Vandal
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As all good stories start out:
So no sh!t there I was, cruising at about 65 down US 95 Northbound in Benewah County just North of Tensed when my radar detector goes nuts. The BCSO car passes me going southbound and doesn't seem to turn on me until I see it coming up fast in my mirror. Crap, I was doing 5 over and now I am going to get a weak citation for it. The Deputy followed me for about 1.5 miles watching my driving pattern. By this time I know he has run my plates. Those 1A plates are a target North of McCall unless you have a UI sticker on your car. The road widened and on come the party lights and I see Christmas in my rearview mirrors and pull over with my info ready.
I have been pulled over enough that I am no longer nervous when it happens. The deputy walks up to the car and proceeds to tell me that my car was reported an hour ago as a possible DUI leaving Moscow around noon. It was 12:45. He went on to say that when he was following me I didn't have the driving patter of a drunk but a race drive the way I was taking the turns.
I hand the Deputy my info with my CWP on top. He looks at it and laughed as he said he didn't care if I had a gun as long as it wasn't pointed at him.
He ran my info, came back handed me my info back and we talked/ joked a little about why I was called in as a DUI and came to the conclusion that one of the slow moving vehicles I passed leaving Moscow didn't like being passed and called me in. I also did not receive a ticket or warning for my 5 over speed. He was actually concerned about the original call and didn't try to stick me with something else.
That Deputy was very laid back and at the same time very professional about the event and my carrying a firearm. He explained everything clearly so I knew why I had been pulled over right from the beginning so I wasn't wondering why I was on the side of the road. I cannot remember his name but he represented his agency and career field so well that I wanted to post about my good experience with Benewah County.
Note:I always hand my CWP to LEOs when I am pulled over so they are informed that I am carrying as a courtesy to them. I have never been removed from my vehicle or disarmed, I think my forwardness and honesty about carrying has gone a long way in this regard.
As all good stories start out:
So no sh!t there I was, cruising at about 65 down US 95 Northbound in Benewah County just North of Tensed when my radar detector goes nuts. The BCSO car passes me going southbound and doesn't seem to turn on me until I see it coming up fast in my mirror. Crap, I was doing 5 over and now I am going to get a weak citation for it. The Deputy followed me for about 1.5 miles watching my driving pattern. By this time I know he has run my plates. Those 1A plates are a target North of McCall unless you have a UI sticker on your car. The road widened and on come the party lights and I see Christmas in my rearview mirrors and pull over with my info ready.
I have been pulled over enough that I am no longer nervous when it happens. The deputy walks up to the car and proceeds to tell me that my car was reported an hour ago as a possible DUI leaving Moscow around noon. It was 12:45. He went on to say that when he was following me I didn't have the driving patter of a drunk but a race drive the way I was taking the turns.
I hand the Deputy my info with my CWP on top. He looks at it and laughed as he said he didn't care if I had a gun as long as it wasn't pointed at him.
He ran my info, came back handed me my info back and we talked/ joked a little about why I was called in as a DUI and came to the conclusion that one of the slow moving vehicles I passed leaving Moscow didn't like being passed and called me in. I also did not receive a ticket or warning for my 5 over speed. He was actually concerned about the original call and didn't try to stick me with something else.
That Deputy was very laid back and at the same time very professional about the event and my carrying a firearm. He explained everything clearly so I knew why I had been pulled over right from the beginning so I wasn't wondering why I was on the side of the road. I cannot remember his name but he represented his agency and career field so well that I wanted to post about my good experience with Benewah County.
Note:I always hand my CWP to LEOs when I am pulled over so they are informed that I am carrying as a courtesy to them. I have never been removed from my vehicle or disarmed, I think my forwardness and honesty about carrying has gone a long way in this regard.