williamlayton
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UMMMM---Let her park in the garage and leave yours outside--at least the neighbors wouldn't talk----OH----and lock yours.
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New local sheriffs program. Your thoughts and opinions.
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Damn Yankee
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Why don't you just call the Sheriff and ask him if this is standard procedure? If the Deputy did a security check it will be on the tapes in dispatch.
When you are talking to the Sheriff you can tell him if you want his men to continue doing these checks.
When you are talking to the Sheriff you can tell him if you want his men to continue doing these checks.
williamlayton
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PS:
Is this your way of saying you got lucky?
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Is this your way of saying you got lucky?
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hannstv
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If the officer upon opening the door saw something illegal, would this be an illegal search if it was not visible with the door closed?
gregintenn
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What if th owner woke up, saw the dome light on and someone in the car, and ran out the door shooting? He would be labeled a cop killer for simply trying to protect his own property. Some things are better left alone.
OFT II
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Where I live it's against the law (local city ordinance) to leave an unattended vehicle unlocked. I think that the deputy did a good deed by locking it for the lady.
If the car were left running and unattended(on a street) yes, take the key out of the ignition, if not keep your hands off my stuff.
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wheelgun28
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Well in a word, YES
Even if it was the local thug, pimp, crack dealer, gang member. You just cant shoot someone for a misdemeanor offence...
You will be in Prison for a LOOONG time.
Even if it was the local thug, pimp, crack dealer, gang member. You just cant shoot someone for a misdemeanor offence...
You will be in Prison for a LOOONG time.
I really wouldn't care for LE to lock my vehicle but prolly wouldn't complain about it to the sheriff either.
Alpo
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I think it would depend on the state as to whether you could shoot or not, but Grand Theft Auto (which is what I would think was going on if I found someone in my car at 3 in the morning) is not a misdemeanor.
truckemup97
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1.) I have one vehicle I leave unlocked. There is nothing in it, it would be impossible to steal it without a wrecker or a trailer, it's blocked in by another vehicle, and I'd rather not have someone break out a window to find that there's nothing to steal.
2.) If I have to get up in the middle of the night for any reason, I usually take a peep out the front and back doors. If I did so and saw someone messing with one of the vehicles, I'd likely be out the door with a firearm in one hand, a phone in the other (dialing 911), wearing nothing but my skivvies. Is that what the cop really wants to see?
3.) I have a detective living two houses up, and a patrol officer around the corner. I'm pretty sure both have the good sense not to be messing around on private property in the middle of the night without the owner's knowledge.
Now, this is all assuming that the officer didn't see that the car door was left open or something similar. Still, though, I think an intelligent officer would knock on the front door and simply notify the property owner/tenant that something was amiss with the vehicle. I can't imagine anyone around here in their right mind, without nefarious intent, walking 75 feet onto private property to check if a vehicle is locked.
2.) If I have to get up in the middle of the night for any reason, I usually take a peep out the front and back doors. If I did so and saw someone messing with one of the vehicles, I'd likely be out the door with a firearm in one hand, a phone in the other (dialing 911), wearing nothing but my skivvies. Is that what the cop really wants to see?
3.) I have a detective living two houses up, and a patrol officer around the corner. I'm pretty sure both have the good sense not to be messing around on private property in the middle of the night without the owner's knowledge.
Now, this is all assuming that the officer didn't see that the car door was left open or something similar. Still, though, I think an intelligent officer would knock on the front door and simply notify the property owner/tenant that something was amiss with the vehicle. I can't imagine anyone around here in their right mind, without nefarious intent, walking 75 feet onto private property to check if a vehicle is locked.
LouisianaJoe
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There have been a lot of car burglaries in my area. Over 90% are unlocked. People go around at 3-4 AM looking for unlocked cars. GPS units, Cell Phones and Ipads are part of what is stolen. There is also a person spray painting the seats in cars with "Next time lock your car Turkey" I substituted the word turkey for the actual word used.
