By the Plano police department. I was on my way back from my buddy's house up in North Plano, and noticed a cruiser following me for about 5 miles. Just as I was leaving Plano, he lit me up. I pulled off the main road into a cul de sac neighborhood.
I was driving my (project) Volvo S70 T5 with gauges and all sorts of other race gear and gismos inside, which usually doesn't go over too well with the police. Anyway, I had my license, insurance and CHL in hand, overhead lights on, window down, hands on the wheel when he approached the window. Handed them over, and he asked if I had any firearms with me tonight. I responded in the affirmative and he asked where it was. I informed him there was one inside my waistband, one behind the passenger seat, and one in the trunk.
He informed me that he stopped me because one of my license plates lights was out. I was mildly annoyed, because the stiff suspension in the car seems to rattle lights out of place fairly often. I asked him if he minded if I took a look at it. He said go right ahead. So as I monkied with the trunk, he went back to his car and presumably ran my info. When he got back out, turned off his reds and blues, and walked up next to me, I had the light back on, and explained that the stiff suspension was to blame. He noticed the FS2000 mounted on my trunklid, and commented that he heard the Addison police had them in their patrol cars. I had heard the same thing, that they had a mix of FS2000s and PS90s. He said it was a really cool looking rifle, and that Plano only allowed them to carry AR15s in their patrol cars. At this point I disclosed that I'm a reserve officer in a nearby city, and that we could also only have AR15 type rifles on patrol (not that I patrol.) I asked him if he had handled one and he said no, so I offered him the chance and he accepted. After I cleared it I handed it over and he commented on how ergonomical it was and easy to point on target. At around this time he noticed that a lot of the lights in the neighborhood had come on (it was around 12:30am) and said that he didn't want people getting the wrong idea, and that we should go. He shook my hand and wished me a good night and safe drive home, and I returned the good wishes.
I've got the compliment letter all typed up and addressed to his dept. In case you guys don't know, compliment and citizen commendations go a long way in officer evaluations for raises and promotions. Anyway, here's a big :thumbsup: to Officer Hutchins of the Plano PD.
I was driving my (project) Volvo S70 T5 with gauges and all sorts of other race gear and gismos inside, which usually doesn't go over too well with the police. Anyway, I had my license, insurance and CHL in hand, overhead lights on, window down, hands on the wheel when he approached the window. Handed them over, and he asked if I had any firearms with me tonight. I responded in the affirmative and he asked where it was. I informed him there was one inside my waistband, one behind the passenger seat, and one in the trunk.
He informed me that he stopped me because one of my license plates lights was out. I was mildly annoyed, because the stiff suspension in the car seems to rattle lights out of place fairly often. I asked him if he minded if I took a look at it. He said go right ahead. So as I monkied with the trunk, he went back to his car and presumably ran my info. When he got back out, turned off his reds and blues, and walked up next to me, I had the light back on, and explained that the stiff suspension was to blame. He noticed the FS2000 mounted on my trunklid, and commented that he heard the Addison police had them in their patrol cars. I had heard the same thing, that they had a mix of FS2000s and PS90s. He said it was a really cool looking rifle, and that Plano only allowed them to carry AR15s in their patrol cars. At this point I disclosed that I'm a reserve officer in a nearby city, and that we could also only have AR15 type rifles on patrol (not that I patrol.) I asked him if he had handled one and he said no, so I offered him the chance and he accepted. After I cleared it I handed it over and he commented on how ergonomical it was and easy to point on target. At around this time he noticed that a lot of the lights in the neighborhood had come on (it was around 12:30am) and said that he didn't want people getting the wrong idea, and that we should go. He shook my hand and wished me a good night and safe drive home, and I returned the good wishes.
I've got the compliment letter all typed up and addressed to his dept. In case you guys don't know, compliment and citizen commendations go a long way in officer evaluations for raises and promotions. Anyway, here's a big :thumbsup: to Officer Hutchins of the Plano PD.