I keep reading online, and watching videos on YouTube where there are lots of private Crown Vics fully equipped with lights and sirens, etc. Most claim some sort of volunteer position at a fire department or something. But it makes me wonder, did anyone on this forum take it too far and get arrested?

This is going to

1. Get locked REAL quick

or

2. Get interesting REAL quick.

Either way, I sence some FAIL coming on . . . .

I say it will get interesting. Well, I hope it does. Oh, and the answer is 'no' for me.

I apologize if this a taboo topic. But I am really interested. It seems people get pretty over the top on youtube.

It gets them "over the top" here as well. You'll see what I mean.

I had a 94 ex FBI Tahoe and I was ticketed for having the blue lights in it along with the power supply. Basically a "fix it" (remove it) ticket on my way home from the auction. I have also been ticketed for using my spotlight in my driveway to find a caliper bolt lol

A ticket for using a spot light in your driveway?? Holy cow.

Case in point. Look at this guys car.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWgCYCzv3eU

I would go to prison just for driving that down my street in California.

There definitely has been people who have got in trouble over impersonation and there will continue to be. I doubt any of them will actually come forward and say so here though.

Just a ticket for having a pair of Knight Rider lights on the front of my Camaro.

I got arrested for brandishing my night stick once.

Hell yeah!!!

So to any of the police officers here, how do you feel about Vic's that are 'whacker'ed' out? My friends in law enforcement don't seem to care much, as long as they aren't pulling people over. But I can see the flip side as well, if there are normal citizens driving around in official looking cars, and maybe doing things that make the department look bad, it would get pretty annoying.

Hi, I'm just here... watching.

Lurking.

Eating popcorn.

Sipping a dark stout bier.

I am not in prison because...
I omitted all or part of the words POLICE and SECURITY on the paint scheme of my car. The rules are fairly clear, here.

For a volunteer firefighter, that is definitely overkill.

For pretty much any application that is overkill. Let alone a POV volunteer firefighter.

I had a burning curiosity to figure out how long this thread has been open, 1 hour 50 minutes. I'll be watching this one. I agree with jmlock I hope it gets interesting...

Why would anyone post about having been arrested?

Is this something we are not allowed to talk about?

I dunno. But maybe other forum members we recount stories of other people that got in trouble?

Because the police violated their civil rights.

Everyone hates whackers, they are scum. A few do hide throughout the site though, and will appear, and then the thread will lock.

LMAO!

And with that, hilarity ensued.

Whackers are the root of all evil. When one is ousted, hilarity is not far behind...and flamethrowers.

I see what you did there.

maybe a call to OPP is needed. Carrying around a pistol is a no-no throughout Kanadia.

What part of the cycle is the one where he makes vague threats to moderators?

Not sure, lets consult Hutch's chart

Hutch shall live on forever because of this priceless work of art.

Indeed he shall!!

Techno schooled on a technicality...bam!

Some dumb ass an hour from where I live did. Driving around with a 1998 ex RCMP car with strobes. He "pulled over" some old lady who then promptly called the actual RCMP and the rest is history.

I think his mother mated with a vegetable.

LMAO!

Serge, I'm betting your "business" is on paper only, and you don't actually have a customers. Amirite?

In case you didn't get your answer yet, this website strongly disapproves of the any police imitation or impersonation. Any thread you start asking about how to hook up strobe lights or sirens on your vehicle will most like be viewed as an illegal modification thread and will be locked.

It's on paper alright. It's called a pamphlet.

Holy shat. Hilarious!

1.I see what you did there.
2. Where the thread took a turn lol

And yeah, most of the members on here dislike whackers because they give all CVNers a bad name. Most are members of this website because we love our V8, rear wheel driven, body on frame Panthers. We didn't purchase them so people would think we are LEOs.

I hope you understand I am not a whacker supporter. I think people like that do give P71 owners bad name. I drive a Crown Vic for work. I do love the official look of the car, but I am not going to outfit it with red and blue lights and start pulling people over.

I don't see any exemptions in Kanadian or provincial law allowing you to carry a demo pistol..

But..lemme guess.. professional courtesy?

Wow. look at this whacker...




A panther with some antennas on it.



(On a side note, I'm LMAO, as I googled 'grand marquis amateur radio', and it pulled up a picture of my car)

Hey, mine has antennas on it (two to be exact, and they both work, and serve a purpose) , and a push-bar. Whacker ? Hell yes. Does it have lights and a siren ? No way in hell. There is a fine line to draw between enough, and TOO much IMO.

