the coolest cop you've been pulled over by

[imac]

inspired by hyun and mike240sx's posts in jbiird's completely hijacked thread, it brought me to wonder how many of you have had a surprisingly enjoyable experience when pulled over. also might be fun to hear stories about the biggest asshole you've been pulled over by.

my experience goes like this:

one day driving home from school (still in HS at this point, prob like 4-5 years ago) and the metal strap that holds my muffler up breaks. i wire the strap together when i get home (stupidly, instead of just holding the whole thing up using the wire). the next day on the way home, the strap breaks in another place, and my exhaust falls off, about half the catback. i was driving back to the school later that day, sans exhaust, to go to a basketball game, and i pass a cop on my road. im thinking s***, hes gonna pull me over, but i watch my rear view and dont see him for a minute, so i take off again. sure enough, as soon as i get on it, he's right on me seemingly out of nowhere. i pull off, ready to get a couple of tickets for the exhaust and speeding. mind you, i was wearing a shirt and tie because of the basketball team dress code.

conversation went something like this:

him - license, registration and insurance please.
(as im getting my stuff together and hand it to him)
him - where you headed?
me - to the school, we have a basketball game tonight?
him - you play for the school team?
me - yes.
him - is your game at VC?
me - no sir, we're away at Pine Bush tonight.
him - what time does your bus leave?
me - 4:15
him - what time do you have right now?
me - about 4 o'clock.
him - you gonna get that exhaust fixed?
me - yea, i have it at my house, i just didnt have another car to take to get to the school for the game tonight.
him - have a nice day.
(hands me back my information, and as he's walking away back to his car)
him - i could never stand those Pine Bush kids anyway. bunch of pussies.

i about died when he said that. but even without that last comment, this guy let me off of a fix-it ticket AND a speeding ticket, and i had to be going at least 20 over when i saw him behind me. on top of that, he never even ran my license or registration. just gave my stuff back and let me go. needless to say, i was pretty appreciative of that whole ordeal.

 

[LENNY127]

uhhhhhhhh........ play the lotto. and I urge you to visit down here in LA and tell us all about your experiences then.

 

[MSP-BCH]

priceless

 

[StealthWyvern]

I had one officer pull me over for speeding (he was going to oposite direction). Needless to say it took him awhile to turn around and catch back up with me. He asked for the normal crap and asked me where iw as going in such a hurry. I informed him that im runing late for my uncles wedding and that I was to film it(he could see the cam in passenger seat). We were all dressed up obviously (my cusin and his gf). He then asked if I wanted a esort and off we went at 100mph down the highway! no ticket no warning or anything! Well a pep talk 3 days later when he showed up at my house. lol

I later found out I knew the officer but didn't regonise him due to the breed, mustache, hat, and dark shades on, and a new car (hadn't seen him in 4 years).

 

[Wagonbacker9]

got pulled over, he asked my driving history, "lots of speeding tickets", he took my license, and let me off and said "if I wrote you this ticket, you'd probably lose your license"... I had to have been 15-20 over in a 35.

first time being let off ever.

 

[Rotus8]

This is some years ago - riding my motorcyle after mostly putting it back together. Stupid kid, just had to go somewhere. Anyway, I see the cop parked ahead so I back way off, up shift, and just putter on by. Well, he stops me anyway. He then opens his glove box and pulls out a hand written list of every possible equipment violation that could be on a motorcycle. He obviously had it in for motorcyclists and had compiled his list for just this occasion. He wrote me for 22 counts of equipment violations - it took him three tickets to do it. Bah. It's a good thing that back then all you had to do is fix it and get inspected and they drop the charges.

 

[SleepyMSP]

I was hauling ass down a road without street light at night on the way to a show I was playing at. I has to run down to a store to pick up a cable that we needed last minute and only had like 10 minutes to get there.

On the way back is a 50 (KM) zone and im doing probably close to around 85 as a car passes by my - I look over just in time as the cop passes right by. Look in the rear view mirror see the brake lights come on him turning around...bang - right on my ass.

heres how it goes:

him - licence and registration, please
me - (fumbling around freaking out) here you go
him - do you know why I pulled you over
me - I was speeding, I know
him - do you know how fast you were going
me - uh....what a little over 60 (hell I wasn't paying attention)
him - LOL 60!!
me - well I really don't know I wasn't paying attention...I'm trying to get back to a bar where I'm playing a show that was supposed to start almost an hour ago...etc, etc...
him - where you going
me - Feedmans (name of the bar)
him - what type of show
me - metal (headbang)
him - and you play....
me - guitar
him - rhythm or lead
me - lead
him - nice....wait here

he goes back and checks his computer...at this point I'm freaking out, as I'm on my last point on my license (only had 4 to start with....). he comes back to the window

him - do you know whats going to happen
me - I figure I'm about to have my worst day ever as I'm going to get a retardedly expensive ticket, going to loose my license, and have to cancel my show in one night as I won't be able to play it now....
him - hmm....well no, I'm going to give you a warning and tell you, you were running 85 in a 50 zone, should loose your license, etc etc etc. but because I understand the situation and I've been in bands before I'm going to let you off.
me - really?
him - this time....(hands me back my stuff, and he drives off)

guess it pays to be in a band sometimes...

