Posted: 6/9/2014 5:15:26 PM EDT
| Driving home yesterday, I saw GA Capitol Police with someone pulled over and it looked like in handcuffs. Problem is it was a marked unit at SR316 and I-85, a long way from the capitol. Anyone have any idea what that was about? |
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Are they? I've seen them in a different uniform and white cars with Capitol police on them. Didn't dress like Gods Special Police.  Quoted:
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They're GSP so I guess they can. The Georgia State Patrol troopers of Post 50 control the access into the State Capitol by checking all State employees, guests and other personnel for valid identification. https://dps.georgia.gov/capitol-police-1 |
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Any officer can enforce traffic law anywhere in the state so long as the offense is prosecuted where it occurred. 17-4-23 OCGA upheld Gherris v State, 242 Ga. App. 324 (2000), as well as several others. |
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Maybe an officer going home and spotted something serious going down on the way... Quoted:
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The GSP makes sense, I was just curious as this was 30 miles from the capitol. Maybe an officer going home and spotted something serious going down on the way... This was actually what I was thinking, not knowing they were GSP. I was also thinking how one could get in a heap of trouble making a traffic stop with no backup etc. (again not knowing it was gsp) It was as odd appearing as seing a Savannah/Chatham county car with someone pulled over in the same location. That is all. |
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GSP has nothing to do with it the legality of the stop. Again, any officer can enforce traffic law anywhere in the state. Always good to read your posts JLW! Hows the Sheriff doing, he still logging in to arf? I have a traffic question though, Is it ok to make a left U-turn while sitting in a left turn lane during a red (arrow) light? As long as you yield to the right-of-way that is. |
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Always good to read your posts JLW! Hows the Sheriff doing, he still logging in to arf? I have a traffic question though, Is it ok to make a left U-turn while sitting in a left turn lane during a red (arrow) light? As long as you yield to the right-of-way that is. Quoted:
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GSP has nothing to do with it the legality of the stop. Again, any officer can enforce traffic law anywhere in the state. Always good to read your posts JLW! Hows the Sheriff doing, he still logging in to arf? I have a traffic question though, Is it ok to make a left U-turn while sitting in a left turn lane during a red (arrow) light? As long as you yield to the right-of-way that is. No, a red arrow means no turns at all. Green arrow yes, green circle yield to on coming traffic. |
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No, a red arrow means no turns at all. Green arrow yes, green circle yield to on coming traffic. Quoted:
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GSP has nothing to do with it the legality of the stop. Again, any officer can enforce traffic law anywhere in the state. Always good to read your posts JLW! Hows the Sheriff doing, he still logging in to arf? I have a traffic question though, Is it ok to make a left U-turn while sitting in a left turn lane during a red (arrow) light? As long as you yield to the right-of-way that is. No, a red arrow means no turns at all. Green arrow yes, green circle yield to on coming traffic. Thanks! I guess I've been doing it wrong.  
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Why would it be any different than stopping a speeder in Duluth? Quoted:
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I understand the legality and never questioned it, it probably wouldn't be the smartest thing for say a Duluth pd to stop a speeder in say Macon. Why would it be any different than stopping a speeder in Duluth? I could see his dept being annoyed if he had to go to macon for court... Diminishing returns since none of the money would go to Duluth. |
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I could see his dept being annoyed if he had to go to macon for court... Diminishing returns since none of the money would go to Duluth. Quoted:
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I understand the legality and never questioned it, it probably wouldn't be the smartest thing for say a Duluth pd to stop a speeder in say Macon. Why would it be any different than stopping a speeder in Duluth? I could see his dept being annoyed if he had to go to macon for court... Diminishing returns since none of the money would go to Duluth. Believe it or not, conducting a traffic stop is not always about making your city money. Sometimes it is about stopping an unsafe motorist and removing them from the roadway or gaining voluntary compliance. Your point of traveling for court could prove to be a problem if that officer purposely made it a point to do a stop everyday on his way home. I'm sure his dept would address it if it caused excessive missed work. The back up issue is not really a problem. Officers make traffic stops alone all of the time. Often times agencies have mutual agreements to allow other jurisdictions access to their radio frequency. Calling in the stop on their channel or even your cell phone will likely result in a pretty quick response from the locals. |
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Capitol Police is the only law enforcement agency that has ever detained me for anything more than a traffic violation. Turns out if your drunk buddy dressed up in a Tiger outfit jumps out of the car, climbs on top Gen. John B. Gordon and starts singing Dixie, it will get their attention. |
