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HOTTEST SECTIONS: DICKS OF THE MONTH and FORUM Here are some stories to read. ILLINOIS STATE POLICE On June 20, 2007, I was heading to Springfield, Illinois from Chicago on Interstate 55 (I-55) to give a training seminar on LAW ENFORCEMENT defensive tactics . As I am driving, I'm really not paying attention to where I am at or how fast I was going. I was pretty much keeping up with the cars in front of me and next to. Most of the time I had my cruise set at 77-79 in a 65. Up ahead, I saw a few state police units (4 or 5, when you you work in the city a bunch would be 15-20) with people pulled over. Being the cop that I am (and what we all should be), I slowed and then made sure none of them were in any danger or getting their ass kicked. As I passed a state trooper, she kept her lights on and pulled back onto the highway and got behind me. I pulled over and had my license out when she approached. I figured that she saw the FOP badge on my plate (hopefully they'll show the picture). It's not something that any ordinary person can buy. They're numbered and you have to be the police to get one. Once she got to my window, she took my license and told me that I was clocked by airspeed doing 84.9 miles per hour. That seemed a little high, but we know not to argue. She asked why the hurry. I told her I wasn't in a hurry and that I was en route to give a LAW ENFORCEMENT defensive tactics training seminar in Springfield. I actually gave her the business card of my contact at the Police Academy. The same academy that trains the state police! I then mentioned that I have been law enforcement for almost 15 years and would appreciate a break. She then told me that she couldn't do that because she was the "catch car". I then rattled off a couple names of who might be flying the plane that was above (Butler, Galvan). I worked with a couple during a DEA detail once and I KNOW they would give me the nod. That didn't even phase her. I then realized that I was getting a ticket. After stopping hundreds of cops on Lake Shore Drive, some state, I was getting a ticket. I have friends in state police districts 2, 5 and of course Chicago. This troop, Trpr Schroder #3512, from district 6 is the only officer to ever give me a ticket while I have been a police officer. Congrats to you. When she came back to my car with the ticket, she had the nerve to start reading me the instructions. I told her that I have written 20,000 tickets and know the instructions. She said that she was going to read them to me anyway. In Illinois, you can pay for the ticket through the mail, go to traffic school or plead not guilty. I could have pled not guilty. After writing over 20,000 tickets, I think I know what loopholes there are. But I am not about to drive another 3 hours to the courthouse. I could take the conviction and just pay the ticket. That looks good when you're going for a high ranking position promotion. So here I go to traffic school. I really didn't mind the ticket once I knew I was getting one. I've written thousands and is it really that bad?? The thing that bothers me is 1) she showed no respect for me. All the years I have worked, the different units I've been on, the shitheads that I have arrested didn't mean squat to her. I've given breaks before for people doing 19 miles over the limit. I have even let one go for doing 150+ on LSD. She didn't know this and that's the whole idea! She should have given me the break knowing that I go out there everyday and risk my life. I wouldn't have given her a ticket! 2) Now as a training instructor, she was is the danger zone. She wasn't paying any attention to what was going on. She was just writing the ticket. She looked to be well over retirement age and probably was just sticking around to get those few more percents on her pension. She didn't even see my duty weapon.. :( In plain view... All I can say that when a district 6 troop gets a ticket, you can thank Trpr. Schroder. I hope this story gets out. Since I instruct with several training agencies, NEMRT, and the academies, I will use this as an example of how not to show professional courtesy. I wonder if I'll see anyone I know in traffic school (LOL). UPDATE: Contacts within ISP tell us that they write even their own. How pathetic!!! I'm sure there are 12,000 or so officers from a "big city" that are itching to catch a ISP Trooper. Hope they only return the favor to district 6. CRETE, ILLINOIS