I think that the problem depends on where you live.
Places that used to leave everything unlocked are becoming rarer.
I think that the problem depends on where you live.
Places that used to leave everything unlocked are becoming rarer.
fiasconva
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I have no problem with it at all. I would have appreciated it and may have even called to thank them. We just had a bunch of cars broken into near us and ipods, gps units, purses, cell phones, etc were stolen. Not one of the cars was locked because it was such a "nice" neighborhood.
STAY OFF MY LAWN!
gregintenn
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There's a very simple way to prevent anthing such as this from occuring.
Hi:
The Deputy was a conscientious LEO safeguarding His zone. The "Old Beat Cop" habit of noticing what does not fit / is strange on His beat.
I heartly applaud Him.
Jimmy
The Deputy was a conscientious LEO safeguarding His zone. The "Old Beat Cop" habit of noticing what does not fit / is strange on His beat.
I heartly applaud Him.
Jimmy
cmort666
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If the vehicle was seventy five feet from the road, how did the deputy know it was unlocked? Was it a forty year old car with visible lock knobs? I doubt it. Even so, he'd need binoculars to see.
That leaves us with the question of WHY he came onto somebody's property without permission, probable cause or a warrant. I'm certain that the answer to THAT would be VERY interesting.
Lock a car parked on the street where it's in plain view? It might bother some people, but it's probably not malicious. Come seventy five feet onto private property to ALLEGEDLY lock a car door that you can't tell is unlocked? There's more to the story, probably the sort of fishing expedition that would make Jeremy Wade look like an amateur. Looks to me as though somebody's trying to CREATE reasonable articulable suspicion for random searches, for "contraband". What's next, searching people's homes if you come onto the property unannounced and uninvited and find a first floor window open?
It's VERY suspicious, and somebody's probably up to something that has been left unsaid by the Sheriff's Department.
That leaves us with the question of WHY he came onto somebody's property without permission, probable cause or a warrant. I'm certain that the answer to THAT would be VERY interesting.
Lock a car parked on the street where it's in plain view? It might bother some people, but it's probably not malicious. Come seventy five feet onto private property to ALLEGEDLY lock a car door that you can't tell is unlocked? There's more to the story, probably the sort of fishing expedition that would make Jeremy Wade look like an amateur. Looks to me as though somebody's trying to CREATE reasonable articulable suspicion for random searches, for "contraband". What's next, searching people's homes if you come onto the property unannounced and uninvited and find a first floor window open?
It's VERY suspicious, and somebody's probably up to something that has been left unsaid by the Sheriff's Department.
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yeah contact your local police about it and find out if it was them and check to make sure nothings out of the ordinary and everything's in the car where you left it.
I mean unless you live in someplace where everyone knows each other and its a very small place you live in that is not something that should be overlooked as a police officer simply doing you a favor.
and this is the first time I've literally ever heard of police locking someones car doors and trunks that were left unlocked, I mean what if it was unlocked for a reason like the cars door locks broken and you cant get it when its locked even if you use the key?
or if when it gets really cold you cant get the thing to open because the locks frozen, I've had that happen on a few wagons that have had mosture leaks and thus I left them unlocked so I could get into the damn thing in the morning and warm it up, plus they werent exactly valuable cars to begin with.
I mean unless you live in someplace where everyone knows each other and its a very small place you live in that is not something that should be overlooked as a police officer simply doing you a favor.
and this is the first time I've literally ever heard of police locking someones car doors and trunks that were left unlocked, I mean what if it was unlocked for a reason like the cars door locks broken and you cant get it when its locked even if you use the key?
or if when it gets really cold you cant get the thing to open because the locks frozen, I've had that happen on a few wagons that have had mosture leaks and thus I left them unlocked so I could get into the damn thing in the morning and warm it up, plus they werent exactly valuable cars to begin with.
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