Most ridiculous unmarked police car you've seen
04-14-2013, 10:17 AM
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Most ridiculous unmarked police car you've seen
Saw this clip of NYPD undercover yellow taxi cab
The "best" one I saw was a dark color unmarked Pontiac Montana mini-van from Metro Toronto Police pulling over a 997 on Yonge St just north of Hwy 401 about 4 years ago, the Constable was in process of issuing a ticket to the 997 driver as I drove by.
I turned around to try to get a cell phone pix, but they were gone by the time I made it back to the spot.
The "best" one I saw was a dark color unmarked Pontiac Montana mini-van from Metro Toronto Police pulling over a 997 on Yonge St just north of Hwy 401 about 4 years ago, the Constable was in process of issuing a ticket to the 997 driver as I drove by.
I turned around to try to get a cell phone pix, but they were gone by the time I made it back to the spot.
04-14-2013, 12:57 PM
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In 1996 or so, some buddies and I were pulled over on our motorcycles in Montana by a beige late 80's Aerostar. Have a picture somewhere I believe.
Yeah we blew by it, who knew? They even set up a road block down the way. The tickets were about $50 though we thought we were going to be arrested, guess that's the movie effect of road blocks.
Yeah we blew by it, who knew? They even set up a road block down the way. The tickets were about $50 though we thought we were going to be arrested, guess that's the movie effect of road blocks.
04-14-2013, 01:05 PM
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Halton Region have an older dark blue Dodge Caravan doing traffic patrol.
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04-14-2013, 06:17 PM
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believe if its 'advertised' as something as IE. as a cab-saying it is a cab such as the NYC vid, then it could be called entrapment in Ontario...
04-14-2013, 10:36 PM
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By: Jim Wilkes Staff Reporter, Published on Thu May 21 2009
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Was that a taxi or a police car?
That's what motorists in parts of Halton Region have been asking for the past year.
Halton police say that they've been putting taxi-style lights atop some unmarked cars to nab speeders and aggressive drivers in Milton and Halton Hills.
But Insp. Bill Ford said the program, although successful, was scuttled three weeks ago because some folks thought it gave police an unfair advantage.
"Our goal here in Halton Region is to reduce the number of deaths caused by aggressive driving and motor vehicle accidents," Ford said. "It was very effective.
"But we're not about catching people committing traffic offences at any cost."
Ford said there was only one complaint from the public about the project, which was suggested by traffic officers who thought the lights would help police vehicles blend in more than unmarked cars alone.
"The complaint was that we were using a cab light, but my response is that we were using a police light that looks like a cab light," Ford said. "It didn't say Halton Taxi on it. It said POLICE 878-5511."
Part of the strategy was that motorists might start slowing down any time they saw a taxi, thinking it might just be a police car, Ford said.
Ford said Halton Region police Chief Gary Crowell initially supported the project, but learned some members of the public didn't.
"The feeling the chief had from the community was that it wasn't perceived as being fair," Ford said.
"It was perceived as being a dirty trick, I suppose.''
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Was that a taxi or a police car?
That's what motorists in parts of Halton Region have been asking for the past year.
Halton police say that they've been putting taxi-style lights atop some unmarked cars to nab speeders and aggressive drivers in Milton and Halton Hills.
But Insp. Bill Ford said the program, although successful, was scuttled three weeks ago because some folks thought it gave police an unfair advantage.
"Our goal here in Halton Region is to reduce the number of deaths caused by aggressive driving and motor vehicle accidents," Ford said. "It was very effective.
"But we're not about catching people committing traffic offences at any cost."
Ford said there was only one complaint from the public about the project, which was suggested by traffic officers who thought the lights would help police vehicles blend in more than unmarked cars alone.
"The complaint was that we were using a cab light, but my response is that we were using a police light that looks like a cab light," Ford said. "It didn't say Halton Taxi on it. It said POLICE 878-5511."
Part of the strategy was that motorists might start slowing down any time they saw a taxi, thinking it might just be a police car, Ford said.
Ford said Halton Region police Chief Gary Crowell initially supported the project, but learned some members of the public didn't.
"The feeling the chief had from the community was that it wasn't perceived as being fair," Ford said.
"It was perceived as being a dirty trick, I suppose.''
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04-15-2013, 10:42 AM
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I actually got pulled over by that "cab" in NYC, for turning into the wrong driveway for the hotel I was staying at. It was late, I'd been driving all day, and there were no signs telling me it was one-way...
04-15-2013, 11:26 AM
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I'm surprised at how often entrapment is misunderstood by people at large. For entrapment to take place the police have to be forcing you to commit a crime essentially.
That NYC taxi is ridiculous, it's wigwags aren't even blue/red. How do you know that's a cop and not Alex Roy? Not stopping for that one. (for those of you considering a career as hitmen (hit-persons since we must never be sexist), a fake "cop car" is probably a good ride to have, since no one can tell the damned difference anymore).