I would like to nominate Officer Mike Buzan from Crete,IL as a "DICK." Recently Ofc Buzan wrote a Lansing,IL police officer. And of course this was after a rookie officer (Taylor) arrested a Lansing Police Officer's wife on a suspended license (Emissions)-And he has been talked to, and advised that we do not arrest or write cops or their wives. Heres the situation: The Ofc. from Lansing was riding his motorcycle. He "popped" a wheely and landed up dumping his bike and crashing. Not the smartest thing to do, but no property damage and no one injured; including the Lansing Officer. The situation could of been resolved with a simple 10-50 report. But No, Officer Buzan who has been a police officer for about 18 years decides the Lansing Officer will get not one ticket, but TWO tickets. Officer Buzan is well known (not well liked) at The Crete P.D. as being someone who thinks he should "police" the police. Just a couple of months ago he decided he should tattle on two new officers for "going out of their patrol zones." What were these two officer's crimes? They had lunch with a new recruit who was in town for the weekend, and about to graduate the academy. He also likes to report officers who might have an expired license plate or any other minor policy violation he sticks his nose into. This is the tip of the iceberg, but make no mistakes this guy would write his own mother. So on behalf of the "real" police officer's at Crete, I would like to extend my apologizes to The Lansing Police Department, and to let them know the rest of us do not write cops!!!!!!!

I am an active police officer in the NYPD and was driving down to Florida on March 4th 2007 which was the first time I have driven to Florida, not realizing in time the sign changed 65 to 45 i was slowing down and was nailed doing 61 in a 45 by Officer Brown 2416 (the summons copy is light) of LAWTEY PD Bradford County FL. I had to pay $185 which I didn't have on this avoidable summons. This officer could have cared less that he was writing another active police officer, I go out of my way to take care of other cops no matter where you may be visiting from.

On June 22, 2007 I was heading up US59 in Houston to go do my quarterly firearms qualification. Unfortunately, I was running late and was pulled over by Officer J.W. Harris, traffic enforcement, with Houston Police Department. I immediately pulled over and gave him my license and insurance. Officer Harris asked why I was speeding and I informed him that I was late for a range day and that I understood he was doing his job. I then showed him my credentials since I had my weapon on me. Officer Harris then checked to make sure that my inspection and registration were up to date and went back to his car. Officer Harris took approximately ten minutes so I figured he was going show some professional courtesy and only make me “wait” awhile longer instead of stroking me a ticket. That wasn’t the case. Officer Harris ticketed me even after I identified myself as a law enforcement officer. I am currently working under cover in a Federal position and informed him that I too had previously been a police officer in both Houston and Dallas, Texas and had pulled over multitudes of Houston Police officers while working radar and had always shown them professional courtesy and sent them on their way. Officer Harris showed indifference and informed me that he wouldn’t care if someone was going on a raid that they still had to obey the law. “Oh, by the way, I’m cutting you some slack since I only wrote you for 70 in a 60. At no time was I rude or obnoxious to this man. This officer is a disgrace to the uniform if he can not show some courtesy. It’s written into Texas state law that he has “discretion”. The sad part of this story is that Officer Harris decided to “catch up” to me down the road after he had written me and then go up to approximately 80mph in a 60mph zone just to exit and turn around. Officer Harris you have proved your point. “You’re a jerk.” While employed with the NYPD I was traveling on I-10 in the Florida panhandle in May of 2003 and I was accompanied by my wife and at the time 2 year old son. There was no traffic and it was a bright sunny day. I was pulled over by a Florida Highway Patrol Officer named Trooper Love. I'll never forget that name because of the love he showed me. when he got to my car I identified myself as a New York City Police officer. He asked me to exit my vehicle and come back to his car. I did so. As we walked back I asked him if he collected patches because I had a NYPD patch from the detail that I worked for. He said that he doesn't need that he just needs my driver's license. I obliged and he began to write the summons in front of me. At this point I asked him if perhaps he could lessen the speed, to which he replied "Can't do that. Judge round these parts frowns upon that." Now realizing that I have entered a scene from Deliverance I mentioned to him that if I saw him rolling around on the side of the road, I would stop and do whatever it took to help out even with my family in the car but I guess he had to do what he had to do. After the summons was issued Trooper Love stated that I had a fine attitude about receiving the ticket. At this point rather than become footage for some cop video program, I thanked him and left. Trooper Love definitely belongs in the Hall of Fame for Dick Cops!! N.O. Cop is Booked in Bridge Chase Case

