speeding by you and then stopping at the light......maybe just maybe that is what happened. Why would he just 'fly' by you and then stop? Just to confuse and anger you? Call the department if you are that pissed and get it cleared up yourself. Who knows maybe you will be saving the world from all those bad, bad cops.
2007-03-28 05:23:00 · answer #7 · answered by NolaDawn 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
whoever is telling you that its pointless is WRONG. I lived in a smaller town prior to moving to our state capital. I had a cop run an intersection with no lights on so i followed him and called the state police to report his wreckless driving. he pulled over and asked me why I was following him and I told him. he was more pissed off than I've ever seen a human being. a state trooper pulled up and wrote him a summons to court (not a ticket) and from there, I'm not sure what happened. I also caught the sherrifs wife driving his police car with her kids. I turned him in to the state (with a pic) and he lost his job.
If the police are going to give us a ticket for improper driving, they should be held to the same rules. Turn him in to your state attorney general.
2007-03-28 03:57:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Why would you want to do that? I would just stay out of it. I think a lot of normal people speed all the time and get away with it. If you try to report him, chances are his department will defend him. Let it go. Forget about it.
2007-03-28 03:34:30 · answer #9 · answered by Jacqueline M 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Be sure to get the Car Unit # and then go to the officers supervisor or boss and make a written statement.
2007-03-28 21:51:54 · answer #10 · answered by rebelgrl00 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ah, geeez! Have you never seen a cop who tried to get to an emergency situation, but received a transmission that the emergency is over?
Report him, and he won't hurry next time. Someone might die because of his slowness. Maybe it'll be you who needs him.
Give a guy a break!
2007-03-28 03:40:58 · answer #11 · answered by kiwi 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