Popo's COMMON SENSE, tip of the day...

**CamaroGirl** · 03-31-2010, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by BLK95-Z

Hey Popo I have a couple questions for ya.

If you pull someone over and you smell weed, even if they tell you NO you cant search the car, dont you have prabable cause enough to detain them untill a warrant is issued for a search?

and...

What if you know theyve been smoking but searching turns up nothing and they pass all the sobriety tests?

i would also be interested to know this.

***popo8*** · 03-31-2010, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by BLK95-Z

Hey Popo I have a couple questions for ya.

If you pull someone over and you smell weed, even if they tell you NO you cant search the car, dont you have prabable cause enough to detain them untill a warrant is issued for a search?

and...

What if you know theyve been smoking but searching turns up nothing and they pass all the sobriety tests?

I have the ability to not allow them to drive if I feel that they would be a danger to them selves or others... even if they pass field sobriety, as long as I can articulate WHY I needed to do what I do...

As for the smell, yes I can take a decent look based off of the smell of the marijuana, however Its so easy for me to get a warrant, that I ususally go that route. BTW, if I arrest them for DUI, I have to do an INVENTORY SEARCH of the vehicle anyways, so thats my catch all to the rule.

**97ForMuLa** · 03-31-2010, 07:14 PM

POPO: since neither of my windows roll down, how should i go about engaging an officer? i tend to think that it freaks them out when they are walking up and i open the door... should i wait for them to knock??

**jaysz2893** · 03-31-2010, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by 97ForMuLa

POPO: since neither of my windows roll down, how should i go about engaging an officer? i tend to think that it freaks them out when they are walking up and i open the door... should i wait for them to knock??

my tip to you would be to avoid engaging an officer all together...

**97ForMuLa** · 03-31-2010, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by jaysz2893

my tip to you would be to avoid engaging an officer all together...

no shit sherlock, i was asking popo though

**jaysz2893** · 03-31-2010, 07:55 PM

ooooookkkkkk

well i am sure he will give you similar advice..

**BLK95-Z** · 03-31-2010, 08:31 PM

I LOLed for real right there

**Camaro_94** · 03-31-2010, 09:39 PM

I'd love to do a "ride along".. I think it would be amusing, entertaining, and bad ass all at once. It would be like an episode of cops right in front of your eyes!

Nice job popo!

**93formulalt1** · 04-06-2010, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by finnv3

I wanna ride with popo but i dont want to get in trouble.

Do you want to ride in the front wearing a vest, or in the back wearing handcuffs? You need to articulate what kind of "ride with popo" you are looking for. lol I'm sure both could be arranged, but you'd probably have more fun riding shotty.

Originally Posted by popo8

And when there is a ride along with us, we tend to even put on more of a show.....

We do the same with our ride-alongs. I've only had a couple, but it serves as a way to make us want to do the more exciting stuff to show them the 'fun side' of what we do, regardless of the amount of extra paperwork we are subjecting ourselves to. One thing I hate about my job, is the amount of paperwork I have done by the time shift change rolls around.

Kind of sucks that you just limited your meal options while you are working a little bit, but I'm sure he won't be working there much longer once his boss finds out he was arrested for possession. . . At least I would hope he would get fired.