I am similar to you. But not because I want to look like a cop, but rather the push bar I am going to use for work. I have two tiny antennas on my car, a 3" one and a 6" one. They are both to fills holes that were already in my roof. Basically to keep the car from filling up with water.

My car.

Im so glad I found this thread this morning, I really needed a laugh to start the day and this did it! My car has one antenna on the back, but that because its an '05 and yes I have a push bar with lights mounted on it, but they are Hella fog lights because I live in the mountains in the middle of nowhere and need them to see on the unlit windy roads... No impersonations of LEOs, you will get dragged out of your car and beaten for that here.

OMGTHISTHREADZSTILLOPEN.

That Marine can have whatever he wants. He earned it.

http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2011/11/28/B...anooga-7706032/

The timing of this was too good NOT to put on this somehow still up thread haha enjoy

Yes, stickers mean everything, dontcha know.

Woah! You pulled over a Delorean!



Stop him before he can get to 88 MPH?

Was gonna ask which car is the OP's Since his name is also a car featured in his pic

Like a Delorean could even actually hit 88mph in real life. The only thing that movie got right was when the car broke down on Marty at the starting line when he was trying to get struck by lightning.

Law Inforcement... ah, memories...

ages ago, when i was younger i had a geo prism. the whole car had stickers on it(bands i liked, brands i liked,etc.etc.) and on the back with all these stickers i had was a white sticker that said police on it. a wyoming state highway patrolman pulled me over and asked me why i had this sticker that said police on it. i looked at him and said it was decoration like all the other stickers i had on my car. he looks at me and says i want you to go home and wash that sticker off your car. i did what he said and washed it off.

next morning i get up for work, and guess who's siting along side the road i drive to work every day? the same trooper from yesterday. i looked at him and waived and he looked back at me and waived back.

fun times in Wyoming!!!

Both, and the Delorean's been on TV.

Yep they are both my cars! And the DeLorean was featured on an episode of Wheeler Dealers on the Discovery Channel.

Nope.

I've been stopped for being too awesome...:D

I heard 'sir, you are far too awesome to be driving down here' when actually what I was told was 'here's your ticket for obstruction of view' The only Police thing on the car is the Grille.

Answer this someone. I was near a car club gathering the other day. They were Mustangs and over half of them had strobes somewhere on them. They are Fords just like ours and cops have been known to drive Mustangs. No one calls them whackers, they are show cars.

I have 8 white strobes on my car. I manage several commercial properties with a lot of parking and it is way easier to pull in and hit the strobes to get rid of all the loiterers than go car to car and explain what the No Loitering signs mean.

The Mustangs are gathering in a parking lot for a show and for that purpose only. Someone hitting strobes with the intent of running people off is a little different. Lets face it, Mustangs are not a popular police vehicle. Whereas CVPIs are the most common police car out there. As long as you're on "your" private property, go for it.

Not a fan of Sting?

The funny thing though is when you hear about someone impersonating a cop and trying to pull people over they are rarely in a Crown Victoria. It is usually some non "cop car". Do a google search for "Mustang impersonating cop" and see how many news articles there are. Like you said on private property I can do just about whatever I want.

It is ironic how we come on here and go to the Armory and brag about all our pistols and military type weapons and no one cares but mention a strobe or LED and everyone is a whacker. Put either item in an idiots hands and bad things will happen.

Many of us don't do any of that.

You're right about that. I can only think of two incidents locally where the fake was in a Crown Vic.

I laugh when people pull over for a Geo Storm with one purple light on the dash board.

Most of us understand that there is a difference between active whacking and passive whacking.

One involves blatant and illegal equipment activated to play cop. The other involves leading less observant or uninformed people into believing that you are with law enforcement by doing everything you legally can to create that impression.

All construction companies and security companies around here have strobes. You always see work trucks on the side of the freeway with no markings or small business markings running 8 strobes at construction sites.

I seriously dont have a problems with passive people. My neighbors love my car, they know I am not a cop. But it makes them feel safe to have a official looking car in my driveway.

Blah, blah, whacker, blah, blue lights, blah, blah, Techno, blah, Crown Vic, blah, blah... and all of a sudden, there...on the side of the road, is a giant R2D2.

Yes, two situations where a company is legally using equipment in the scope of their employment.

