I was patroling an area that is honey pot populated with scrots, well I see a car I am interested and turn on. Just as I am turning another cherry looking vehicle crosses in front of me (I am making my turn) and suddenly stuck with a delima. The second vehicle doesn't have working tag lights and the plate is slightly bent inward so I could not see it very well with my headlights. Ding, Ding....clue! Just as I am about to run it over the radio I notice the occupants are very aware that I am behind them and extremely nervous. Ding, Ding....clue! I run the tag and it comes back "Not of File". Ding, Ding....clue! Finally I am close enough to see the tag expired about 3 months ago Ding, Ding....clue! so I stop the car just as it pulls into a gas station. As I approach the car (there are a total of 3 people in it) I notice the female in the rear is figiting non stop and in constant motion. Ding, Ding....clue! The driver is sweating profusely and the front passenger is just a little too jumpy for a traffic stop. Ding, Ding....clue! Because of this, instead of going to the usual position behind the drivers door I stay behind the rear window and ask for the drivers license and insurance. The driver, after spending a diligent 2 minutes looking through an empty wallet, announces he must have forgot it. So when I have him write it down I notice he can hardly do it because his hand is shaking so bad. Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding....this is getting good!
So I run him, and to my suprise he gave me his real name, and he comes back with a warrant for probabation violation for Fleeing and suspended license. And of course his license came back suspended. Since his tag initially came back not on file I run the vin on the car. It was clear much to my suprise :??: . So I run the tag once more on my computer and low and behold guess what I now get! A stolen tag!!! Anyway my beat partner arrives and I get the driver out and cuff and stuff. My beat partner extracts the other occupants to check the car. And he finds something to make my night. A black canvas bag was under the drivers side floor mat containing about 6.4g of Meth. and several hundred little baggies! Unfortunately no money but I had enough to get Intent to Distribute.
The passengers came back without warrants and did not have anything on them. :??: Even though I know both were involved but I had nothing that would stick to them.
The moral of this story and my title... If you are going to steal a license plate, drive with a warrant, a suspended license and felony drugs...MAKE SURE YOU STEAL A TAG THAT IS CURRENT!
So I run him, and to my suprise he gave me his real name, and he comes back with a warrant for probabation violation for Fleeing and suspended license. And of course his license came back suspended. Since his tag initially came back not on file I run the vin on the car. It was clear much to my suprise :??: . So I run the tag once more on my computer and low and behold guess what I now get! A stolen tag!!! Anyway my beat partner arrives and I get the driver out and cuff and stuff. My beat partner extracts the other occupants to check the car. And he finds something to make my night. A black canvas bag was under the drivers side floor mat containing about 6.4g of Meth. and several hundred little baggies! Unfortunately no money but I had enough to get Intent to Distribute.
The passengers came back without warrants and did not have anything on them. :??: Even though I know both were involved but I had nothing that would stick to them.
The moral of this story and my title... If you are going to steal a license plate, drive with a warrant, a suspended license and felony drugs...MAKE SURE YOU STEAL A TAG THAT IS CURRENT!
