Posted: 10/22/2007 7:17:49 PM EDT
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Throw us a bone. Let us in on some piece of interesting trivia. We'll do the same. I'll start. When I was a punk kid, I had a 1988 Pontiac Grand Prix. The center section of the steering wheel snapped out (pre-airbag), and me and my friends thought we were hot shit knowing about this secret compartment. Looking back, I realize that most cops probably knew about stuff like this - or did you? Does this type of info get passed around quickly? Chevy Trailblazers have a compartment under the carpet in the back cargo area. Fits an AR15 quite well, actually. You can't see it from a casual inspection. The factory put it there for some reason. Even unmarked cop cars are easy to spot. Why are even the Chevy Astro Vans and Impalas always ordered in white? You guys should try some other colors. Oh, and get some real hubcaps too. Maybe even get the standard aluminum rims. The plain black steel rims are only ever seen on cop cars. I also remember the pass-through back seats. It was great for the back seat passengers to drink beer, and then throw the empties in the trunk. Once again, we always thought that made us pretty much arrest proof.  I'm also intrigued by the way speed traps tend to get noticed by the driving populace, and still the police don't move them. Traffic will be gong 150MPH a block prior to a well-known trap, and will mysteriously slow down. I would think off-duty cops would pick up on this, and maybe they do. Still, there are a lot of places I used to think of when I was a kid that would be great to nail dragracers and speeders. Those backroads (you know the ones) that were well-known in high school for being ideal places for various kinds of mischief, etc. Do cops share this kind of intel? Or do they generally spend their time gathering more important intel? The curious "Opsec" chicken littles need not reply. I'm a professional in my mid thirties, and I'm sure the cops that post here aren't going to give up any critical secret squirrel stuff. This is not an attempt to abet terrorists, serial killers, rapists, drug smugglers, shoplifters, or any other kind of criminal. If I put a dead hooker and 6 pounds of blow in my car, I solemnly promise not to use any secret hiding place in the vehicle that is disclosed in this thread. |
That's usually the point. Once you get your number you sit there just to slow people down. Our Highway Patrol uses empty cars for it sometimes. |