What they didn't mention! Open bottles of beer reported in his SUV Saturday, April 07, 2007 By Paul Rioux A New Orleans police officer was arrested Thursday on charges that he led police on a chase across the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway at speeds above 100 mph and blew past a roadblock last month after he was spotted with two open beers in his brand-new Porsche. Sgt. Gary Calico, who has been suspended without pay, allegedly sped away when a Causeway police officer told him to pour out the beers at a north shore toll booth March 15 at 10:30 p.m., Causeway Police Chief Felix Loicano said. Several Causeway police officers pursued the black 2007 Porsche Cayenne sport utility vehicle, which was clocked at 112 mph, more than double the 55-mph nighttime speed limit on the southbound span, Loicano said. The high speeds prompted police to call off the pursuit as the Porsche zipped around a police roadblock and ran a red light at the foot of the 24-mile bridge in Metairie, the chief said. Police got the license plate number from a temporary tag on the $65,000 Porsche and traced it to Calico, who was identified as the driver from a photo lineup. After consulting with prosecutors, police on Tuesday obtained an arrest warrant for Calico, who was booked Thursday with speeding, reckless driving, flight from an officer and aggravated obstruction of a highway, a felony. Calico, 36, who lives near Covington, was released from the St. Tammany Parish jail later that day after posting $10,000 bond. He could not be reached for comment Friday. New Orleans Police Department spokesman Marlon Defillo said Calico was immediately suspended without pay and his employment is pending review by Superintendent Warren Riley. Calico, a member of the department for about 15 years, has spoken with NOPD internal investigators, Defillo said. The department will push forward with an administrative hearing once the criminal matter comes to a close, Defillo said. The incident began when a Causeway police officer monitoring vehicles at the north shore toll booths spotted two open bottles of Corona in a black Porsche SUV, Loicano said.

The officer told the driver and a woman in the passenger seat to pour out the beers before entering the bridge, Loicano said. The driver said he was a police officer and flashed police credentials, but he did not say where he worked, Loicano said. "He resisted discarding the beers, but it's not like he said, 'I'm a police officer. Let me go,' " Loicano said. After talking with the officer for a couple of minutes, the driver suddenly sped away, Loicano said. "It was not a prolonged argument where people lost their tempers," he said. "Our officer was simply telling him he needed to get rid of the drinks. The next thing you know, he's laying rubber. He took off so fast that you can hear the tires squealing on the videotape." Calico's attorney Raymond Burkart, who could not be reached for comment Friday, told the Associated Press that Calico was asked to pull over at the toll booth and wait for an officer. He said Calico drove away after waiting five to 10 minutes and was never aware police were trying to stop him. But Loicano said Calico drove around at least three police cars that tried to stop him with their emergency lights flashing. "I don't want to try this case in the media, but I think the audio- and videotapes will clearly prove our case in court," he said. Loicano said the officer who stopped Calico at the toll booth did not intend to cite him for the alleged open-container violation. "She just wanted him to discard the beer and make sure he was safe to drive," he said. "It was a pretty insignificant stop that quickly turned into an extremely dangerous situation." What they didn't mention!! there were no beers in the car, there were two styrofoam cups with soft drinks from the restaurant they just left.

beers in the car, there were two styrofoam cups with soft drinks from the restaurant they just left. there was no roadblock that he evaded.

roadblock that he evaded. no evidence whatsoever that he was traveling at 112 MPH,

evidence whatsoever that he was traveling at 112 MPH, no reports to indicate what their probable cause was for going after him in the first place.

reports to indicate what their probable cause was for going after him in the first place. the video will not be released by Loicano My name is Chris F. I am currently an NYPD officer for 17 years. I would like to add Trooper DS Payne of the North Carolina State Police to the DICK of the month.

On April 5,2007 I was traveling from NY to NC to see my family. I was on US 220 in Asheboro when I was stopped by Trooper Payne. I stopped immediately and turned on all interior lights and shut off the TV my kids were watching. Trooper Payne approached the veh. and asked me what my hurray was. I told him I was driving for 12 hours with my wife and 3 children and we were almost at our destination. I apologized for my speeding, then he asked me if I knew what the speed limit was, I said I thought it was 65mph. he asked me for my license and registartion. I handed him my drivers license, my NYPD photo ID card, and since I am also the state trustee for my FOP lodge, I gave him my NYS FOP photo ID card. After looking at the cards, Trooper Payne then tossed both cards in my lap and said "I ASKED FOR YOUR VEH. REGISTRATION". I then gave him my registration and insurance card and both my id cards and asked if the cards would help me and he gave them back to me and said " I didn't ask for them, don't want to see them, and I don't care."



After about 5-10 minutes Trooper Payne returned to my veh. with a speeding summons for 70 mph in a 55 mph zone. I signed the ticket and said to him " Thank You for the courtesy you showed me", he said " you don't see me speeding up & down the highways of NY do you?". I then said I had the opportunity to extend the professional courtesy to 2 NC Troopers on 2 separate occasions to which he replied "now that's enough out of you". I then rolled up the window and drove away.



