Anyone have any GOOD cop stories??

[DarkLord]

Righto, we often hear stories around here about how people have felt unfairly treated by the police, for various reasons. Sometimes justified, sometimes not.

My idea with this thread was to get a collection of stories about how the police have been good to them, or helpful in some way, or perhaps let them off something for some reason.

I have a couple to start it off -

I was with my flatmate outside Red Baron in Takapuna one evening in December '07, looking at bikes through the windows when a cop car drove past and both cops were looking at us. The car pulled over and two cops got out and started walking towards us and we were both thinking, what's going on? we weren't doing anything wrong. Then one of them asked us, "you guys thinking of stealing some bikes, huh?" I said yeah, thinking they must have been joking. They were, of course as their next question was "can you steal a couple for us as well?"

Turns out they were both awesome dudes, both bikers who saw that we were obviously into bikes and just stopped for a friendly chat. I wasn't riding at the time and was just looking at my first bike so we were chatting about that. We chatted with them for about ten minutes or so before they had to head off again, told us both to ride safe and wished me good luck with getting my learners and first bike.

I also have a friend who is a cop and he is awesome, and when I wrote my bike off in a crash back in May last year just outside of Taupo the lady cop who came to the scene was very helpful. I was half expecting a bollocking but she was great.

Anyone else got any to share?

Cheers,

Graham

[nudemetalz]

I was talking to the dude who own's the Gixxer 1000 at ITM in Newlands, Welly one evening on my way home. I had my Guzzi parked next to his bike when a motorcycle cop went past looking at us. Next thing he gives us a big wave and revs the Beemer up a little.
Obviously a true motorcyclist !!!
Cool !!!

[mdnzz]

My daughter, stepson and ex wife were nearly killed in aT-Bone accident few years ago.
Local copper was one of the first on the scene and even he was left shaking.
The serious crash unit did their bit and decided my ex wife was to blame so wanted charges laid.
They didn't really expect survivors and were getting prepared to take her to court for manslaughter etc.
Local copper took rank on them and laid it all out on the line.
Ended up she only faced charges for careless use causing injuries.
When he came to speak to me about it he was adamant no parent should have the indignity of being dragged through the courts because they had a crash (can't call em accidents anymore (Hot Fuzz)) and the injured parties were themselves.
He didn't have to, they were quite right to charge her, but they lacked empathy.
He is a parent himself and stated knowing that if he had a crash and his family was the lot injured then that was more punishment than any court could impose

[MsKABC]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showpost.php?p=1880896&postcount=39

[MsKABC]

And then there's the one where my ex the cop and my Dad the contractor were conversing on the phone when a boy racer flies past Dad in the opposite direction through some roadworks, throwing stones all over his truck. Dad is swearing like a trooper and the ex asks what's wrong. Dad tells him and so the ex asks "Where are you?"...."Well I'm just down the road...oh look - there they go now" ...on go the lights and the siren. :Police: :lol:

[vifferman]

I know a few KBers (past and present) who are cops AND good blokes.
A while back, my son got into trouble with the police. One of the arresting officers dropped his cellphone, and I found it when I went back to pick up my son's car. When I returned the phone to the police station, I had a good chat to some of the police involved, and they were all very reasonable guys. One of them was also a rider (GSXR1000), and I was quite late getting to work as a result of swapping bike stories.
Look, in general, cops are just people, and so most of them are quite reasonable, but you get a few arseholes too. Unfortunately, according to some of the cops I've spoken to, some of the arseholes like to become traffic police. Even the other police don't like them and their propensity for handing out tickets, and call them 'snakes'.

[Sully60]

During my BMC car days my car was out of action so good ol' mum let me use her cars (being Hondas they went all the time where as mine, well um:whistle:)

So I was driving at my normal pace for back then and got into a spot of bother descending the Wallaceville Hill road. I entered the left just down hill from the lookout way too fast and after trying desparately to correct this horrible mess ended up with the car bellied out on the lip of the roadside ditch.

I jumped out or the car and both me and my passenger tried in vain to get the car back on four wheels.

At this point a patrol car arrives on the scene(within seconds I might add, hmmm).

This can only look very bad as during my rather long slide I had locked the back wheels and the skid marks pointed to where things had started to go wrong also being a relatively sheltered piece of road the tyre smoke still hung in the air.

