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irbnate t1_iwquu4m wrote

F-150 is also being used in Henrico pd for marked and unmarked vehicle

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cparker28 t1_iwrelcj wrote

I work for Henrico and can confirm this.

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Whatsahalo t1_iwrgv2n wrote

You guys have a Buick too right?

I swear I saw a Buick have someone pulled over a couple weeks back

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ectoskeletal99 t1_iws5nmq wrote

can confirm. HPD has one of fucking everything.

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Whatsahalo t1_iws86d9 wrote

How am I supposed to drive like a hooligan if I have to watch out for Buicks jeez

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hmtjr t1_iwsmmua wrote

Concur. A Buick just isn’t fair.

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teh_german t1_iwtd208 wrote

Just wait until it’s a minivan or box truck

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bruxalle t1_iwu9qni wrote

I’ve seen a minivan with lights on 95.

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No_Cook_9092 t1_iwub4b3 wrote

I actually got pulled over by a minivan with lights years ago. I mean it was the Federal Marshalls but that's another story.

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Whatsahalo t1_iwu8bul wrote

I drive my minivan (when I don't have the kids) like a hooligan too. Nobody suspects the minivan.

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Chickenmoons t1_iws7oev wrote

They used to have an undercover corvette too

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ryanrmp804 OP t1_iwt8z7o wrote

Nothing is worse than Fairfax. Them fuckers would take drug dealers cars and make em under covers. G wagons, vettes, SS Camaros, mustangs, integras…. It was fuckin insane

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Defiant-Investment53 t1_iwtugze wrote

Yeah I live here in Fairfax county and it’s best to just obey traffic laws between cars you wouldn’t think are police and the overall quantity of god awful drivers here

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yourMomsIndy t1_iwuh9go wrote

Still? It was like this 20 years ago. I had hoped things had gotten better.

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froschkonig t1_ix5g2dk wrote

Harris county in Texas (county that has Houston in it) has a hellcat redeye (about 1000 hp) in their fleet. article

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theixrs t1_iwtdh7l wrote

At this point I just assume anything American is a cop car. Can only trust toyotas/hondas/kias etc lol

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piggyperson2013 t1_iwy1vhu wrote

I have a LeSabre and the thought of one pulling me has me rolling 😆

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bruxalle t1_iwqm4wk wrote

Thanks! Word to the wise, the only explorers with no roof rack are police undercover.

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Option_Perfect t1_iwr09xy wrote

That's a good tell that I look for. Even if it turns out to be average Joe citizen, I'd rather slow down and let them pass then get a ticket.

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idlecrush t1_iwqn36h wrote

Not totally true - I've been looking at buying one with no roof rack. They are out there for people that are not undercover.

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JulianVanderbilt t1_iwrrcto wrote

An explorer with no roof rack? When you park it in your garage at night, does the garage have to ask if it’s in yet?

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AmidoBlack t1_iwsco9n wrote

> I've been looking at buying one with no roof rack.

soooo ur a cop?

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idlecrush t1_iwu52ke wrote

Ha, not a cop. I just don't need them. I have an Edge right now that doesn't have the roof rack. The Explorer's just look so weird without them so now I'm on the fence.

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bruxalle t1_iwqxern wrote

New? No side rails?

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idlecrush t1_iwr2qjf wrote

Yes, brand new. I looked at it online last night. I had to do a double take because it looked so weird without it. Normally they are listed on the window sticker and this window sticker didn't have them listed. I am trying to find it again - I looked at a lot last night.

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bruxalle t1_iwr3u8w wrote

Huh, guess I heard wrong. Though I will say, every one I’ve ever seen has been an undercover.

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idlecrush t1_iwr3mek wrote

It is at Sheehy Ford Richmond. Here is the stock number if you want to go look. GC04412

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_MellowGold t1_iwqqlhd wrote

Many localities (such as Henrico) have semi "cop spec" fleet Explorers that definitely aren't cops.

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AHippieDude t1_iwrp56q wrote

Worked in the auto field. Lots of fleet vehicles are sold to municipalities that are made to police spec, but with the cool stuff disabled basically. A few mechanical tweaks and they can be cop vehicles if they had to be

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SkaraBraen t1_iwt0let wrote

Curious here: how tough is it to remove the light bar off the roof of a cop car?