Yes I was speeding, and I will pay my fine, but I think every police officer out there should know that the day I got my speeding summons, 2 Charlotte Police officers were killed in the line of duty, and their funerals were that weekend. If Trooper Payne stops another police officer who is on his way to pay respects to 2 fallen brothers, is he going to write them also.



If you would like to verify my story my summons # is 5280271-7 I am a former New Jersey police officer who retired in 1995 due to a duty-related disability. Some time ago I was stopped on I-76 just across the Walt Whitman Bridge into Philly by a Delaware River Port Authority officer. I honestly do not remember his name, but I do not feel the need to publicly embarrass him as this isn’t about “getting even” with him. He knows who he is and he has to live with that fact. The probable cause for the stop was an equipment violation of which I was totally unaware. Once stopped, I immediately and respectfully identified myself and was informed of the reason for the stop. I corrected the problem on my vehicle while he walked back to his unit with my credentials. To my shock he returned and handed me a summons for the violation. At this time I observed his backup, a sergeant, standing nearby watching. It’s possible that this guy’s supervisor was a dick himself and that he thought he needed to proceed as he would’ve with “Joe Motorist”. I’ve worked for some real asshole bosses myself so I know how that goes. If that was the case he should have told me that and I would’ve grudgingly accepted the summons. When I politely asked him if he had ever heard of professional courtesy he replied that “you can’t do whatever you want on MY bridge, I don’t care who you are”. Now I have a tendency to be very sarcastic but this was definitely not the time for that. I replied that I use this bridge frequently and, God forbid, if I ever witnessed one of their officers, or any other anywhere else for that matter, fighting, under fire, etc, with a subject I would stop wherever I had to and help the guy out. I wouldn’t think twice about it. Furthermore, I would gladly appear as a prosecution witness if necessary. Anything to help a “brother” out. As it went I accepted the summons, went on my way, and paid the $85 fine – what else can you do, complain to a judge? This incident hasn’t soured my attitude toward this officer or any other at all. To this day I would assist him if I felt it was necessary – anytime, anywhere. The guys coming out of police academies today as opposed to when I went seem to have no concept whatsoever of professional courtesy incidental to minor traffic violations. One big exception to that statement are the troopers of the New Jersey State Police, with whom I’ve never had a problem – always courteous & professional.

Hi! My name is sammy and im a 5 year veteran of the New York City Police Department...On 4/1/07 at 0004 hours I was traveling n/b on I 95 Connecticut in my personal vehicle along with my wife. I was stopped by a Connecticut state trooper shield 981, looked like a newer guy...Well this is how it went, I was behind a jeep which was doing 65-70 in 65 mph zone, the only problem was that the jeep seemed to be weaving in and out of the lane. I took the initiative to drive around the vehicle in order to preserve my safety, my wife's and the drivers safety. In doing so I accelerated my vehicle to 80 mph and observed the trooper on my left. As a fellow LEO I knew to lower all of my windows to make him feel safer. The trooper approached the vehicle and stated why are you speeding in my highway? I said quote " I sincerely apologize for your inconvenience, I'm also a police officer and understand that this is your highway and you are responsible for any type of potential hazard. I was behind that jeep and he seemed to be intox or maybe nervous, I thought driving around that vehicle will lessen the hazard for both cars" he replied " I just want to tell you, you are getting a ticket" He wrote me a summons with utter disrespect for anything loyal. To top insult to injury I told him that I was embarrassed in front of my wife and if I saw that he was in trouble on the side of the road I was the one helping him' NO one else. he replied the only reason im writing you is because we stop NYPD a lot and i cant take it any more. As we concluded the interaction I humbly said " I know you have a long night ahead of you, Be safe"( I figured maybe he would have a change in heart later on). My name is mike, i am a Baltimore city police officer.I am originally from ny and my family lives in ny. on 17-feb-07 at 1045 hrs my sister was stopped by a nypd officer whose name i cannot read, but I could make out is id#894526. When the officer approached her vehicle and told her he had stopped her because she made a left turn ware she should not have. she asked if he could take into consideration that her brother was a police officer?

he asked her where i worked, she replied baltimore, at which time he stated "IN BALTIMORE THAT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME" and issued her a ticket.I thought that nypd officers had a better understanding of a brotherhood. the ticket that he issued my sister was not what bothered me so much, it was that he said were i worked did not matter to him.I would give any officer, his mother, brother, sister,whatever a break. the funny thing is if i were driving in ny (which i do a lot) and see him getting his ass handed to him by 5 people i would either help him or get my ass handed to me along with him.

