Originally Posted by
KevDen2005
I am certainly more happy to give a warning (if possible and feasible) to someone who is polite, admits to wrong doing, has their information ready, and is genuinely concerned for my safety. I hate writing tickets in general so I can come up with a pretty good reason to cut you loose (then I have to tell my supervisor why i didn't write any tickets).
Pretty recently I get was watching a flashing red in the middle of the night and a van went right through it like it wasn't even there. I pull out from my spot, speed up to catch it, which it was doing about 60 in a 40. I picked up my mic. and started to call out the traffic stop (no overhead lights on yet) and the lady pulls into the right lane. I figure she realizes what she has done and is getting ready to get pulled over. She then slams on her brakes in the middle of a travel lane and as I am getting my car in park and opening my door she hops out and starts walking at a pretty good pace toward my patrol car. I drew my gun and pointed at her, yelled at her to get back in my car, called for cover.
She couldn't understand what happened, didn't realize there was a light that she ran, was upset that I yelled at her, and made a complaint through my supervisor that I did that.
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