Someone tried to fuck with me on the drive home from work v. arrested and pics!

[Ruiner]

Dude, it's like people come looking for you.

I doubt he will get charged with impersonating a police officer for just having a strobe and not turning it on. I don't think it's illegal to have one, but I maybe wrong.

They said that they were about to arrest him. Even if he didn't turn it on, I don't believe that you can have it (blue strobe) sitting on your dash in view of other motorists in an attempt to intimidate/scare other drivers, either.

[Stormhammer]

They said that they were about to arrest him. Even if he didn't turn it on, I don't believe that you can have it (blue strobe) sitting on your dash in view of other motorists in an attempt to intimidate/scare other drivers, either.

that makes me wonder about if you buy a Crown Vic and put a push bar and steelies on it ( or you buy a decomissioned one with the little lamp and put the push bar on it since you can buy them )

[Ruiner]

that makes me wonder about if you buy a Crown Vic and put a push bar and steelies on it ( or you buy a decomissioned one with the little lamp and put the push bar on it since you can buy them )

A push bar and steelies do not indicate the level of police identity like the "blue" strobe, though. You can have the side light, but you can't use it if I remember correctly. I would need to check the law on the light.

[Stormhammer]

A push bar and steelies do not indicate the level of police identity like the "blue" strobe, though. You can have the side light, but you can't use it if I remember correctly. I would need to check the law on the light.

Hmm, true - hence why any blue lights are illegal at least in Gwinnett County if not all of GA - thinking about it it makes sense, while people would ASSUME that your Crown Vic with the push bar and steelies is a cop car, because it looks similar, but it isn't, whereas a blue strobe light every cop car has in some way shape or form....

I want to hear the excuse the guy gave for putting the strobe on the dash

[5spdfrk]

They said that they were about to arrest him. Even if he didn't turn it on, I don't believe that you can have it (blue strobe) sitting on your dash in view of other motorists in an attempt to intimidate/scare other drivers, either.

Actually I think your right, because I know of a guy who bought an old GSP notchback mustang that still has the graphics and light bar on top. He has a canvas cover that goes over the top that says "Not A Cop Car" or something like that.

And apparently from the arrest page they did get him for it. Awesome!