I'm a 13 year veteran of a Massachusetts Police Department. I became permanently disabled when a drunk driver struck my cruiser while responding to a domestic dispute. I was stopped for speeding by Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Rongish on January 29th 2007. After I handed Trooper Rongish my retirement shield and ID, he said "So what everyone is is retired from somewhere down here". He then asked me if my license was valid. After identifying myself he had the nerve to ask that. He came back to my cruiser and began a lecture. He then said he was giving me a citation for speeding. i thanked him for the "Professional courtesy". Trooper Rongish responded. "Why am I going to give you a break you are not a cop anymore." I wonder how the Florida Highway Patrol disabled troopers feel about such a comment.



Doug

Florida

I'm a Lt. with the Nypd. My son was driving home at 2am from work and was pulled over for speeding. He was pulled over by Suffolk county PO Mutarelli badge # 735605. He apologized to the PO and admitted to being wrong. Told him his was so tired from working all day and just trying to get home to his family. Before going to work that day he had been in the hospital with his daughter who was born with serious problems so he had no sleep. He asked the PO for courtesy and the PO asked "how do you get home"...my son said "This is my work truck and they let me take it home every night, so I take this home"....the PO then said that was the wrong answer and now he was getting the ticket. My son asked what he meant and what was the right answer and the PO said "I've been on the job for 16 years and I always ask that question, when I get your answer you get the ticket but when I get the answer of which route you are taking home then you don't get the ticket. My son tried to explain he didn't know he meant that but the PO still wouldn't listen and he was very nasty. My son asked if he can call me and if the PO would talk to me and the PO said your not calling anyone at 2am. He gave him the ticket.

So here's one of Suffolk's Dicks...PO Mutarelli badge # 735605

OFFICER ROCKY JOHNSON OF KENTUCKY VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT HAS GOT TO BE THE DICK OF THE YEAR.FOR THOSE WHO KNOW ANYHING ABOUT KENTUCKY VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT, THEY ARE SUPOSED TO ENFORCE COMERCIAL VEHICLE LAWS HOWEVER THEY DO HAVE POLICE POWERS AND MOST OF THE TIME THEY WOULD RATHER WRITE A CAR INSTEAD OF A COAL TRUCK .SO THEY MANAGE TO HARRASS MOST EVERYONE. WHILE OFFICER JOHNSON WAS ON PATROL HE STOPED A PICK UP FOR SPEEDING.HE APPROACHED THE VEHICLE AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER.WHO FOR OFFICER SAFETY EXPLANED HE HAD A WEAPON IN THE TRUCK.OFFICER JOHNSON ASKED FOR A CDW LICENSE .THE DRIVER REPLIED I AM A DEPUTY SHERIFF,OFFICER JOHNSON ASKED FOR DRIVERS LICENSE AND REGESTRATION .AND PROCEDED BACK TO HIS CRUISER .WHILE WRITING THE CITATION A STATE TROOPER WHO KNEW THE DEPUTYS VEHICLE PULLED ALONG SIDE OF OFFICER JOHNSON AND ASKED IF HE COULD HELP OUT AND CUT THE DEPUTY A BREAK. THAT HE PERSONALEY KNEW THE DEPUTY AND HAD WORKED ALONG SIDE HIM FOR YEARS .OFFICE JOHNSON REPLIED HE DID NOT CARE WHO THE INDIVIDUAL WORKED FOR OR WHO HE WAS NOR DID HE GIVE A SHIT THAT THE TROOPER WAS ASKING FOR A FAVOR HE WAS GOING TO WRITE THE DEPUTY A SPEEDING TICKET. JUST IN CASE OFFICER JOHNSON BREAKS DOWN ONE NIGHT .HE WORKS FOR KENTUCKY VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT POST 7 (LONDON KY) AND LIVES IN HARLAN KY

