Ever had a cop mistake you for a cop ?

[Davesvt2000]

Little story that just took place....

I Took the MM out tonight, we've got a food truck guy that sets up on Fri and Sat nights, makes a killer steak and cheese sub. So i head there, meet up with my friend, and we're eating in the car.

An SVT Focus pulls up, guys got an arm full of tatoos, wife beater t shirt, buzz cut, etc.

He asks me "have you seen Steve?"

I honestly thought he was asking about a Steve I know, so I said no, haven't seen him tonight. You try down by McD's ? He looks at me funny and says no, he wouldn't be down there.

He then asks me what precinct I'm out of and pulled out his badge, undercover State Trooper :eek:.

I laughed and said "no, I'm not a cop, this is a Mercury Maruader, not a cruiser. I'm just eating a steak and cheese."

He apologizes, says they've got an undercover operation going on tonight, and they thought I was another cop doing some undercover work.

I can see why he thought this, as my car is black, black bullitt wheels, tinted windows, etc.

Told me to have a good night, but that I might want to head home or take out a different vehicle if I was planning on being out any longer tonight.

Oh, and I asked about the focus, it was seized from a drug dealer. :beer:

[droppointalpha]

Yes....quite frequently on the highway and gas stations. I think the number one hair cut doesn't help.

[martyo]

Never jhad that happen, but I did have a porn star mistake me as a porn star once.

What a night!

[fastblackmerc]

Never jhad that happen, but I did have a porn star mistake me as a porn star once.

What a night!

Pics or it didn't happen!

[FrankJAG]

LMAO!!! :2thumbs:

[HiHoSilver]

ALL THE TIME, when I owned my CVPI. It was dark blue with a spot light and no front plate. Got waves from almost every cop I saw. Only give away was my tinted tail lights and reverse lights.

People still stare down my MM though. I think they think its some sort of police car.

[SC Cheesehead]

Constantly.

The Greenville County squad cars are all dark blue, and there are still quite a few CVPIs in the fleet.

[EMAS]

While I get waves from cops in the Marauder I've never been mistaken for a cop by a cop in it.

My first Crown Vic was another story though. At the time the police chief of a local town had an identical car including the aluminum wheels. So when I was called to one of my rental properties to secure it after a crime had been committed there they moved the road block and started to wave me through. As I was starting to roll through he quickly yelled stop, and when I rolled down the window he said I thought you were the Chief. The federal marshals based out of Seattle also had a few cars in the same color too. So more than a couple of times I had cops that had me dead to rights running radar just wave at me as I went by.

[PurdueRifleman]

It happened one or twice when I had an old CVLX, but not with the Marauder. There have been a few cops who've stopped me to say a few nice words about the car though. Some people on the interstate still think twice before passing me every now and then.

[tbone]

I get a wave once in a while and then a stare in the rear view mirror. :)

[Hacklemerc]

No, but I know since I'm a cop that a few of the local guys around here driving Maruaders have gotten free passes because my coworkers thought it was me.

[slickster]

Sometimes. But when people ask I say m.I.b

[mossiehorn]

had one give me a hard time about impersonating a cop, told him to piss off. Lots of waves and smiles

[slickster]

had one give me a hard time about impersonating a cop, told him to piss off. Lots of waves and smiles

Wow f that guy

[JOEMERC]

There was a funeral bricade for a police officer driving in opposing lanes in marked cars and unmarked cars and most were giving a nod or actually waving at me, plus I was wearing my dark blue jackèt at the time.maybe thought It was a police type looking coat.oh and I have a silver birch.

[frdwrnch]

The Wave! All the time. Flew by a couple "em a couple of times and then just give "The Wave" and keep on gittin' it!

[cougar9150]

When the state troopers had them still I used to get waved at all the time. There was a silver birch that used to be parked on Mc Mullen Booth all the time and thats the route I take to work. Needless to say I got the wave all the time in my SB when I was driving my commute. Not so much now that they have retired them all and I have a loud ass exhaust.

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[Chad1987]

Sometimes, when I'm driving on the interstate late at night, I think other motorists mistake me for a cop....people can be hesitant to pass me and if I'm in the left lane, nobody gets in front of me....

