In Michigan, a 24 year old man got a big surprise one night when he was having fun driving his disguised SUV through Ann Arbor. It turns out, he had fitted his truck with a bunch of goodies like undercover police lights along with a police siren. It was all fun until he makes the mistake of pulling over another vehicle that happened to be a real undercover cop car.
Police reports state that two uniformed police officers were on patrol in their unmarked car that Monday morning when they witnessed a car driving at high speeds through the Arch Street intersection around 2:40am. The undercover police officers followed the fast moving car in their vehicle, but quickly spotted an SUV in their rear view mirror quickly approaching with flashing police lights and sirens. The unmarked police officers pulled over to make way for the SUV, thinking it was a marked police cruiser that was pursuing the other speeding vehicle. To the officer’s surprise, the SUV pulled up next to them as the driver began shouting to drive more carefully for nearly hitting his friends that were in the other speeding vehicle.
When the driver saw two uniformed police officers in their unmarked car through the window, his night of fun was quickly over as he was arrested on the spot by the two Ann Arbor police officers. He now faces felony charges for impersonating a police officer which might land him up to 4 years in jail.
The police will be sure to equip some more undercover cop cars thanks to you Shelby, as we are sure they will put to use the lights and sirens they confiscated from your SUV in some of their unmarked cars.
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"Fuck you, San Diego" is what the county Sheriff's Department had in mind when they decided to assign at least four high-rank officials with upgraded vehicles at the taxpayer's expense. How many of these vehicles were purchased are not yet known. Deputy Sheriff Bill Gore from the San Diego County Sheriff's Department is one of the few and proud driving the new Dodge Chargers, equipped with a V8 Hemi engine and leather seats in the price range of $32k and $35k that was paid by for by the people. Compare that to $24k spent on Ford Five Hundreds for the rest of the administrative staff. It also seems they are attempting to mislead the public by not placing the standard California Exempt registration tags on the back of these cars, indicating they were paid with tax dollars. They are not even undercover police vehicles, just transportation for important officials such as the IT Chief and the Sheriff himself. Even though police officials from other counties expressed their dislike for the San Diego police department's decision, Deputy Bill Gore stands by their choice to use whatever tags they want, whether or not his car will be used for investigations. They also stated they were testing the cars to see if they were suitable as a fleet vehicle for the department. After consideration, they decided that they were not. They did not mention anything about giving the cars back or recuperating the excess money spent on these cars in the first place. We're almost sure they are still driving them today. Shame on you San Diego County Sheriff's Department for telling San Diego to go fuck yourself.
Reported on voiceofsandiego.org
Its sounds like another case of the public witnessing one thing and the police admitting another. Two drivers have been hospitalized in Flint, Michigan after a high speed chase ending in an accident was witnessed by other drivers. One motorists recalls looking in the rear view mirror and seeing a chase. The suspect fleeing from the police was driving a silver Monte Carlo when he collided with a black pickup truck at a major intersection. Police say the 21 year-old suspect was involved in a drug deal just moments before the accident. Several witnesses stated an undercover narcotics officer was chasing the Monte Carlo but the police say undercover officers were blocks away at the time of the accident. Somebody is not telling the truth.
Reported on ABC 12 News (WJRT)
It seems Florida is a hot state with police trolling everywhere. Many drivers are accustomed to casually spotting an undercover cop car and it appears the police are trying anything to stay ahead of the game. In Port Charlotte, the police is going as far as mimicking a homeless man who is actually a deputy waiting to signal a further awaiting officer to make the traffic stop. This is just one of the new techniques being used by Charlotte County Police in Florida to ticket unsuspecting motorists that speed or run red lights. Other odd hidings were done from inside a boat mounted on a trailer where the cops clocked passing speeders. While the residents of the town call their tactics unfair, the police are unapologetic and hope the uncommon practice will get people talking. Well it worked at over here at UndercoverCopCars!
See the video of undercover homeless cops
Australian residents should keep their eyes peeled for more than just the standard cop. According to The Daily Telegraph, an NSW Police initiative has enabled the police to patrol the streets with any automobile. Though the Australian police force has used unmarked cars in the past, they have recently acquired late model, high performance vehicles such as the Ford Falcon Typhoon and Suburu Impreza WRX. The aussie cops are even going as far as choosing cars with the latest accessories and odd colors to blend in with the speeders and other “hoodlums.” They are also going the other route and deploying older, worn-down cars in effort to completely catch perpetrators with their guard down. The officers have been doing such a good job in disguising their vehicles that there are reports of other drivers pulling up aside them and trying to race; that is until they see a police officer behind the wheel. The police force has been slowly adding 50 additional patrol vehicles as of March 2007 when the State Government announced further funding. At the time of the article, the aussies authorities believed their effort was starting to make a difference with street racing and other illegal activities but admitted it would take longer to reveal the actual effectiveness of their strategy.