A couple years back I was a Corrections Officer in Cooperstown, NY; I am now a Deputy Sheriff, and my wife was a New York State Trooper in the same area. I was on my way to work for the night shift (2300-0700) at the jail and was running a bit late. I was driving into the Village of Cooperstown, NY (Baseball Hall of Fame) wearing my Sheriff's Office Corrections Uniform, when I noticed a Village cop sitting an the Village line radaring cars coming into Cooperstown. I looked down at my speedometer and I was going 46 in a 30, so I slowed down gradually. I looked in my rearview to see if he was hitting his brakes to pull out and pull me over. I did not see him pulling out at all so I continued at about 35 mph. About 100yds past him I took a left onto a side street that cut over to the way I was going. I looked back again and he had still not pulled out, knowing that if he did, it was for me being there were no other cars on the road at all. I continued up the side street about a 1/4 mile when I saw a car coming on me rapidly with lights and sirens. At the speed he was going, I was thinking that there was a huge emergency so I pulled to the side of the road continuing at around 10-15mph so he could pass safely. He then pulled up behind me so I stopped my vehicle knowing exactly why he pulled me over. I was very polite to him as he asked me if I knew why he pulled me over. I said "Yes, I was speeding being that I was running late." I then ask him how everything was going tonight and if he had been busy. He just looked at me and then shined his flash light on my Sheriff's Office patch, that is sown the left shoulder of my uniform, and then to my Sheriff's Office Corrections badge on the front of my uniform. He then asked me for my license and registration which I gave him and apolagized again for my speed and that I was running late to work (At this time it was 2250). He told me to stay in the vehicle he would be right back. So I sat in the vehicle until he returned 10 minutes later (2300 hrs, time I am supposed to be at work) He handed me back my license and registration and just looked at me nervously for a few seconds. I asked him if I was all set to go? He said "Here is your ticket. I radared you at 54, but I only wrote you for 50 in a 30." I responded sarcastically thanks for the professional courtesy, its greatly appreciated. He just looked at me with offended like. I then asked him his full name which he told me was Officer Ernie Cawley. So I said, "Officer Cawley, have you ever heard of professional courtesy?" He responded with "I have professial courtesy, but I am sick of you Corrections Officer think you can do whatever you want!" I told him that I have never been pulled over by anyone in your department in my entire life. He then told me to contact the district attorney and he would reduce the ticket down for you, I took the ticket and told him I would take care of it. OUTCOME: I went to the Chief of Police in Cooperstown, NY the next morning when my shift got out to talk with him. Chief Michael Crippen, retired now, very outstanding guy, told me that Officer Cawley had not even been Certified in Radar Training and is not supposed to be writing that section of the VTL. He then took the ticket from and apolagized for the inceident and said that he would take care of this for me and to not be speeding in his town. I thanked him and went on my way. Officer Ernie Cawley is no longer working for Cooperstown PD, he now works in Delaware County in Walton, NY. A week after my incident he worte a Deputy's wife for failure to obey a traffic control device for slowly rolling through a stop sign at a 4 way stop intersection with no cars around. He knew the Deputy and the car was registered in the Deputy's name. Chief Crippen also took care of that ticket.

Used to be in traffic enforcement back up north. 15FEB07 LT. J.G Spitz of Atlantic Beach, North Carolina Police Department. I am new to the area and very unfamiliar with the speed zones. I was traveling westbound doing 50MPH in a 45MPH zone. I was unaware that it dropped to 35MPH just around the bend and that was exactly where he caught me. Pulls me over in my old police department issued cruiser. Stated I was new to the area and used to be in law enforcement. He continued to state that he was only going to check my information and that he would be back. 20 minutes later he comes with a $140 ticket, people like him make me sometimes regret getting into law enforcement because people like him give police officers a bad name. My personal policy is to give most people brakes so that if I am caught on the side of the road in trouble. Maybe that guy who was doing a measly 10 over could save my life. Is it worth your ego?

Not only would I like to make a nomination for Dick of The Month, but please, also help me understand ! I have been a Law Enforcement for 33 years. 15 of those years in New York City and the last 18 in Florida. During my career I have been in Patrol, Traffic, and for the last 6 years I have been in charge of the Criminal Investigations Division.



I know what professional courtesy is. I have never writen a brother officer a traffic citation in my life nor have I ever saw fit to lecture or admonish another officer for a traffic violation.



Admittedly, I have been stopped a multitude of times during my career for various traffic violations, and Certainly I deserved to be stopped each time. But, in 33 years I have always been extended the professional courtesy of the officers discretion to not wrote me a ticket. Occassionally I've had to listen to a lecture but none the less I never got a ticket.