I was getting ready to do some serious explaining when six uniformed officers of various rank appear from the car and promptly help us pull the car from the ditch. I'm getting my license out of my wallet and preparing the name, address, occupation spiel when the driver of the patrol car says you'd better get going before someone else sees this.

I ask if there's anything I can do to say thanks (insert homo erotic act here) and he tells me to drop off a dozen at the station, sweet!

Looking back on the situation I do wonder why six police officers were heading over that hill in one car that day:sherlock:
I won't be pushing that issue though!:laugh:

[Blackshear]

Just a quick one. The cop at the end of Glenfield road who didn't spring me for 70... And same again for another cop at the bottom of a road close to home, same speed.
Not reckless speed, just on the straights.

Pulled over for my first time in er, November-ish or something, maybe October.
"70's a bit fast eh?"
'Yeah...'
"Well seeing as this appears to be your first offence, I'll let you off with a warning. I know it's a bitch of a spot for me to hide. Big right sweeper down the hill to a wide straight, but been a couple crashes down here as of late. 3rd one being somewho who T-boned a spun out car. Also, your chain is a little loose there. Go to Holeshot and ask for a free tighten, say I sent ya. We aren't all monsters! Might see you later on. Don't forget to nod to every biker after 6pm :headbang:'
"... YOU'RE THE MAN?!?!?! :hug:"

[Blackshear]

During my BMC car days my car was out of action so good ol' mum let me use her cars (being Hondas they went all the time where as mine, well um:whistle:)

So I was driving at my normal pace for back then and got into a spot of bother descending the Wallaceville Hill road. I entered the left just down hill from the lookout way too fast and after trying desparately to correct this horrible mess ended up with the car bellied out on the lip of the roadside ditch.

I jumped out or the car and both me and my passenger tried in vain to get the car back on four wheels.

At this point a patrol car arrives on the scene.

This can only look very bad as during my rather long slide I had locked the back wheels and the skid marks pointed to where things had started to go wrong also being a relatively sheltered piece of road the tyre smoke still hung in the air.

I was getting ready to do some serious explaining when six uniformed officers of various rank appear from the car and promptly help us pull the car from the ditch. I'm getting my license out of my wallet and preparing the name, address, occupation spiel when the driver of the patrol car says you'd better get going before someone else see's this.

I ask if there's anything I can do to say thanks (insert homo erotic act here) and he tels me to drop off a dozen at the station, sweet!

Looking back on the situation I do wonder why six police officers were heading over that hill in one car that day:sherlock:
I won't be pushing that issue though!:laugh:

Musta been on their way to a homocide in a strip bar?!
What else would explain their casual help?!

[Headbanger]

many years ago....

Came off my bike near Hamilton,biffed through the air, tumbled along the ground, bowled through a wire fence.

Ambulance sent to the wrong location, Police arrived first, Im laying on the ground, Blood all over me from a dozen minor wounds, In some serious pain.

Cops accuse me of being a gang member (this amazing claim was based on the fact some had been in the area and I was in a T-Shirt, they claimed someone had removed "my colours" before they arrived FUCKIN MORONIC CUNTS), Tell me I look real bad (health wise) and there is going to be long term hurting, Start giving me shit about the flies landing on my wounds, and nudging me with their feet to bring on some hurt.

The ambulance arrives and as I'm getting lifted into the back the cops are writting out tickets and resting them on my chest.

Best experience I have ever had with the police, Dumb and deluded as a pet sheep, Insulted the fuck out of me, Cost me a lot of money, Made a bad situation a whole lot worse.

Glad I pay my taxes.



Chances are good I may have been being a bit uncooperative, But I had reason to be stressed.

[Timber020]

I was camping with 2 girls in the sticks outside of flagstaff arizona. it was still light when there were a bunch of gunshots (they were mostly pistol pops so I knew it wasnt hunters). The girls were scared and since I couldnt be bothered packing up and moving, I decided to go see what was up.

3 guys in there 40's drinking beer and shooting crap out of water jugs, cans etc with a glock 40 (had just come out at the time) 92F, 357 and a 7mm. They eyed me carefully as I approached but as soon as I said gidday they relaxed and after a few rants about no pistols in NZ, I soon found myself being given a bunch of shots with all the guns. Then one of the guys goes to his truck and brings out an MP5. "Here boy, give this a try".
I fired a few, very nice little SMG, then he told me to move the selector to auto and it really got fun. He stands beside me with an auto shotguns and blasts away.
So Im shooting a full auto MP5 and look over the the guys and ask.
"dont the cops worry about this kind of thing?"
They all laugh, and the guy who handed me the MP5 says
"Hell no, Im the sheriff!"

