# A (possibly) fake police office pulls you over. What do you do? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 9, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possibly-fake-police-office-pulls-you-over-what-do-you-do/745650 "2016-02-09T20:46:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possibly-fake-police-office-pulls-you-over-what-do-you-do/745650/21 "2016-02-10T19:52:50Z")
Except he didn’t pull you over, you stopped & he got out to yell at you. - Road Rager. He didn’t say he was a cop, you asked if he was a cop, & IMHO, he went with it. - Out of control Road Rager. Most places won’t have plain clothes officers do traffic stops. Plain clothes & unmarked car is almost unheard of to be a legitimate traffic stop. Lock the doors, Crack the window, state you want to drive to a public place &/or want a marked unit. A real cop won’t have issues with that request. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possibly-fake-police-office-pulls-you-over-what-do-you-do/745650/22 "2016-02-10T20:45:43Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Except he didn’t pull you over, you stopped & he got out to yell at you. - Road Rager. Kind of true… but then when he got out of his car, he Did see me from the side. He didn’t push really all that hard after that. > [@Spiderman](#): > > He didn’t say he was a cop, you asked if he was a cop, & IMHO, he went with it. - Out of control Road Rager. Except for the “yes I am”. _ **cue empty wallet with a state trooper silkscreen logo prop that he had all set in his back pocket.** _ The REAL cop verified later: “No lights on the car, even in the grille or on the dash? No verifiable ID or badge… but he had an empty prop-wallet ready to go and he said he was a cop? OK, give me height, weight, complexion, hair style, plate number, etc…” If it matters, we’ve had a Rash of phony wannabees pretending to be cops on the roads by me. The last incident in the area happened when one pulled over a REAL state trooper on the GSP. The papers say he lived in the same county as me. Either way, the local PD is aware. If that shit-head has two brain cells to rub together, he’ll sell that car quick & high-tail his skanky “Saturday Night Fever” ass back to Crooklyn. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possibly-fake-police-office-pulls-you-over-what-do-you-do/745650/23 "2016-02-10T21:45:47Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > I was driving down our two-lane road toward home when a car pulls up, starts tailgating me, and turns on some red flashing lights. > > My BS meter pinged, so I didn’t pull over. The car was unmarked and there was no siren. > > I eventually turned right to get to the house and he turned left. I was a bit shook, but I’m glad I didn’t pull over. Because the car was behind me I didn’t get a good look at the model and I didn’t see the license plate, so I didn’t see the point in calling the police. I guess I could have called 911 from my cell but I was too busy trying to figure out what the hell was going on. Volunteer fire/rescue often have a plug-in red light, and being on the way to a call could explain (but not excuse) the tailgating. New ones tend to get too gung-ho. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possibly-fake-police-office-pulls-you-over-what-do-you-do/745650.md?page=1)