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svopaul 01-29-2008 06:14 PM

Just goes to show......
 
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Even when marked "out of service" there will still be someone who may call in a complaint....

My GSP barely ever moves, so every once in a while I take it out to keep things moving....last week I took it to lunch and to pick up some paint supplies...all in all about 12 miles one way. No problems whatsoever...came back and parked the car again.

Yesterday my buddy(AL State Trooper) was by the shop and to join us for lunch...he told me he heard from someone that they heard a call go out on the scanner last week in another small town(where my paint supply shop is) for a Grey/blue police car driven by someone who was not a LEO....that's all I got. So today I took a drive down to Leeds and another town along the way with a flyer that I made up after seeing Andy's flyer on his CHP and I asked to see the Police Chief. I gave him the flyer and explained that my buddy told me there was a call out on the car and that I just wanted to let him know who I was and why I have the car....He said "yes, we got a call on this....they said the lights were on" to which I told him that was not possible(aside from there being no chance in hell I'd ever do that, I have the fuse pulled so they are disabled and there can be no accident). We then talked about what I do here and he said "Really? I have a '68 Mustang"....so in the end I may have picked up another customer and the Chief was very happy that I took the time to stop by and had the flyer...he said he would let all his guys know about it.

Here is a picture of the car(same I used on the flyer)....My out of service decals are not small and stand out and on top of that my personalized tag is "EX GSP". The lightbar cover is not on in this picture.

SO...in the end....Thanks Andy for posting your flyer as it gave me the idea to make my own. It goes to show that it is a helpful tool to help local law enforcement know who we are because regardless of out of service markings and no abnormal behavior it is obvious that some idiot may take it upon themselves to call you in and even lie about the use of lights. ;)

This is even further evidence for the need to clearly mark these cars as out of service and do what you can to go that extra step to show that you are not attempting to impersonate.

SparkSVT 01-29-2008 06:26 PM

hate to hijack the thread but do you ever plan to sell that car? I really would love to have a GSP. PM me if you think you might in the future.

Thanks!

Chris

svopaul 01-29-2008 06:38 PM

Sorry but I don't plan to sell it.....but you never know what the future holds. I'll keep you in mind if I ever decide to.

SparkSVT 01-29-2008 08:12 PM

No problem. thank you.

DJP55 01-29-2008 10:09 PM

Wouldn't it save some trouble if you covered the lightbar...??? Exposed blue lights can cause confusion....IMO

FHP813 01-29-2008 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by svopaul (Post 6836)
The lightbar cover is not on in this picture.

:)

ImEvil1 01-29-2008 10:28 PM

Good point, Paul (and Andy). Maintaining positive relationships with your local LEOs is pretty important, IMHO, and stopping and sharing information is a great way of doing that.

DJP55 01-29-2008 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by FHP813 (Post 6844)
:)Originally Posted by svopaul
The lightbar cover is not on in this picture

Wasn't clear if he drove it with or without the cover in this instance....

mac88chp 01-30-2008 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by DJP55 (Post 6847)
Wasn't clear if he drove it with or without the cover in this instance....

Right, I likewise noticed that there was an explaination to the Chief about the fuse thing but no mention of having a cover on the light bar to him so I assumed...not? Paul, could you please clarify.

policemustang 01-30-2008 02:00 AM

Outstanding move. Keeping in touch with local LEO in your area is not only a good move to keep things "suppressed" and alarm levels low but also might help boost our hobby. It helps show maturity, professionalism and respect above all.

As I said before, I get looks all the time when I drive mine. And it had no decals at all on it - just black and white. Nothing more. Nothing less.
I see people slow down, reaching for their seat belts and taking closer looks.
People are funny and also easily confused.
But most everyone (about 98%) of police in my neck of the woods knows me and knows the car.

Good move on your part here though.


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