[vtec]

Got pulled over because I nailed it round a corner like I was racing, and the cop pulled me over, then in a serious monotone asked me "any reason why you went around that corner so fast?" I said simply "because I love it". I think he really appreciated the honesty, and totally lightened up, pointed out some accidents he'd seen between cars and bikes, told him I'd been racing that bike and the tyres were amazing, and then told me to be more careful and sent me on my way. They have the power to do you for careless use, thankfully he used his discretion.

Another one recently tailed me for a while on my new (to me) VFR400R thought he might be waiting for me to do something stupid but I'd seen him and was on my best behaviour. When he pulled me over, just checked that I was the owner, and sent me on my way. All good. Some are OK.

[Boob Johnson]

Its just a uniform, no different to ethnicity, all humans at the start, middle & end of the day.

Met WAY more nice police than I have bad, in fact i'm struggling to even remember a bad incident, they are just doing their job.

NZ has one of the most honest police forces in the world, I never forget the smile that came over me when I first read that in the paper many moons ago. Bloody comforting thought I say :niceone:

[igor]

the cops are all good blokes. they are just like you and me and have the odd off day

[mikeey01]

the cops are all good blokes. they are just like you and me and have the odd off day

Don't forget some of them chick cops, their all good too and DAM some of them are hot!

[Headbanger]

the cops are all good blokes. they are just like you and me and have the odd off day

Like me?

I hope not, I'm a morally corrupt egomaniac with sexual deviant tendencies.

[tri boy]

Like me?

I hope not, I'm a morally corrupt egomaniac with sexual deviant tendencies.

You fit the criteria, please report to the nearest recruitment office. (and take doughnuts)

[Dooly]

Look, in general, cops are just people, and so most of them are quite reasonable, but you get a few arseholes too. Unfortunately, according to some of the cops I've spoken to, some of the arseholes like to become traffic police. Even the other police don't like them and their propensity for handing out tickets, and call them 'snakes'.

Agreed.
The ones I know and ones who ride think like that.
Unless you're causing major probs on the road, don't bother with traffic tickets. One never even uses his radar, and one never pulls bikers up!:lol:

[igor]

Even the other police don't like them and their propensity for handing out tickets, and call them 'snakes'.

clearly you have been mis-informed re this comment

suggest you undertake more research. maybe with a cop in the 40 year age group whom has at least 17 years service

or

you could get a job as the Iraq Minister of Mis-information

[DEATH_INC.]

clearly you have been mis-informed re this comment

suggest you undertake more research. maybe with a cop in the 40 year age group whom has at least 17 years service

or

you could get a job as the Iraq Minister of Mis-information
? I've been given the same info by a few of 'em I've dealt with through work....most of 'em older fellas whom AREN'T traffic snakes.

[igor]

? I've been given the same info by a few of 'em I've dealt with through work....most of 'em older fellas whom AREN'T traffic snakes.

clearly they are mis-informed as well and don't know the whole story

where is that nice gentleman who used to post on here, not scummy. the other chap maybe he could enlighten all. i would but knowledge is power

and I only deal in fact not fiction

[Squid]

At risk of posting on topic here...

1- First speeding ticket I ever got was on a GN250 at 7am on sunday morning in Hamilton, 99kph in a 60 zone..... I suspect the cop took the speed down coz I was at full throttle in 5th gear... $400 speeding ticket but still with a licence. He also let me off having no L plate and a rego 2months overdue.

2- Pulled out onto SH1 from a side road in a smallish gap, passed a truck by using the median strip, shot a orange light, speeding, failed to give way. All in about 1km (I was in a hurry alright) turns out this mufti was following me. Got a lecture on riding safe and let off.... that was on a VT250

3- Recently got pulled over on my Gixxa 750 doing 80 in a 50 zone in town, round a corner in the rain..... (yup got good tires) ''any reason for the speed?'' No sorry officer. ''Ok then, take it easy. Not worth it when the roads like this''

4- 3 months ago, going down to Taupo wh a pillion got snapped at 130 down near Atimuri dam. Pulled over had a look at the cops radar and it was reading 132, got a ticket for 112... (cheeper and less points :D) Turns out he has a gixxa 750 too ''yeah I know how easy it is to speed on theres things'' was what he said while writing on the ticket. If I was going the speed limit-ish he wouldnt have bothered to pull me over apperently. Not a word about speeding with a pillion though.

