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2007-07-12 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Man posing as cop pulls over the wrong guy

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Posted by Fred 2007-07-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 They said Lane told investigators the detective had cut him off

By coincidence Lane just happened to have a couple of flashing lights sitting atop his SUV that happened to be wired up and he noticed a badge laying on the seat beside him. After some quick thinking, he assembled an impromptu plan to pretend he was a police officer and pull the detective over thereby removing a grave threat to the community.

Posted by gorb 2007-07-12 08:43|| 2007-07-12 08:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Back in the days when a hotel or store detective was referred to as a "house dick" there also used to be a name for people who bought used police crusiers and left them in their old livery with the spotlights and antenna still in place. They were called "limp dicks".

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-07-12 09:57|| 2007-07-12 09:57|| Front Page Top

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