11-07-2015, 02:21 PM
(11-06-2015, 02:57 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I forgot to mention that he called me by my name before he saw my ID. Had already called in my plates. It was a little creepy.
He knew the owner of the car's name, he didn't know, for certain, that you were that person.
(11-07-2015, 09:56 AM)GMDino Wrote: So he went to all that trouble and waited for you...why go IN to the car and get the keys if he was going to stand there the entire time?
Who said he went IN the car? He very likely reached in an grabbed the keys. As to why he did so, to reinforce the entire reason he initiated the contact, that it would be easy for anyone to do exactly what he did. Consider it a teaching moment. As Mike didn't end up with a citation it's clear the officer was simply trying to reinforce why his actions weren't exactly well thought out.
(11-07-2015, 11:50 AM)Rotobeast Wrote: I'm sure he went in to get the keys, as a "safety precaution". (Which I don't agree with)
To which gave him the ability to snoop for other substances/issues.
Again, I don't agree with entry of the vehicle.
Again, you're assuming he did anything more than open the door and grab the keys. Given Mike's story it doesn't appear there would have been time for him to do much more. Also, car thieves often leave a shaved key or a key of any kind in the ignition of the car because removing and reinserting it can be a time consuming process. Especially if they have jammed any sort of key into a broken ignition, which is not always clearly visible. So, again, there are reasons LEO's do things that you're just not going to be aware of by dint of having never done the job. Also, again, the officer's intention in this instance was clearly not to jam someone up.