What about a Taxi driver? LoL.

http://youtu.be/msUNL9w98FM

NYPD has a few interceptors as cabs. Mostly for TL&C policing. Although detectives use them as well.

What about that department in Maine ( or is it New Hampshire ) that has a 2006+ rear fascia GMQ on a CVPI lol

Nice to see another enthusiast on here!

These are the Ds I grew up with:

https://www.crownvic.net/ubbthreads/ubbth...010#Post2394010

Yeah, that's not even a P70 dresses up like a cop car, it's a P71 dressed up like a taxi. The last one I saw was a dead giveaway since there was no divider.

That's their body shop ordering the wrong stuff for a repair.

Around here, you see marked security vehicles, and occasionally unmarked ones, that are fully equipped. 99% of these cars have lighting that is illegal under MN law which considers equipment that is installed, not as it is used. So, driving from one commercial property to another in the capacity of security or prop. mgmt. with equipment that is not legal for use on public roads would be illegal, even if said lights are not turned on.

MN law is pretty lenient in what lights are legal for anyone to have if they feel the need, and use in order to indicate a "vehicular traffic hazard". Namely white or amber to the front and red or amber to the rear, (which would make a pretty convincing cop car for the average idiot who is lucky everything has warning labels on it.)

MN law is pretty specific about what commercial/private vehicles in what capacities can have what lighting. NUMEROUS companies and individuals I see violating that law on a daily basis. Walsh Companies comes to mind, construction company of some sort working on the light rail line with white LEDs facing to the rear of some of their white pick-ups. But, around here, if you know the law, and are observant, you can count numerous violators from security companies to wreckers to construction companies. Near as I can gather, a lot of the cops don't know the statutes on lighting and don't bother looking it up without having a good reason to try and nail someone for it, and the ones that do know have better things to do than harass some construction/security/tow company.

Jeez, you pull ONE person over in a security officer uniform and you're labeled a "whacker"...

Nobody understands the importance of securing the perimeter...

My car still has the strobes in it, but the controller isn't in there; and I have no intention of installing one.

When I worked in Elk Grove, CA I saw a fully decked out Crown Vic at the 76 gas station for a security company. At a glance it looked like a police car and even had big K-9 lettering emblazoned on the car. I was behind him in line and he was fully equipped like a cop he had cuffs, side arm, radio, etc. I was like wow how bad is it in Elk Grove they need fully armed security guards.

It only takes one idiot to make the demand outweigh the supply. Whether you understand it or not, their is a real need for armed security in places, and yes, some of them even have K9 units too, but the only times I have seen it is port security contracts.

FWIW, my company has a fully equipped 98 that only lacks a divider. It's got everything else, Whelen Edge lightbar, Whelen Cencom controller, Motorola Spectra, and a Federal Signal Ricochet strobe system. My boss pays me extra to run supplied lights and signage on mine while on duty. My gear is the same most local officers wear, minus the Taser and their radios.

Most of us don't really care unless there's a complaint from someone or a vehicle has red lights installed to the front or blue lights installed anywhere.

Interestingly enough, blue lights are legal on state-owned DOT road-construction vehicles in Texas. Appearantly, a flashing blue light makes motorists slow down more than a flashing yellow light would.

Well, that does make sense.

Arrested, No.

B*tched at by a DOT cop, yes. Pulled into the scale house on I-90 in Cle Elum to use the restroom for truckers/motorists. On my way out, he stopped me and asked me if I was a cop. To which, I said, "no". He then instructued me to remove my spotlight and fog lights. I also told him no. I informed him that they are not illegal, neither shines or emits a blue color when lit and left. Not his place to say anything. He has to focus on trucks and their equipment/logs. Not standard motorists.

You can run blues here in South Carolina too but you need a permit with a pretty dang good reason that you have to have blue rather than ambers.

Unfortunately for most people, I know the statutes quite well and I will make time to enforce them when necessary.

Legitimate companies are not my concern though. I'll be more than happy to simply give them a quick verbal lesson on current transportation codes in reference to their violation, but someone being "cool" by running around on the streets with flashing lights gets special attention.

Domes has it right. As an armed security officer myself (and having been unarmed), unarmed security just doesnt work. You tend to get a lazier person who gets really lax really fast. What kind of protection do you get out of that? Granted, aside from myself and 1 other guy I work with, all the security officers are LEO's elsewhere. Once you send them to the state's private security firearms course, you tend to do your hiring a little better. Where I work, we are issued the county's portable radios (that have access to the Sheriff, City PD/FD, Courts, etc), company issue TASER X26, and the rest of the gear (cuffs, OC, vest, firearm, etc) are supplied by me.

