SeattleWingsfan
Regular Member
May seem strange but I just wanted to share.
Several years ago I was test driving a car trying to simulate a throttle issue. Bad hesitation above 50 percent throttle between 15-25 MPH. I was driving up and down the street infront of my shop trying to duplicate it. All the sudden light come flying down a side street I am stopped at a stop sign. I wait there figureing something is going on and they are going to fly through the intersection. Police car slams on brakes two cops roll out of the car. Young guy out of the car with gun drawn and by his side. I'm kind of panicing. Older guy in green jump suit looking outfit on other side very calm. Young guy orders me out of car. I get out follow orders with hands on car and him going through pockets asking about weapons. I didn't have a gun on me, but had a Small money clip pocket knife. All my stuff is on the trunk of the subaru. I got yelled at for driving dangerously, granted all they saw was me stopped at a stop sign. I said Sir I have been driving for 15 minutes all less than the posted 35 MPH I own a performance shop and am troubleshooting a car, scan tool hooked up, work order on seat. Took them 45 minutes to run my ID and do whatever else they where doing. Jump suit guy was cool, asked about tuning cars and what not as this customers car was 600HP with gauges and everything very non discreet. I was told they had two 911 calls about a maniac driving up and down the streets in a blue car and was going to kill somone. Young cop came back. I was told to do my test drives on the Expressway, I asked how that was safe to drive under 30 on the highway they said it was safer than a city street. I told them at no point was I driving crazy and I have datalogs on my scan tool that have all my driving data on it since I left the shop. I was handed back all my stuff in my hat which he took off. I was told that he would be checking with the procecuter about filing wreckless driving charges. As I settled in to the car to drive off and was putting my License in my wallet I notice the cash is loose in my hat and my knife money clip was missing. I look up and they are already gone. I called to the lakewood station an hour later to complain, but this was before I started open carrying and was on here. Never occured to look at badge names or car numbers. a couple days later the cop came to my shop while I was out front. He rolled down his window and said that he talked to the procecuter and they said it wasn't worth there time. He told me to drive slower and to tell my customers to be more cautious as well. When I asked about the money clip, he said he didn't remember one. I wasn't going to accuse him of stealing.
I had only been pulled over a few times before. tail light out, speeding 10 over. But nothing like that occurance. That stop made me think alot over the next year about not liking being in that type of a on edge police involvement. I'm sure the fact I carry a gun all the time now would have made this stop escalate even more, but with my better knowledge of laws, and confidece in dealing with LEOs, and reading others stories on here. I feel I could have better handled it, and had it happened today I'd still have my money clip.
Several years ago I was test driving a car trying to simulate a throttle issue. Bad hesitation above 50 percent throttle between 15-25 MPH. I was driving up and down the street infront of my shop trying to duplicate it. All the sudden light come flying down a side street I am stopped at a stop sign. I wait there figureing something is going on and they are going to fly through the intersection. Police car slams on brakes two cops roll out of the car. Young guy out of the car with gun drawn and by his side. I'm kind of panicing. Older guy in green jump suit looking outfit on other side very calm. Young guy orders me out of car. I get out follow orders with hands on car and him going through pockets asking about weapons. I didn't have a gun on me, but had a Small money clip pocket knife. All my stuff is on the trunk of the subaru. I got yelled at for driving dangerously, granted all they saw was me stopped at a stop sign. I said Sir I have been driving for 15 minutes all less than the posted 35 MPH I own a performance shop and am troubleshooting a car, scan tool hooked up, work order on seat. Took them 45 minutes to run my ID and do whatever else they where doing. Jump suit guy was cool, asked about tuning cars and what not as this customers car was 600HP with gauges and everything very non discreet. I was told they had two 911 calls about a maniac driving up and down the streets in a blue car and was going to kill somone. Young cop came back. I was told to do my test drives on the Expressway, I asked how that was safe to drive under 30 on the highway they said it was safer than a city street. I told them at no point was I driving crazy and I have datalogs on my scan tool that have all my driving data on it since I left the shop. I was handed back all my stuff in my hat which he took off. I was told that he would be checking with the procecuter about filing wreckless driving charges. As I settled in to the car to drive off and was putting my License in my wallet I notice the cash is loose in my hat and my knife money clip was missing. I look up and they are already gone. I called to the lakewood station an hour later to complain, but this was before I started open carrying and was on here. Never occured to look at badge names or car numbers. a couple days later the cop came to my shop while I was out front. He rolled down his window and said that he talked to the procecuter and they said it wasn't worth there time. He told me to drive slower and to tell my customers to be more cautious as well. When I asked about the money clip, he said he didn't remember one. I wasn't going to accuse him of stealing.
I had only been pulled over a few times before. tail light out, speeding 10 over. But nothing like that occurance. That stop made me think alot over the next year about not liking being in that type of a on edge police involvement. I'm sure the fact I carry a gun all the time now would have made this stop escalate even more, but with my better knowledge of laws, and confidece in dealing with LEOs, and reading others stories on here. I feel I could have better handled it, and had it happened today I'd still have my money clip.
