Massachusetts cop notices phony cop
Pinto Nag sends us a link to the Quincy, Massachusetts Patriot Ledger which reports that Braintree Deputy Police Chief Wayne Foster pulled over a Maserati sports car that had been painted as a police car. Deputy Foster knew that he no police in the area used the Italian automobile;
Foster said the car “was made to look like a police cruiser,” with the body painted black and white, a police-style shield on the doors, and decals for 911, K-9 and speed enforcement. He said the only thing the car didn’t have was police-style blue lights on the top.
The driver told Foster that he was helping police because drivers would slow when they saw him in traffic. And there was a big tell for more literate drivers;
[T]he Maserati’s police-style shield decorations said “Decepticons punish and enslave,” rather than the usual police motto “protect and serve.”
So, the fellow with more money than brains is being charged with impersonating a police officer.
Category: Dumbass Bullshit
Good luck with that standing up in court considering the word “police” isn’t on the car.
Just a nerd with money.
I am curious as to Commander Phil Monkress’ opinion on this at All-Points Logistics.
He also claims he is an LEO with the Brevard County Sheriff’s Department.
But he’s just exercising his 1st amendment right to tell lies.
Actually the officer needs to watch more movies, the car is a mockup of the decepticon character from the Transformers movies, there is not a single sticker on the vehicle that has the word police on it anywhere.
This will be an interesting case, if you can afford to buy a $100,000 Maserati and then decorate it like a movie toy I suspect you would have the money to hire a really good attorney to plead your point in court.
Now, if I’d been the local cops, I would have just confiscated that car! 😉
Just another victimless crime isn’t it? Funny how the cops get bent out of shape over “posers”.
I thought this was going to be about LtCol/CPL Chevy.
Driving a freaking Maserati? Be serious, SJ. (smile)
Youse guys stole my joke… I was going to say that if it was a ten-year-old PD castoff, I might start to wonder if it smelled of old cheese.
But now it just looks like I am copying.
http://forum.snipershide.com/training-classes/263930-corey-alan-jackson-range-time-terre-haute-indiana-stolen-valor.html
First off, the cop is an idiot. This will be tossed out and the cop will be lucky if he isn’t charged for his stupidity.
It doesn’t say police, there are no jurisdictional badges, and there is no light bar. So, technically, it’s a hobby recreation. It would be akin to pulling over one of the Ghostbuster fan group cars and citing them for impersonating an Ambulance.
Secondly, the owner of the car is an idiot. When a cop pulls you over, you keep your big mouth shut. Don’t tell them that you pay their salary, don’t tell them that you are only helping them out, don’t tell them anything. The majority of small town cops pull most drivers over for minor violations to increase their ticket income.
Finally, Barricade (the Decepticon police car) was supposed to be a Ford Mustang Saleen S-281. The least the idiot could do is get that much right if you are going to try and replicate the movie.
But it’s a freaking *Maserati*, Flag!
I’m looking forward to all the Stolen Valor arrests after this “Let’s Be Cops” movie comes out…
Don’t get me wrong. I’m all for that. I’d consider selling a soul for a Maserati (not mine, but there are enough libtards in this community that I could score one at Goodwill prices).
I’m just saying, he could at least have paid some attention to detail. I guess it’s the nerd in me, but if you are going to do something, you should do it right.
Oh, I understand. Authenticity is key.
Still, it’s a Maserati… I’d love to have one of those…
Oh, yeah. He just wants to “help.” Uh-huh.
As others have noted, it is a recreation from the Transformers movies of the Decepticon police car. This is going to be tossed, and the officer and department will be lucky if not taken to the cleaners and the woodshed over it. He has money, bet he has a good lawyer too…
Reminds me of an article from EasyRiders a long time ago… guy bought an ex cop bike with fairing and bags, painted it all white, added a CB antenna on the back, and had an artist chick he knew do a gold Star of David on the tanks. He shined up his engineer boots, dressed in brown khaki, and put on a white helmet. In LA traffic suddenly he had a clear zone around him at all times… where everyone used to tailgate him, he said he could lay the bike OVER, pick it up, and the traffic behind him still wouldn’t have reached him. “Can’t see the bike” hell. (He also got pulled over and told that he needed to take the stars off the tanks, though they weren’t illegal, unless he wanted an endless stream of tickets for dead tail lights etc.)
I bought a retired CHP bike a few years back. It’s had everything except the blue lights and siren. Tank had a non descript star, radio box was there and the bikes logo (police1000). In CA you can lane split, well on other bikes people would pull into you or speed by you. I wore all black riding gear and had a 3/4 helmet with the white strip. After that drivers were a lot more cautious and I was safer. I was getting gas when two CHP motor officers pulled up. They liked the set up, ensure me I wasn’t breaking any laws and insisted I apply for a CHP job after the military. I never acted as an officer while riding but I felt less in danger from someone drinking like an ass.
Officers also reported finding 49 pounds of cheese in the trunk. The driver explained he was stocking up for the coming week.
This won’t stick. Unless the guy was wearing a uniform that mimicks a police uniform then just the car alone won’t stick. No police decals and no light bar. The arresting officer might be lucky if he and his department are not used for false imprisionment. Not saying driving around in a similar police vehicle is right or even smart for that matter but the current laws on the books won’t allow this case to stick.
I have just hired this fellow, who is now a part of Chevalier and Associates. Having cars that make people think that we’re actually police is part of the job requirement.
Cheese,
Dennis “The Blobfish” Chevalier
Dumb but not illegal. Chevy was’t even arrested even though he had “police” on the side of his vehicle.
All these quasi police cars remind me of my time back in drivers ed in high school.
We had a small fleet of Plymouth Cruisers circa 1970 that had been county cop cars. They were painted a shitty tan color in the high School auto body shop.
Nice to see that the cops in Braintree have nothing better to do with their days.
Even more so that someone who supposedly would know better, like A FRIGGIN DEPUTY CHIEF, has more on his hands than pulling over a guy based on superficial appearance.
My flight home from O’Hare was cancelled so I rented a car. I got a black crown vic. I was able to go 80 mph all the way down 294 and 80 to Michigan – I just got in the left lane and everybody got out of my way. I didn’t figure it out until I was out of traffic. Every other time I had to drive home, I asked for the black crown vic. I got it one other time — same effect.
So you’re saying I could get arrested for driving my authentic repro BluesMobile (when I get one) in Massachusetts? Yet another reason why I’ll never go there.
So the guy will hire a lawyer, go to court, get the case thrown and then head home.
This is a fine example of the process being the penalty.
As I explained in my book, most, if not all, of these battles on American soil will be fought by our law enforcement officers in conjunction with fire/rescue and EMS personnel. There’s no room for fake cops.
Of course, I also talked about being in Russia before the siege ended do these battles may involve shooting people over parking tickets or maseratis painted in a way that cops don’t like.
Keep attending my tactical seminars, please. While I’m not sure that there is room for my ample waistline in a maserati, there is room is my garage for one.
sincerely
John “Faker 6” Giduck
Decepticons! The cop is lucky that car didn’t transform and crush his cruiser.