Yeah thats me.

[MSTRS]

...knowledge is power...

Cop I know uses his knowledge of where his snake 'collegues' are, and then goes elsewhere on his crotchrocket. He hasn't passed this info on to me. So far.

[MarkH]

Don't forget some of them chick cops, their all good too and DAM some of them are hot!

The uniform adds an extra point or two of hotness.

Yesterday I return to my scoot and a cop car pulls into the spot beside me, I look and the cop and think "mmmm, chick in a uniform". I said hello and had a brief chat before she headed across the road to sort out whatever.

I agree with the concept that cops are just people, some good ones and some arseholes. Naturally you will have more encounters with the arseholes while the good ones don't bother stopping you. But I have chatted with cops several times (when not been pulled over by them) and they have been nice people. Even Scumdog is OK when you aren't being treated to the sight of him in his budgie smugglers outside his tent in the morning.

[Mikkel]

5 years ago in Nelson. Way beyond reasonably intoxicated I went looking for this Icelandic girl I had met at a party earlier in the evening...

Anyway, long story short I found myself walking along the road leading in to town about 3 kms out at 5 o'clock in the morning. Being a bit drunk and very lazy I decided to try and hitch a ride.

Lo and behold a car pulled over - wicked custom paint job and some fancy shit on the roof... hot blonde in a uniform in the passenger seat. :niceone:
I was then informed that walking on the road at 5 am might not be the best of plans and what were I doing anyway? To which I answered I was only trying to get a life... and seeing as you've already stopped 'ows about it then? And sure enough they gave a lift back to town. Back to the party and the tequila, never met the pretty Icelandic girl again - for which I probably should be grateful, people from Iceland are nuts! Good bastards!

[bsasuper]

Yeah there just humans trying to live just like the rest of us, except........

1.Some of them think they are god in that uniform or car


2. they are always there when im having fun on my bike


3.I got tackled by one when they mistook me for a crim,black eye and lost skin- not even a sorry mate.

4.no I DO NOT have any good cop storys

5.my neighbour is a cop and yes he hates me.

But hey, live and let live.

[Dragon]

Don't forget some of them chick cops, their all good too and DAM some of them are hot!

demale officer that processed me for my idiot mistake was hot as. Also thepolice that dealt with me where a good bunch of people.

[Maki]

5 people from Iceland are nuts! Good bastards!

You got that right...

[Dave-]

all my cop stories are good cop stories, they're good stories in their own right too.

like i shit you not, the 4 or so times I've had a chat with an officer s/he's been a well mannered, fair and sometimes humerous law enforcer.

maybe it's me?

[nerve2]

This happened right before I moved over here two years ago:

Northern California, beautiful roads and not many cars... Me out with two buddies.

We left around 11:30 , it was beautiful day and we were making very good time. We were over the hill past Weaverville cruising along by the river, my friend takes a nice 55mph sweeper at around 100, we follow along nearly in the triple digits.

Just as I finish the turn I see the ever so obvious CHP (California Highway Patrol) sitting along the side of the road behind some trees. He flipped on his lights and we all signaled and pulled in behind him. So he gathers us all up tells us to take off the helmets looks at us and says "ok Ill make this easy, Im only gonna write one ticket for 65 in a 55 who wants the ticket you decide." Well none of us decided to jump on that grenade as myself and another guy are already looking at possibly losing our licenses for a few too many speeding tickets. So he says get out a coin we're doing to decide with a coin toss. Shit, I always lose at these. My two friends go against each other, the loser and I then go and I finally win a coin toss.

So now he asks for my friends "pilots license" which he hands over. He then tries to talk his way out of it: "So its a beautiful day and we just got carried away, were actually out here celebrating that my friend is moving to New Zealand on Friday is there any chance we could not dampen the great mood of the day?" He looks at my friend and says hold on Ive got something to better determine your speed. Pulls out this little piece of cardboard that has 3 different sized holes in it (attached) holds it up to his jacket "yep you were going pretty fast" He then shows us what's written on the other side of the cardboard, it reads: "Bug Splat-O-Meter" and under each hole it has a corresponding speed. Well we got a huge laugh out of that and he let us go no ticket and just said why don't you guys have a good day and go buy each other lunch.

