[DeTomaso] Panteras & Police, and Washington State plates...

[Mad Dog Antenucci]

This is scary stuff.....you think there is any government conspiracy going on here? ;-]>

 
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From: John Maffeo <johnmaffeo1 at yahoo.com>
To: asajay at asajay.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 7:28:18 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Panteras & Police, and Washington State plates...

I saw a '80 something green chevy pickup with hidden lights that had someone pulled over on I-90 over snoqualmie pass, a gold dodge stratus on numerous occasions around federal way, and a few explorers.

John




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From: "asajay at asajay.com" <asajay at asajay.com>
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 5:08:19 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Panteras & Police, and Washington State plates...

Yup.....

... over the years, the Red Pontiac Firebird on the I-5 North/South  
corridor...
The white Volvo station Wagon
The Ford Explorer
The Chevy Suburban
Multiple (various colors) Monte Carlos
A Taurus or two
I think I remember a Subaru once

Unfortunately it's also what made it very easy for non-officer  
civilians to pop some red and blue lights on their sun visors and  
start pulling people over too.  Whose to know whose real and who  
isn't, unless you pay strict attention to the plates, which not  
everyone has actually figured out.  :)  This was a very real problem  
for about two months in Spokane until the perps got nervous and  
stopped doing it, or they finally got caught, I'm not sure which.

Kind of makes you miss the days of cat and mouse with a regular old  
fashioned black and white.

Asa Jay

Quoting "www.DeTomasoRegistry.org" <Pantera007 at provamo.com>:

> I've added a new entry to the infamous section. Panteras & Police    Thanks
> Ron Hyde!
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>
>
> He has an interesting story, and I hope he will share the photos his friend
> took - Ron?
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>
>
> Anyway, this brings up a trivia tidbit.
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> While traversing Washington state on several occasions I noticed that
> pseudo-under cover
>
> patrol cars (many having a "regular citizen-style" license plate) all
> contained the letters WSP.
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> For example. 232 WSP.
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> It only took me the second speed trap to link the plates of these first two
> cars.
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> (I even started taking photos, when possible)
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> Soon every pseudo-under cover car was checked, and all had the WSP.
>
> (Washing State Police - I presume).
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>
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> When I mean pseudo-under cover, I'm talking about cars with no markings, and
> no external lights,
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> and in a variety of colors.  Only the uniformed driver, or the tell-tale
> light box near the visor to indicate.
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>
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> I had a chance to closely inspect one car in a lot, after dinner, and there
> was nothing obvious. until
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> the uniformed officer arrived and drove away.
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>
>
> Ron sent a photo of his high speed pursuit and stop cop, and even the
> clearly marked patrol car ends with WSP.
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>
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> So for you Washington state'rs. Do you all know about the WSP plates?
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>
> Chuck
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