Bandit
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This post is not related to OC although it is directly related to VA since this is where the incident occurred. If I should have placed this somewhere else I apologize in advance.
Anyway....
Was on my way to work this morning and got pulled over for "speeding" by an Amtrack police officer. I was driving on Furnace Road in Lorton, VA between 123 and Lorton road (nowhere near an amtrack train station). I would debate whether or not I was speeding although I'll admit I did accelerate quickly to get in front of him because I was in the wrong lane. The thing was largely a non-event. He asked for my license and registration and told me to slow down. When I asked how fast I was going he didn't know and just compared my acceleration to his in his "5.7L Hemi".
My question is: Does Amtrack police dept have jurisdiction outside of train stations?
I asked the officer if he was FFX County police because I know some agencys staff real police officers as their security force (such as WMATA). He said he was not and started spouting off how Amtrack police has jurisdiction in "46 states including the commonwealth of va". I called the FFX County Police Non-emergency line to verify whether or not this was true and the guy who answered the phone was clueless.
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This post is not related to OC although it is directly related to VA since this is where the incident occurred. If I should have placed this somewhere else I apologize in advance.
Anyway....
Was on my way to work this morning and got pulled over for "speeding" by an Amtrack police officer. I was driving on Furnace Road in Lorton, VA between 123 and Lorton road (nowhere near an amtrack train station). I would debate whether or not I was speeding although I'll admit I did accelerate quickly to get in front of him because I was in the wrong lane. The thing was largely a non-event. He asked for my license and registration and told me to slow down. When I asked how fast I was going he didn't know and just compared my acceleration to his in his "5.7L Hemi".
My question is: Does Amtrack police dept have jurisdiction outside of train stations?
I asked the officer if he was FFX County police because I know some agencys staff real police officers as their security force (such as WMATA). He said he was not and started spouting off how Amtrack police has jurisdiction in "46 states including the commonwealth of va". I called the FFX County Police Non-emergency line to verify whether or not this was true and the guy who answered the phone was clueless.
Comments?