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This was actually what I was thinking, not knowing they were GSP. I was also thinking how one could get in a heap of trouble making a traffic stop with no backup etc. (again not knowing it was gsp) It was as odd appearing as seing a Savannah/Chatham county car with someone pulled over in the same location. That is all. Quoted:
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The GSP makes sense, I was just curious as this was 30 miles from the capitol. Maybe an officer going home and spotted something serious going down on the way... This was actually what I was thinking, not knowing they were GSP. I was also thinking how one could get in a heap of trouble making a traffic stop with no backup etc. (again not knowing it was gsp) It was as odd appearing as seing a Savannah/Chatham county car with someone pulled over in the same location. That is all. It's a good chance this may have something to do with the saturation patrols and checkpoints taking place in Savannah this summer. They are bringing LEO's in from all over the state. A buddy of mine passed thru three separate checkpoints heading home from my place the weekend before last. LEO's have been everywhere lately. |
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Quoted: This is getting well away from the simple answer of "they are GSP". It was really just a simple question, not a question of legality or challenging any authority as it seems to have been taken. "They are GSP" isn't the answer at all, but if it satisfies you...
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Quoted: I could see his dept being annoyed if he had to go to macon for court... Diminishing returns since none of the money would go to Duluth. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I understand the legality and never questioned it, it probably wouldn't be the smartest thing for say a Duluth pd to stop a speeder in say Macon. Why would it be any different than stopping a speeder in Duluth? I could see his dept being annoyed if he had to go to macon for court... Diminishing returns since none of the money would go to Duluth. Not every stop results in a ticket. Not every ticket goes to court. I have made traffic stops in other counties quite a few times. Cops from other places make stops in our county.
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It's a good chance this may have something to do with the saturation patrols and checkpoints taking place in Savannah this summer. They are bringing LEO's in from all over the state. A buddy of mine passed thru three separate checkpoints heading home from my place the weekend before last. LEO's have been everywhere lately. Quoted:
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The GSP makes sense, I was just curious as this was 30 miles from the capitol. Maybe an officer going home and spotted something serious going down on the way... This was actually what I was thinking, not knowing they were GSP. I was also thinking how one could get in a heap of trouble making a traffic stop with no backup etc. (again not knowing it was gsp) It was as odd appearing as seing a Savannah/Chatham county car with someone pulled over in the same location. That is all. It's a good chance this may have something to do with the saturation patrols and checkpoints taking place in Savannah this summer. They are bringing LEO's in from all over the state. A buddy of mine passed thru three separate checkpoints heading home from my place the weekend before last. LEO's have been everywhere lately. We'll have saturation patrols and checkpoints all over the place except for our traditionally high crime areas. 
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This is getting well away from the simple answer of "they are GSP". It was really just a simple question, not a question of legality or challenging any authority as it seems to have been taken. "They are GSP" isn't the answer at all, but if it satisfies you... I'm pretty sure you have covered it. over, and over and over any cop can write any ticket anywhere. GSP really is the simple answer as I was just curious if Capitol police was its own special little dept. or part of something larger (even though it is legal etc. it is not very common to see). That really is it. |
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Quoted: I'm pretty sure you have covered it. over, and over and over any cop can write any ticket anywhere. GSP really is the simple answer as I was just curious if Capitol police was its own special little dept. or part of something larger (even though it is legal etc. it is not very common to see). That really is it. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: This is getting well away from the simple answer of "they are GSP". It was really just a simple question, not a question of legality or challenging any authority as it seems to have been taken. "They are GSP" isn't the answer at all, but if it satisfies you... I'm pretty sure you have covered it. over, and over and over any cop can write any ticket anywhere. GSP really is the simple answer as I was just curious if Capitol police was its own special little dept. or part of something larger (even though it is legal etc. it is not very common to see). That really is it. Yes, Post 50 is at the Capitol, and yes, Troopers work there are part of security for the Capitol. The Capitol Police are not GSP. They are a division of the Department of Public Safety as are the GSP and the Motor Carrier Compliance Division. An MCCD officer is not a GSP Trooper, and neither is a Capitol Police Officer.
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