And identify themselves in a reliable manner, not just yell “police!”Anyone can do that.
Back in the 60s when I was in HS in Orlando, about midnight (no traffic at all out) I was coming home from a date. This car pulls up in the lane next to me and the driver starts waving his hand at me to pull over. No lights, nothing to indicate anything but some clown threatening me. Didn’t look like any unmarked car I’d ever seen. So, I keep on driving. I can’t remember whether he then started waving a badge at me or turned on a blue light. After I stopped he arrogantly demanded to know why I didn’t pull over, made some half ass threats then let me go because I had not been violating any traffic laws. Other than driving at 17. My respect for LEO started going down then, and has never stopped going down.
Totally unnecessarily for the whole incident. As far as I could see the pri*k was just cruising around looking to harass someone.
Lakeland FL: I had cops come to my door and get nasty and in my face looking for someone I never heard of. No warrant & no evidence that person had any connection to my address except the criminal gave the police a fake address (mine) when he was arrested initially. And the cops are too lazy AND incompetent to verify it before threatening me. Good thing that was over 15 years ago; now they would have just busted in my door and beat the crap out of me.
I will never again allow a cop (I didn’t invite) on to my property without a warrant. I will not talk to them. Period.
It still makes me angry when I think about it, even after this many years. Oh, and the clincher was the cop (one of three!) that was so in my face and calling me a liar was some puffed up woman about 5’4”. Put a gun on her and she grew stones. Last I read recently, Lakeland PD has been caught pulling over women and doing illegal boob searches & feel ups. Another corrupt & incompetent female police chief.