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Quick question about car searches. I was pulled over, got out of car with driver side window down and unlocked. The officer had asked me out of the car then a minute later he opened the driver side door and searched. Is this a legitimate search?
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Mar 7, 2010 14:09
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joat mon posted:There is no such thing as a "quick question about car searches." I was the driver. I was pulled over for a broken headlight. I was calm and was at the passanger side door getting my insurance and registration out of the glovebox. The passenger side door was open while I stood there, at the same time he opened the driver side door. I never gave permission, he never asked anything about a search. I don't think I did anything furtive. After he opened the door he leaned into the car and went over everything with his flashlight. Nothing was found.
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Mar 7, 2010 14:53
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Ugh. Double post.
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Mar 7, 2010 14:55
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I get what you're saying. I should add that after he stopped me, he told me to get out of the car. Talked to me for a minute about my headlight and where I was coming from. While I was standing next to him I gave him my license and then he told me to get my insurance and registration. That's when I went to the passenger door to get into the glovebox. A few seconds later he appears at the driver side door and opens it. It just made me raise my eyebrows since I've never had a cop casually open my door and search the car (especially since the state I'm in sees your car as an extension of your home). I was going to ask him to stop, but I wasn't sure if leaving my window open allowed him to do that. It sounds like I would have been in my rights to do that from your post. I should note that he wasn't completely alone. There were at least four other police cars pulling people over around that intersection. Granted it wasn't exaxtly a roadblock either.
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Mar 7, 2010 17:09
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joat mon posted:
So is this a good or bad search? Would I have been ok telling him I don't consent?
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Mar 8, 2010 14:09
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Is driving through a parking lot in a "high crime and drug area" a reasonable cause for a cop to pull you over?
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Jul 15, 2010 14:49
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entris posted:What time of day is it? Noon. No broken equipment, clean washed car. Probably 10-15 mph going through the parking lot to the exit. The entrance is one way. No cutting through spaces. No swerving. During the stop he asked me why I was nervous. I told him because I didn't know why he pulled me over, and he gave his reason for me being in a "high crime and drug area." Checked my license and let me go and told me he didn't believe my story.
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Jul 15, 2010 15:05
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entris posted:If he let you go, what's the problem? I was just curious, the whole stop was weird. I've been pulled over before but the reasons were always more concrete than being in a bad area.
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Jul 15, 2010 15:13
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