 

[jam_asian85]

^^^ It pays to be honest to cops

 

[meha11]

I just got off a boat at 10pm after fixing an oil production platform post hurricane Katrina. I was driving to a Heliport in Louisiana and actually fell asleep at the wheel. My radar detector goes off (3am) and I wake up in time to see the bend in the road ahead, the cop turns around and pulls me over about mile from my destination. I give him my sob story about working all day then my long drive and he still gives me the ticket (couple of hundred dollars). I don’t complain as I know he may have just saved my life. I get 2 hours sleep in my truck then work till 11pm the next night fixing the next platform.

 

[jville]

coolest cop ever geting pulled over by? umm NONE!

 

[kickniteasy]

trying to make a long story short:

On a two lane road, one car behind me in the left lane by about 4 car lengths. Geo metro beater merges onto the road in front of my lane, instead of slamming my brakes I speed up a little and get into the left lane just in time for the unmarked cop car to turn on his lights and give me a chirp of his siren. The kicker was there was a speed limit change from 45 to 35 I never knew about on this road so I'm doing 10 over (unknowingly) with a cop with lights behind me while I wait for a side road (no shoulder on this road). I was curtious to him, knowing I messed up and got caught and he was really nice to me. He asked why I didn't just brake and I simply said I made a bad choice...that's when he responded with "Yeah, I drive a car all day, I make my fair share of bad choices too....the thing is, I never get pulled over for them" and laughed. He gave me a verbal warning and just told me to be more careful. I was amazed as in a college town on a Friday night cops are known for not being in the best of moods b/c of dealing with drunk jerks all night.

 

[Silver Ecstasy]

I was doing about 120mph down the freeway, when I started approaching my exit, so I let off the gas and started to merge over from the fast lane. As I was merging, a cop was entering the freeway. My stomach knotted up, and I knew I was fried, so I kept doing as normal and merged onto the exit. What do ya know! He's exiting with me..

I act as if i'm going shopping at Costco, so I pull into the parking lot, and he turns his lights on, rolls up next to me and goes "HEY!..I'm sure as s*** that wasn't 70mph..SLOW DOWN!!!"

A warning is better than a ticket, right?!

 

[SleepyMSP]

I was doing about 120mph down the freeway, when I started approaching my exit, so I let off the gas and started to merge over from the fast lane. As I was merging, a cop was entering the freeway. My stomach knotted up, and I knew I was fried, so I kept doing as normal and merged onto the exit. What do ya know! He's exiting with me..

I act as if i'm going shopping at Costco, so I pull into the parking lot, and he turns his lights on, rolls up next to me and goes "HEY!..I'm sure as s*** that wasn't 70mph..SLOW DOWN!!!"

A warning is better than a ticket, right?!

ROLF...that's genius

 

[Nismothecat]

i was speeding down a major road at about 70 weaving in and out of traffic(i was young and stupid). i get pulled over by a cop leaving the 7-11. im thinking im screwed. cop comes up and says.

cop-- you were driving like an animal, how much do you pay for insurance?
me-- about a hundred dollars a month.
cop-- well stop driving like that if you want to keep it that cheap.

and he walks back to his car and drove away.

 

[Hyun]

well i was on my way to work going about 70 in 55 (normal speed on this hwy) when unmarked police suv tail gates me so i promptly did a brake check on his ass. Didnt get ticket but i bet he s*** his pants.

I would have moved out of his way if i knew it was police though.

 

[ScratchNSniff]

Got caught going 78 in a 25...

him: you know how fast you were going
me: at least 80
him: 78 to be exact
me: Sorry, I really don't know what to say other than the pizza is an hour and a half late
him: Mmmm...papa johns...how is your record
me: This is the first time being pulled over since I started driving almost 4.5 years ago
him: Just slow down...and have a nice day...don't let me see you again, and thanks so much for your honesty
me: Are you serious...thanks SOOOO much...



Yes, This is a true story...

 

[Silver Ecstasy]

You should have offered him a free pizza!! Dude, you gotta return the favor, trust me. In life, especially business (heck, state revenue is business-like), it goes along way. This way, you could have gotten the cop's name and referred to him as your buddy in the future if you would have ever gotten pulled over again!

 

[ScratchNSniff]

I did...I gave them both two free pizza coupons...they said they couldn't directly get them, so I told them that they conviniently fell out of my car...

 

[Silver Ecstasy]

Atta boy! (friday)

 

[Jon45189]

About a month ago, I was leaving the tennis courts down a 25mph road. I was doing about 45-50mph, when a cop was driving perpendicular to me. I get to the stop sign and he's just sitting there waiting for me to turn. So, I turn and he follows me for about a block before turning his lights on. As soon as I see the lights, I pull over and immediately get license, registration, and insurance out.

Cop: You late for a delivery son?!
Me: Excuse me sir?
Cop: I saw you flyin' down that road.
Me: I'm sorry sir, I'm just late to pick up my sister because my tennis match ended late.
Cop: Where you headed?
Me: To pick up my sister across town.
Cop: Well, nothing here is expired so you're good to go. Just slow down.
Me: Thank you sir, it won't happen again.

He let me go without even going back to his computer to check everything. One of my buddies was listening to his scanner, and all the cop did was call my plates in to see if they were alright. I was lucky as hell because this was my third verbal warning.