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Originally Posted by ShutokuZ
Being a past LEO, I can say that officer was totally unjustified in his actions any way you look at it. If he suspected you of something, then he should have just pulled you over and if not, quit fishing for something to find. Like someone said earlier, it is extremely hard to tell the differences in some digits on plates at night. In that case, I would flash a LED flashlight on the plate if I thought something of the car. Another thing is boredom. Some cops will just pick random people to follow and keep doing it for as long as it takes for them to do something. I have heard others say they do it at night for entertainment. You did good by keeping your cool and there is no way that ticket would have stuck in court.....
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This happened to me in Anaheim, CA this past Dec. I just finished a business meeting at about 8 pm, went to my rental car in the restaurant parking lot and proceeded to drive back to my hotel approx 11 miles away.
As I pulled onto the street, I noticed (in my rear view mirror) a car catch up to me very quickly and then follow me constantly about 2-3 car lengths behind. I could see the silhoutte of police lights on his roof, so I proceeded to drive back to my hotel like I was on my drivers license exam. Exactly at the speed limit, right lane when there were two lanes (he still followed me) and signaling well in advance for a turn. He never left my tail for approx 10 minutes.
Being a little unsettled, I decided to pull into a large well lit gas station. As I was turning right into the gas station, he overtook me quickly and sped off. I guess that he didn't want me to see his license plate, but it was definitely a CA police car.