So we did.

[slofox]

Years ago I taught various cops' kids at school. With one exception, they were all pretty good bastards....the one exception was good to some of the kids he was supposed to bust but could be mean as a snake when he got pissed...which was quite often actually.....
In my recent reincarnation as a biker, I have had two contacts only. First was a dude who stopped when I was stopped on the side of the road chatting with a friend. He checked licence and reg and warrant...then told me all about his SV1000...
Second was when I stopped to ask the LEO's with a laser gun in town if they would check my speedo accuracy with it. "Sure, just pop back up the road and head at us at 50 on the speedo and we will check it for you.." (It read 47 with the speedo at 49-50).
The only gripe I have at present is that whenever I wave at them in their cars when I am on the bike (it's a little foible I always do - dunno why) they DON'T WAVE BACK!!!!!!! Not even if I give them the "special KB wave" (whatever THAT is...)

[Macontour]

I have had more than my share of tickets in the past and I have to say that all were deserved. Worst incident was last year when I was doing 95ks by speedo in my tour coach after just passing an old truck and trailer that was struggling to do 70 on the Hauraki Plains! That was flat out for my coach and I had been stuck behind the truck for about 30 ks.

Cop does a U turn, comes to my door and orders me off the coach with Licence and Log Book.

"I just clocked you at 100 so thats why I am writing you a ticket". No asking for a reason or anything. I explained about the truck but he wasn't interested and as he wrote the ticket out it went past!!:nono:

My gripe is that he achieved absolutely nothing for road safety by ticketing me. Long straight road, sunny day, coach in good nick and 5-10 ks over the limit while the truck holding up a line of vehicles and causing to pass in suspect places just carries on.

Good one was New Years Day a few years ago. Coach load of tourists trundling North into Ngaruawahia. I missed the 50k sign on the outskirts and was doing 65. Cop going the other way put red and blues on briefly, held up 5 fingers to signify "50" and kept going. :Police:

By the way I probably know about 20 Police or ex Policepersons for some reason and they are all pretty decent sorts.

[Blackshear]

He looks at my friend and says hold on Ive got something to better determine your speed. Pulls out this little piece of cardboard that has 3 different sized holes in it (attached) holds it up to his jacket "yep you were going pretty fast" He then shows us what's written on the other side of the cardboard, it reads: "Bug Splat-O-Meter" and under each hole it has a corresponding speed.


So how does this thing work?

[thehollowmen]

I got a couple:

One, I saw the cop car ahead of me slam on his brakes and I didn't think I'd stop in time so I went into the passing lane and passed at about 80 in a 100 zone. He then turned on his lights and pulled me over and the convo went like this:

"You know that if a school bus is stopped for picking up kids you the limit is 20km/h?"

"Yes sir, I've been telling my friends and workmates because it means that you'll be walking for 28 days if you pass it 50 over the limit" I already had my helmet off, and my license out. I didn't think I was going to get it back.

"It was on the right side of the road back there, but I guess I braked a bit hard and you only saw my tail lights. You ride safe."

So that's a cop in Oamaru that is a nice one.

Then, a couple of years later I was on a big sweeper somewhere outside of Wanganui and I kept the throttle on. It was bigger than I expected and the needle kept climbing. 140km/h and a cop car went the other way. Oh god I thought, this ruins my holiday. He flashed his lights at me. Just after the corner was a straight and I saw some guys trying to pull start
a car with clothsline wire, so I stopped, pulled off the seat and gave them my tow line I have, and waited for my punishment to arrive.

A cop pulled up beside us, turned his lights on, got out and asked what was going on. The cop walked up to my bike and gave it a look over. The guys said that I'd stopped and given them some rope and were trying to start the broken down car.

The cop looked at me with a grin on his face and said "you ain't seen a guy on a red bike flying past here have you? If you do, tell him to slow down, I clocked him doing 138 and he'll have his license suspended if he keeps that up."

Two small errors of judgment on my part, two police officers happy to let it slide.

On the odd occasion I have a glass of alcohol, I'll whisper a little toast to their health. We need more nice guys like that.