I would rather hire armed, trained security officers then an unarmed guy. Were it my way, you would not get an insurance break for hiring unarmed officers but it would be more expensive as you dont get protection any kind of protection that an alarm and some cameras couldnt do.

My ex-stepfather used to work as an armed security officer. He drove an unmarked box body Caprice, but had a uniform, bullet proof vest, and a pistol. Badge and patches on the uniform said "Security" and not "Police" but according to my mom (Who was a cop at the time, since retired) he was licensed as a LEO in Virgina, and while on duty had the authority to arrest anyone in his "jurisdiction" (which was limited to the property he was contracted to protect) and could shoot someone under the same circumstances a cop coud legally shoot someone. When he did arrest someone, SOP was to cuff them, detain them in the back seat of the Caprice, and call the local PD to haul them off to jail.

Indeed. As far as law violations go, a construction company's fleet truck with white and amber isn't really hurting anything, I'd guess most cops feel the same way. I know if I were a cop and had my choice between writing some construction company a ticket for lights or pepper-spraying OWS protesters, it would be an easy choice! I saw a tow-truck with blue LED's front and rear on I-94 near downtown Minneapolis probably twice last winter, and haven't seen it since... Guessing that caught up to them.

That's too bad, since private citizens can use deadly force in this state under more circumstances than someone under color of law.

Your mom is correct, licensed security officers in Virginia are legally regarded the same as a Deputy Sheriff, and has full arrest powers and law enforcement capacity on the properties they are contracted to be at. They go through very rigorous training programs to be able to do this, and it seems to have worked out well. I can only wish that Florida did the same thing.

Working as an armed supervisor (which is an actual position in Florida now, under a new ruling by DOACS), I see first-hand how unarmed officers, even in my company, are not very effective. Example: One of our contracts is at a large apartment contract. Contract dictates (now) that there is one armed officer and one unarmed officer on duty every night. The armed officer is primarily responsible for patrol and response, the unarmed officer works the gate and answers the site phone. This setup drastically reduced the number of times we have had to had LE involvement on-site. Prior to this, when there was two unarmed officers only, no one paid the slightest attention to the legal demands of my officers. There is a big difference when a mall-cop-type officer knocks on a door, versus an armed officer knocking on your door. I had the pleasure(?) of experiencing this first-hand shortly after this change-over, when dealing with a very loud and open house party at this site. (Prior to working armed there, no one paid the slightest bit of attention to us working, no matter what we did, to the point of egging the patrol car, etc.) The loitering crowd dispersed very quickly and the people inside the apartment themselves were were much more respectful, and this was an apartment we had several problems with prior.

In short, armed security is a much greater deterrent, especially if the company doing the hiring tries to hire LE and Corrections, and not Joe Blow. Not every security officer is Paul Blart, and not every security officer is a whacker. My car has more equipment that most of the company vehicles, but it was supplied by my company and I have paperwork authorizing it. I have yet to get stopped for any of it, and even if I did, there would be nothing LE could do about it, even if I'm off duty.

I agree with the statement that unarmed security guards are far less effective than armed ones. That being said, most security outfits don't want the liability of giving their staff guns, and certaily don't train the guards to the level of a LEO.

In addition, even armed security guards are far less effective than uniformed (off-duty) officers. A local management company recently entered into an agreement with us to provide uniformed department officers for security at their events rather than the uniformed Securitas guards they had been using. The cost was exactly the same.

It's been my experience in both uniforms that most scumbags quickly determine if the uniform is a guard or an actual cop. They often act accordingly.

Completely true. It is interesting that you say that Securitas' contract cost the same as your off-duty department rate. In my experience, LE usually charge twice what the security companies do, but it's worth it (uniformed officer, car, etc.). Or you guys are really cheap

Each category has its uses though. You don't need an armed officer to be a gate nanny, and you don't need a cop to bust up college parties (most of the time, anyways). That's a simplistic set of examples, as you well know. My company has several moonlighting LE, so we get double-coverage on that front anyways.

