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The offending trooper's lie was comically bad: "I kept it for his courtesy, like I said with his phone, key and wallet," Bradley told investigators. "It's

The offending trooper's lie was comically bad: "I kept it for his courtesy, like I said with his phone, key and wallet," Bradley told investigators. "It's my mistake. I forgot to give him his stuff back and he tracked it." For anyone who knows policing, evidence and suspect possessions do NOT go the arresting officer's home for obvious reasons.

pixl97 5mo ago
When the chain of evidence starts looking like silly string.
poulpy123 5mo ago
Brb keeping by courtesy my neighborhood bank vault
- madaxe_again 5mo ago
  “His wallet was safer in my pocket, your honour”
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mattbee 5mo ago
This is very cynical, why would you not thank the Wallet Inspector
fwipsy 5mo ago
I do not think it is completely a forgone conclusion that he was lying. I think it's possible that it was separated from the other possessions (e.g. because it didn't fit in a bag, for example) and then forgotten in the patrol vehicle. However, this definitely should have been investigated thoroughly and the officer fired and blacklisted if it was attempted theft.
- cucumber3732842 5mo ago
  If that's the case there should be documentation backing it up. Like messages to a group chat or something. Or there should be a rule making it not ok, which would explain why that sort of thing wasn't written down.
  - fwipsy 5mo ago
    "hey guys, I found this MacBook, I'm taking it home?" Of course there's a rule against that. But it's probably SOP to remove valuables from the car before towing it. After that, it's possible (unlikely, perhaps, but possible) that the cop just forgot to take it from his car with the other possessions and drove home with it.
Imagenuity 5mo ago
I was pulled over by a motorcycle cop back in the 80's. I gave him my license, and he gave me a ticket, but didn't give me my license back. The next day I called the police dept, and told them what happened. They mailed my license back to me, with the cop explaining that he found it on the ground, and I had driven off. The problem is, the cop pulled away before I did. They seem to make any excuse to cover their ass.

pixl97 5mo ago

When the chain of evidence starts looking like silly string.

poulpy123 5mo ago

Brb keeping by courtesy my neighborhood bank vault

madaxe_again 5mo ago
“His wallet was safer in my pocket, your honour”
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mattbee 5mo ago

This is very cynical, why would you not thank the Wallet Inspector

fwipsy 5mo ago

I do not think it is completely a forgone conclusion that he was lying. I think it's possible that it was separated from the other possessions (e.g. because it didn't fit in a bag, for example) and then forgotten in the patrol vehicle. However, this definitely should have been investigated thoroughly and the officer fired and blacklisted if it was attempted theft.

cucumber3732842 5mo ago
If that's the case there should be documentation backing it up. Like messages to a group chat or something. Or there should be a rule making it not ok, which would explain why that sort of thing wasn't written down.
- fwipsy 5mo ago
  "hey guys, I found this MacBook, I'm taking it home?" Of course there's a rule against that. But it's probably SOP to remove valuables from the car before towing it. After that, it's possible (unlikely, perhaps, but possible) that the cop just forgot to take it from his car with the other possessions and drove home with it.

Imagenuity 5mo ago

I was pulled over by a motorcycle cop back in the 80's. I gave him my license, and he gave me a ticket, but didn't give me my license back. The next day I called the police dept, and told them what happened. They mailed my license back to me, with the cop explaining that he found it on the ground, and I had driven off. The problem is, the cop pulled away before I did. They seem to make any excuse to cover their ass.