[Shaijack]

MartyO
I knew I saw your FACE somewhere before. Porn Star.

[Guittard22]

I get waves on my crown vic all the time from other cops :) and I got stoped one time by a cop saying do you have lights on your car. I said no way :)

[burt ragio]

Sometimes. But when people ask I say m.I.b


What is M.I.B. ?

[BlackJack]

^^Men In Black. I had a cop in front of me look in in his rear view mirror then put his seatbelt on real quick.

[ImpalaSlayer]

Sometimes, when I'm driving on the interstate late at night, I think other motorists mistake me for a cop....people can be hesitant to pass me and if I'm in the left lane, nobody gets in front of me....

when i had mine i would love seeing someone i knew out on the road and then fly up on them. it was funny to watch them start behaving lol

[massacre]

Dave would you care to share the location of said food truck?

Are their steak & cheese subs better than T.C. Lando's?

[Davesvt2000]

Dave would you care to share the location of said food truck?

Are their steak & cheese subs better than T.C. Lando's?


Choiff's (pronounced Chof's, or Choffie's).

Not better than T.C.'s, but it's own unique taste !!! I usually get the steak and cheese salad.

River St. Fitchburg, in the used car lot of Orlando's, on the left.

Fri. and Sat. night from 9 - ?

[Mesencephalon]

Although I still don't get passed much ... And I seem to be ignored a lot by speed traps.
I had several troopers out near Knoxville / Oak Ridge let me go 'with a warning' and a grin who said they were Marauder fans ...
I don't speed as much as I used to, though.
:cool:

[geo815]

I've gotten a couple waves before, but never something as funny as that. I did get pulled over by State Patrol once - the officer wanted to see the car. He'd heard about them, but never saw one. MM's aren't too common in Colorado.

[jabird56]

Yep about 7 years ago, "screaming" North from Council Bluffs, IA heading up to Sioux City, IA to a Toby Keith concert. Came out of from an over pass and having one of Iowa's finest sittin' in the median lookin' at us. He just waved we "sprinted" by.

[John F. Russo]

I haven't either. But I can tell you that when I'm in the passing lane cars start to pull over especially when I'm moving 20 mph faster.

I haven't posted for a while.

[CBT]

Little story that just took place....

I Took the MM out tonight, we've got a food truck guy that sets up on Fri and Sat nights, makes a killer steak and cheese sub. So i head there, meet up with my friend, and we're eating in the car.

An SVT Focus pulls up, guys got an arm full of tatoos, wife beater t shirt, buzz cut, etc.

He asks me "have you seen Steve?"

I honestly thought he was asking about a Steve I know, so I said no, haven't seen him tonight. You try down by McD's ? He looks at me funny and says no, he wouldn't be down there.

He then asks me what precinct I'm out of and pulled out his badge, undercover State Trooper :eek:.

I laughed and said "no, I'm not a cop, this is a Mercury Maruader, not a cruiser. I'm just eating a steak and cheese."

He apologizes, says they've got an undercover operation going on tonight, and they thought I was another cop doing some undercover work.

I can see why he thought this, as my car is black, black bullitt wheels, tinted windows, etc.

Told me to have a good night, but that I might want to head home or take out a different vehicle if I was planning on being out any longer tonight.

Oh, and I asked about the focus, it was seized from a drug dealer. :beer:

I would have spit out my food from laughing so hard at such a moronic statement.

[bugsyc]

All the time.I love when everyone moves over when I'm roaring passed them..Once got the finger by the side of the nose signal,like in the Sting,by an undercover...:coolman:

[Vortech347]

Yup, I get waved at. Its pretty awesome. Especially when I get caught speeding and get a wave instead of a ticket.

[Loco1234]

Never jhad that happen, but I did have a porn star mistake me as a porn star once.

What a night!


Should I say it...?
Ok I will....
"Worthless w/o Pix...!
LOL

[mrjones]

This will soon be a thing of the past. In the future, if you want the same treatment, you'll have to buy a white Tahoe.

[BCMARAUDING]

A white Tahoe, black charger or a black Taurus......up here they are going to be running the Taurus AWD, traffic cars will have the twin turbo's. I was hoping they go with the boat anchor V6 Chargers......no way they would catch me then LOL