My company, despite its small size and youth (only three years old), has learned to separate the supervision of the different officers and that has made a good bit of difference to us. All armed officers are watched over, trained, and disciplined by one person (me), and I answer to my boss and the owner. The unarmed officers are supervised the same way by another officer, who (although senior to me) answers to me, since my title is "Operations Supervisor"....no lie, it says it on my business cards. Doing it this way has solved a lot of the Mickey Mouse stuff that used to happen, as is the usual growing pains in any business.

Now that we have completely derailed this topic, I'll finish by saying that no, I've never been arrested for police equipment on my car despite a lot of it being there in plain view.

Well, you have a legitimate purpose for it being there, and as long as you're not out trying to pull people over on your free time or doing anything else illegal, I would imagine the cops would have better things to do with their time than screw around with a security officer. Most cops I know actually like the private security officers, because if a facility provides its own security, it's one less area the cops have to wory about on their beat.

When I purchased my P71 it came with the Antennas still on the trunk and I didn't remove them as I didn't want any holes on the car. Spotlight still functions and works. It's even useful sometimes when I'm trying to find an address or need an extra light in the garage. I also have the PA system which is still hooked up as well. I've never attempted to pull anyone over. The few times it's been used have been novelty/friends messing around while the car is parked. I've been pulled over a few times since owning this car and the officers never seemed to care about any of the above. I usually end up BS'ing with them about my car and their car etc...

In my book as long as you're not up to no good, using any type of strobes or red/blue flashing lights, or impersonating a cop you can totally use some of the equipment that gets left behind in the cars for good use.

Here, snow plows and road maintenance vehicles owned by a political subdivision (i.e city, town, etc...) may display a blue light on their vehicle while the vehicle is actively working.

I put these old federal signal blue halogens on my racing mower as headlights.

I got busted.

According to the rules, there aren't any glass lenses/bulbs allowed.


I had to remove em to pass tech

The actual security guard is lucky to get 11 or 12 dollar an hour, but the company charges 25/hr to provide the guard and a car (Ford Escape). The standard rate for side jobs is 30 but I understand we made an exception to get the work.

We take our own personal cars, theres no need for a patrol car.

I agree. That reminds me, John Carroll University has a state certified PD. They wear police uniforms with police badges, patches and even vests. They drive marked police patrol cars, yet they are completely unarmed. Now they are even talking about patrolling off-campus areas, again, unarmed

Odd, college police out here are certified police officers w guns. They don't actually do anything other than traffic and breaking up drunk parties...but they are legal police officers.

One time, on a pizza delivery, a guy walked out on the porch with a pistol in his waistband and said "So that pizza is free right?"

A cop car drove by just out of random luck, and he bolted inside. Never been happier to see a police car in my life.

I've never understood why they aren't an armed department. Especially with the amount of off-campus properties that JCU has purchased in the surrounding neighborhoods over the past years, it seems foolish to not have them carrying.

One of their officers actually teaches police cadets at Lakeland C.C.

FWIW, they were just CSS (Campus Safety Services) when I went to/graduated from JCU.

Wow, I hope that guy was arrested cause that's pretty much an attempted robbery.

I interviewed there many years ago. The actual cops are decent normal guys. The faculty and student advisory board I interviewed with were flaming liberals. There could be a virginia tech type incident there and they still wouldn't allow guns on campus.

Clearly, having guns would just spark violence.

One person shooting is bad enough, but could you imagine people shooting at each other? total chaos.

Firstly, you said "Securitas." I wouldnt hire them to watch the grass grow. Every Securitas officer I have encountered has been sloppy and unprofessional.

Secondly, why is it a guy who is an LEO and works private security on the side suddenly becomes less effective when wearing a security uniform? The answer is easy. Like any other business, you are bound by policies and sometimes the additional needs of the place you are contracted to be at. I usually work for companies where the staff is mostly LEO's. You get more professional people that way. Anyway, here is an example:

I used to work for a company that contracted to a major national banking firm. My job was to escort the bankers after the armored truck left the location, that way someone with a gun was with the money while we were off-site (away from the bank branch). Periodically, I would be sent to branches that have been robbed, been threatened or have a history of robberies. At one branch, a guy we had working for us (does some work for the US Marshall's) was on duty. Suddenly, a robbery occurs. Our officer fires twice, striking the robber once (he gets away and is later found and arrested). Suddenly, the client (bank) has him removed from all of their accounts stating they do not want gun fire inside the bank branch. WTF are you hiring an armed security officer for? Sorry, I will do what I need to do to survive. Its the stupid rules we need to deal with in the private sector.

You typed that with one hand, didn't you?

