I Got News For The Sheriffs Office

[Hitman]

You know how many UNMARKED cars have been sold to Civilians lately? I know 4 guys who have them from the Crown Vics to the Impala's. Look just like Cop Cars, except it's just another civilian in it.

 

[Guate_shooter]

How can you mix firefighter lights with police lights?

One uses RED/White (green in some States) and the other one uses BLUE/WHite, sirens are completely diferent as well.

Kinna lost here.

 

[JBP55]

How can you mix firefighter lights with police lights?

One uses RED/White (green in some States) and the other one uses BLUE/WHite, sirens are completely diferent as well.

Kinna lost here.

I was told the Blue lights were recently approved for firefighters in La.

 

[Guate_shooter]

I was told the Blue lights were recently approved for firefighters in La.

HUH, prime news to me, sucks for this thread though, now its really going to be a mess with Volunteer Firefighters putting blue/white lights in the personal cars.

 

[simplyorange]

this guys was mostly red with a single blue that was not visible until i got out of my truck, that was anoher discussion we had on the side of the road.

oh and in this area figherfighters are red/white, parish cops are red blue and white, and troopers are blue and white, only green i have seen in my parish is on ambulances who are red/green/white maybe yellow. also he had no siren. i forgot to mention he did not write the ticket because he was off duty...and the on duty that he called refused to write the ticket.

 

[posse comatosis]

The question still hasn't been answered here! Am I supposed to stop for a car/truck/SUV with flashing lights, but in no way resembles a police unit?

Here' the answer

14 :108.1. Flight from an officer; aggravated flight from an officer

A. No driver of a motor vehicle or operator of a watercraft shall intentionally refuse to bring a vehicle or watercraft to a stop knowing that he has been given a visual and audible signal to stop by a police officer when the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the driver has committed an offense. The signal shall be given by an emergency light and a siren on a vehicle marked as a police vehicle or marked police watercraft.

 

[slacker]

well, not to go to deep into it, but long ago in my youth i was pulled over multiple times by unmarked cars, one was a red camaro, one was ford truck, they wanted to search my car etc. it happens if you are leaving the wrong guys house, at the wrong time of day. i once even had a whole posse of unmarked cars show up to search my cars and yard. they are definitely out there with personal plates.

 

[themcfarland]

I remember in my youth, the local PD of a small town in Indiana had a 11 second fox mustang that was built to catch the street racers.. they were effective ..

 

[Duck Jenkins]

Here' the answer

14 :108.1. Flight from an officer; aggravated flight from an officer

A. No driver of a motor vehicle or operator of a watercraft shall intentionally refuse to bring a vehicle or watercraft to a stop knowing that he has been given a visual and audible signal to stop by a police officer when the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the driver has committed an offense. The signal shall be given by an emergency light and a siren on a vehicle marked as a police vehicle or marked police watercraft.

Next question, what defines "marked"?

 

[hdfinder47]

IPSO has gotton very creative when it comes to uc. One of them is a dark purple Impala with rims.

Sssshhhhhhh!

 

[krayzkajun]

I was told the Blue lights were recently approved for firefighters in La.

approved for firetrucks and only the rear of fire dept vehicles

 

[Kraut]

...yet to see one driving a YUGO.

Watch the movie "Drowning Mona."

 

[Nolacopusmc]

approved for firetrucks and only the rear of fire dept vehicles

Is that a state law or is that just something FD's started doing? I have seen them BTW.

 

[BobKaro]

"After losing the two previous vehicles we had been issued, the only car the department was willing to release to us at this point was an unmarked 1987 Yugo, a Yugoslavian import donated to the department as a test vehicle by the government of that country and reflecting the cutting edge of Serbo-Croatian technology." - Joe Friday

 

[Guate_shooter]

LOL that made my day hahahahahahahaha!

 

[Tim67]

Unmarked vehicles often have "personal plates" also referred to as "dead plates". It is OK. People often assume the worst of leo. They were probably in hot pursuit of the Krispie Creme truck. Next time listen on your scanner so you can report it to IA.

I've got to confirm the donut jokes as true. For a couple of years, I was in charge of the donuts. Give away free donuts, coffee, and soft drinks, you become a place the cops want to hang out, and you've got cheap security.

 

[Tim67]

Here' the answer

14 :108.1. Flight from an officer; aggravated flight from an officer

A. No driver of a motor vehicle or operator of a watercraft shall intentionally refuse to bring a vehicle or watercraft to a stop knowing that he has been given a visual and audible signal to stop by a police officer when the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the driver has committed an offense. The signal shall be given by an emergency light and a siren on a vehicle marked as a police vehicle or marked police watercraft.

Legal or not is one matter; good judgment is another. If you're going to do cop things, look unmistakably like a cop or you'll cause a heap of ****.

 

[charlie12]

i got pulled over by a ford ranger in ascension because he was riding my ass while im doing 5 over the speedlimit and i gave him the bird.so he proceeds to turn on his lights, they honestly looked like firefighter lights so i wait until i get to a lighted 4 way stop and prepare to have a man to man talk with the supposed figherfighter and am informed that he was an undercover cop and i was going to get a ticket for evading etc. little does he know i was CC and his life was in extreme danger at 12:00 midnight pulling that stunt.long story short..i didnt get a ticket after some very strong words.but his ego put is life in jeopardy.

Sounds like he wasn't too undercover. Maybe he needed a tranfer

 

[charlie12]

I was told the Blue lights were recently approved for firefighters in La.

I can't see where that was a good idea.

 

[HRBR1800]

Legal or not is one matter; good judgment is another. If you're going to do cop things, look unmistakably like a cop or you'll cause a heap of ****.

That statute makes it look like you don't have to stop for a random car with flashing lights.
The statute makes it seem like the car must not only have lights and siren but also have markings independent of the lights and siren.