Sun Jun 08, 2014 2:34 pm by nikkinutshop
Come on man, this is the West Coast of CANADA. Our RCMP eat Sushi here or Tim Horton's. The speed traps will be close to these eateries.
The RCMP have a very creative bunch of vehicles here. I called to police because there was a BMW SUV hanging our in the 'hood. It was driving around and the driver appeared to be checking "things" out. Literally, two minutes later, the BMW was at my garage door and the uniformed officer identified himself and thanked me for being observant. It was suggested that some of the less obvious police vehicles may have been forfeited by law as the proceeds of crime and are added to the fleet.
On a sunny day, about 15 years ago, I was home from work with mid week days off. The original neighbour across the lane went out for the day and called to ask if I could keep an eye on his property. I was reading the instructions for a SONY video camera my wife bought. I was in the family room with a clear view of the neighbour's home. An old van rolled into the neighbour's carport. and three guys got out and forced the basement door open. Well, I started the camera recording and carefully set on a tripod then called The RCMP. The SONY pictures were so clear and each person was easily identifiable and the licence plates were clear. In minutes, the Police arrived and just missed the thieves at the home, but they were stopped about four blocks away and arrested. The police requested a copy of the recording, borrowed the camera and returned it in about an hour.
I was told, later, that the break and enter and theft charges were not contested and guilty pleas were entered. One of the thieves was the son of a mechanic I worked with. I never said anything to him.
I would rather have tools I do not need than to need tools I do not have