Which brings us to the present day. While traveling through western North Carolina this past week I was stopped by a State Trooper (H.J. Allen #206) for speeding. According to hin 70 in a 55. I know I was speeding but I don't think 70, although it is a possibility.



As I always do, I immediately and politely acknowledged the fact that I was driving to fast, I apologized, and identified myself as a Police Officer. He replied with "your in Law Enforcement?" I answered "yes" and he asked for my license. He went to his patrol car and returned to my vehicle with a traffic citation in hand and said simply "sign here". I signed, he gave me my copy and walked away.



Thank you trooper Allen for the $135.00 ticket.



Please someone explain this mentality to me. No matter how much I try I just don't understand why a brother officer feels so compelled to write another officer a ticket. I can't see any other explanation other than the fact that he is simply a DICK.



I hope that he reads this or someone he knows does and lets him know. I realize you can't judge an entire department by the actions of just one dick. But rest assured Trooper Allens name will be mentioned to every NC State Trooper I come in contact with. After all this is the vacation capitol of the world and many of them spend time in Florida.



Someday Trooper Allen you will be stopped for some minor violation and perhaps or perhaps not you will be given the same professional courtesy you see fit to extend to your brother officers.



This may not be Dick of the Month material, but is is a good story for posting.

I am an 8 year police officer for a PD in Ocean County, NJ. On 09/11/06, I was returning to NJ from a family vacation in Myrtle Beach, SC. I was traveling on I-95 with my wife and two kids when I was stopped for speeding in Petersburg Virginia by Officer J.H. Mcclellan #5011. The Officer explained to me that he had clocked me going 84mph in a posted 55mph zone on I-95. He asked me if there was any reason why I was speeding and I politely replied, "No sir there is not." The Officer requested my credentials at which time I handed him my credentials along with my wallet containing my badge and police ID. The Officer looked at my police ID for about 1 second before abruptly handing my badge wallet back to me. He then told me that he would be right back at which time he walked back to his car with my license and registration. The Officer ca me back and told me that he had issued me a summons for reckless speeding. I politely explained to him that in NJ police officers extend courtesy to one another for traffic violations. I asked him if the same applied in Virginia at which time he stated, "Not at that speed it doesn't son." The Officer then did an about face and walked back to his car. I contacted a VA traffic lawyer and I was advised that reckless speeding is a criminal offense in Virginia and if I was found guilty it would cause me to have a criminal history in VA. As a result, I knew that a criminal history could have a potential impact on my employment in NJ. Needless to say, I hired an attorney for $500.00 and I drove back to Virginia for Court where the charge was reduced to a simple speeding instead of reckless speeding.. I was fortunate enough to have three great guys from my Department, one of which is my Sergeant, go wi t h me to Court to support me (Virginia officers should take note, its called brotherhood). Before my Court case, I swallowed my pride and I shook the Officer's hand at which time I told him that I would appreciate anything he could do for me in Court. His response was "ok" as he reluctantly shook my hand and began talking to someone else. Between attorney fees, court fines, gas and food, this ticket cost me $750.00 and two points on my NJ drivers license.



Lessons Learned: If you are going over 80mh in Virginia it is a criminal offense not a traffic violation, therefore, hire an attorney. Virginia is a different breed of cops with a different agenda. They just don't get it and they probably never will. My Name is Steve and I have been a Sheriff's Officer in NJ for the Past 17 years. I recently received a traffic ticket from a VA State Trooper for doing 81 in a 65. I was traveling south on 81 when I observed a silver Nissan Pathfinder towing a small trailer, the Pathfinder was having a hard time keeping the trailer straight, I stayed behind him for about 1/2 mile figuring he was going to pull over to try and fix his problem with the trailer. After I observed him past a few spots that I thought would have been good to fix his trailer it was obvious he had not intention of pulling over. I decided I would go around him so I wouldn't get stuck behind him after he wrecked. As I was going down a hill I observed Trooper KL Hayden (Badge #2001 ) in a unit sitting in the turnaround in the median, and I could see that was going to pull me over I immediately got back into the slow lane and pulled off the highway. After I Identified myself and showed him my badge, I told him about the dangerous condition that was occurring on his highway, Trooper Hayden decided it would still be better to write me a ticket than to go and check out what a brother officer had informed him of. So I would like to Nominate Trooper Hayden of the VA State Police for Dick Of The Month.