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bruxalle t1_iwqxd0x wrote

What does “semi cop spec” mean?

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_MellowGold t1_iwr3h64 wrote

No roof rack, steel wheels, etc. Like a cop car with no lights.

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bruxalle t1_iwr440q wrote

Interesting. Well, I’m still gonna be on the lookout for them.

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okcknight t1_iwqxvlh wrote

Incorrect.

Saw a black unmarked explorer with roof rack just yesterday. The short cylindrical antenna is the give-away.

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G0RVAMS t1_iwr0qkb wrote

Reread what they wrote. "No roof rack = Cop" is not the same thing as "Roof rack = not cop"

Idek if what they're saying is true, but you're not applying an accurate contrapositive.

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bruxalle t1_iwr4gu4 wrote

That’s a gps and not just cops have them, but it’s definitely good to look for.

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RCBilldoz t1_iws5t5x wrote

Incorrect. Those are low profile radio antenna. The gps is in the stuff that comes from the factory. The fin.

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bruxalle t1_iwqtwi0 wrote

There is no crackdown, just new toys for cops.

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bruxalle t1_iwr4td0 wrote

I’m also frustrated with bad drivers, but even more so with cops. I’m voting for speed bumps, traffic circles, and protected bike lanes.

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Mentatminds t1_iwraae9 wrote

Guarded bike lanes, too?

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bruxalle t1_iwrgedo wrote

I guess they are already “guarded” in the same way that the whole city is “guarded” by the police. I’d prefer a jersey barrier since they actually due their job.

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Mentatminds t1_iwrgp35 wrote

That’s moreso what i meant by “guarded!” Poor word selection in my OG comment.

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jamesyishere t1_iwr7efw wrote

Undercover cops dont fix anything. The "Threat" of being pulled over always exists and deters nobody. Clearly labled police cars at least get people to slow down

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DeannaZone t1_iwr7fgb wrote

Lady cop on Pouncey Tract in black SUV, she grabs anyone who turns illegally on it.
Edit: For clarity - There is a female officer who drives in an unmarked Black SUV, mostly on Pouncey Tract, that if you turn without right of way, they will pull you over. The turn at the Burger King and Wal-Mart.

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RefrigeratorRater t1_iwriefz wrote

Turns illegally on pouncey tract, what’s that mean?

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DeannaZone t1_iwripe9 wrote

Sorry I will edit original comment. There is a female officer who drives in an unmarked Black SUV, mostly on Pouncey Tract, that if you turn without right of way, they will pull you over. The turn at the Burger King and Wal-Mart.

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officerpenguinpants t1_iwt0m9b wrote

Damn, a LADY cop? They really are getting sneaky.

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___zero__cool___ t1_iwtckwf wrote

I got pulled by her. She read me my rights. She put me in her car, she cut off all the lights. She said I have the right, to remain silent.

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DanielBihh t1_iwto15w wrote

Now I got her hollerin , soundin like a siren I’m talkin bout , WEE-OOH-WEE-OOH-WEE, WEE-OOH-WEE-OOH-WEE, WEE-OOH-WEE-OOH-WEE

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Abagofcheese t1_iwrxxvw wrote

I'm in FFX Co and I've seen our cops in Toyotas and plain white cargo vans

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bkemp1984Part2 t1_iwqzwxx wrote

Is there any reason a pickup is advantageous to law enforcement? You can't put suspects in the back (EDIT: as in the bed of the truck) and I'm gonna guess they aren't just tossing a couple rifles back there. Someone tell me they aren't just trying to look cool and (in most cases) manly....

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Conductor_Mike t1_iwr327b wrote

They may have been seized and made in to police vehicles. They do that here in Texas.

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ThrowRA99 t1_iwr5484 wrote

So the advantage is saving money in the budget? I don’t hate that. Figure you get more value out of using it long term than just auctioning it off. And you don’t need a cruiser to write tickets

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bruxalle t1_iwr5ool wrote

Saving money is cool, stealing from people is not.