Eww, if he did, I don't want to know what the other hand was doing

I wish Ohio, and every where else was the same. I think you would get much more professional and well trained security.

When you pay $8.00/HR-$10.00/HR for security, WTF kind of security are you going to get for that? An old retired guy who will be asleep or some kid who isnt going to care. The Honda plant in Marysville, OH advertised for security. The pay....$8.50/HR. I was stunned! A major automobile manufacturer with low ball security? As if I didnt hate Honda already.

The ODPS and OPOTA need to overhaul security in this state.

We have school district police departments here. They handle all crimes on school grounds which really helps us out because I hate dealing with those little hooligans.

The best part about working for an airport is no schools! I have dealt with juvenile suspects a grand total of 4 times in 6 years.

Isn't that why the department issues you a taser?

Isnt that the same school where they thought it was better to give the officer martial arts training instead of letting them be armed?

Otterbein University in Westerville just finished their few years long transition from Security to PD with Westerville PD's blessing.

Now we have Ohio State University PD trying to work out an agreement to patrol off campus areas (Columbus PD jurisdiction) not too far from campus and the FOP said there is a clause in the contract that prevents OSUPD from working in the city unless its a felony. Idiots! Let OSUPD work! The best they got now is a joint OSUPD/CPD marked cruiser that is a 2-man car (1 OSUPD officer, 1 CPD officer riding together).

I figure those are a perk. Everyone is entitled to a little entertainment now and then.

Detroit Public Schools have their own police department that patrols the area around the schools on school days. They have recycled cars that look like they were bought from other departments, so their budget is probably small. I really hope they are armed, that is not a job I would ever want to do unarmed. Being right off 8-mile (Detroit city border), I see them once and awhile.

Macomb Community College (where I attend) has their own PD as well, and some of the officers are armed. I have no idea where their jurisdiction is, I've seen them making arrests on the main road in front of campus. I know they hold people until Warren PD comes and gets them. They also write parking tickets on campus.

Last night I was walking out to my car and there was a campus PD car behind mine. I was thinking WTF did I do? Turns out the car in the handicapped space next to mine did not have a handicap permit (I have mine ).

I turned it down. I prefer the hands-on approach.

I have a question for jmlock:

If you have to handle an issue with kids, do you use something smaller in the sock, like clementines, instead of regular oranges?

Na, I go all out for them. If they want to play in the big leagues then who am I to keep them from experiencing the full effect.

Fair enough. Do the crime, prepare to feel the citrus fruit of justice.

That is the funniest thing I've read all day...well done sir, well done indeed.

The University of Florida's PD is a fully accredited police department, and since its a state college...they are state cops. Fun fact for those unlucky idiots who fight off-campus tickets in court. The judge laughs all the way to his chambers...

Aren't they the "Don't tase me, bro" bros?

Yes, yes they are. Although, if you watch the video, they are more restrained then I think they should have been. That guy is/was known for pulling stunts like that.

At the college I work for, our security is the college "DPS" which consists of two sub-departments. We have a police department, with a whopping one officer (They're looking at another, hopefully I'll get it. It pays better than the local sheriff's dept) and the security department. Both are unarmed. We have one vehicle http://policecarwebsite.net/fc/school/wvp.html. Basically we patrol the campus, write parking tickets, and lock and unlock the building. Occasionally we get someone pissed over a parking ticket, or someone getting kicked out, or fights. We all have unit numbers with the county SO, and go on and off shift on the radio with dispatch. We are dispatched by them, since so many people call 911 for minor traffic accidents out there.

thats funny you mention Securitas. i had one of there officers if you can call them that tell me he dident like my car because it looked to much like a cop car and he dident want me in his parking lot. no lie it was at a wal mart in md

Securitas is a joke. Hilariously, I just saw one of their guards sitting in the breakdown lane in a Prius last night... I didn't stop to assist. There are some decent guards and some decent companies, but generally-speaking, most security guards/companies are a joke. Either fat lazy guys who sleep on the job or young punks drunk on make-believe power who failed to become cops (probably couldn't pass the psych test). You get the occasional guys doing it on their way to becoming a cop, cops doing it for extra money, people who like the job but don't want to be a cop, etc. But it's been my experience that those guys are few and far between comparatively.

I just added a set of Galls TIR3 leds (in red) to the front push bumper. I hope I don't get jacked with by the local piggies. And I highly recommend the lights by the way.