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LostDefectivePearl t1_iwr5dyj wrote

Cow catchers on the front of cop cars are specifically dangerous and increase risk of death of struck pedestrians. Cops have them because they don’t care about killing civilians, they care about looking cool. So I would extend that and say yeah the trucks are probably just to look cool.

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LostDefectivePearl t1_iwv7xbu wrote

I know what they’re actually for. They’re supposed to provide structural support so that cops can crash into people when they’re performing dangerous and ill advised police chases. Someone ran away, rabid dogs run after

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LostDefectivePearl t1_iwvacou wrote

https://www.mcginnlaw.com/blog/2021/february/high-cost-little-gain-a-case-study-on-limiting-p/

One American a day is killed by idiot cops doing dumb shit.

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nartarf t1_iwvo6ik wrote

Ya it’s like 3 a day cus nationally it’s around 1000 per year.

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LostDefectivePearl t1_iwvrcv6 wrote

I assumed the government source that article sourced from and linked to would be too challenging for you, but here it is https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/police-vehicle-pursuits-2012-2013

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kneel_yung t1_iwr9n9w wrote

> You can't put suspects in the back

F150s can definitely have rear seating and a 4 door cab.

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bkemp1984Part2 t1_iwrf0wu wrote

Sure, sure, I meant why the need for the bed in a police vehicle. I was also thinking there'd be reasons they wouldn't want to use a truck cab to haul folks unless they had to, but not sure.

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kneel_yung t1_iwrgf8q wrote

oh yeah i see what you're saying. yeah idk they cant keep anything back there because people would steal it.

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predicktable_x t1_iwrewgp wrote

It makes it easier for a bunch of cops to jump out of the back all at once to spray innocent civilians with pepper spray.

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bkemp1984Part2 t1_iwrfiqk wrote

You know that stuff expires eventually, right? What are they supposed to do, let it go to waste without contacting a citizen's face!?

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DamILuvFrogs t1_iwrf88m wrote

There’s also unmarked Durango’s, a challenger, and a Camaro.

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kldoyle t1_iwrg4we wrote

Saw the same kinda F150 with lights under off Paterson Ave/Pump Rd (Henrico heading towards Goochland)

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AHippieDude t1_iwrpfas wrote

These were spotted along nine mile a few weeks ago

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Live_Cantaloupe6704 t1_iws3pcn wrote

Yea i seen the f150 doing radar on the side of the highway a week ago.

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Beefsupremeh t1_iwsm89z wrote

Undercover cops are just road pirates.

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1975hh3 t1_iwt8cpv wrote

The state police has had those for years. Once, several years ago, I was getting lunch and saw a huge group of state cops in the restaurant but there were no cop cars outside. When they left I saw them all get into F-150s. Like 6 of them. Definitely eye opening. Since then, I always look out for pickup trucks on the highways.

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jbarrish t1_iwuv823 wrote

I love Reddit.... people complain about the idiot drivers then make it hard for cops to bust them. Let them fine the hell out of these tools cutting in and out of traffic at 20 over the speed limit. As long as that's not you, you have nothing to worry about. If it is, enjoy your well-deserved fine.

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PuffyMcScrote t1_iwrwy0n wrote

Saw it parked in the median on Ridgefield just up from Gaskins.

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wagonboss t1_iwryuxk wrote

Some of these F150s are from the Fire Marshall’s Office too. There’s Navy, Gold, White, and Black in their fleet. They run red & blue. HPD actually has very few unmarked rides, but they do exist!

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KiloLee t1_iws2v09 wrote

I work at a diesel repair shop. Like 3 years ago, we had a car hauler come in loaded down with Hyundai sonatas that were fully outfitted as undercover cop cars. I believe they were headed to Georgia, but expect them anywhere.

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atra_vim t1_iwskdm9 wrote

RPD also has a black F-150 they like to pull up to peoples houses with, just FYI

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cman486 t1_iwt8rdy wrote

i’ll never forget the time i saw a Chevrolet Venture WB edition, no less, with lights on on the side of 95.

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KiloLee t1_iws3v9u wrote

....... Why would you call and report an undercover police car?

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