Can a police officer pull you over for cutting him off?
so the other day i was driving, my car swerved ( avoiding to him junk on the road and damage my tires. i changed lanes thereafter and about 30 seconds later i saw a police officer behind me, lights and everything. he was tailgating me and i thought he was trying to pass me because the other lanes on the right we filled. so i pulled over in the left shoulder to let him pass, he pointed to the right so i drove to the right. I had no idea what he was pulling me over for. He got out of the car and i rolled down my window. he went on to berate me: where the hell did you learn to drive. do you have a kentucky drivers license. you need to stop driving. you almost took out the front of my car. when i clearly had not. you pull over on the right shoulder who taught you to drive. he continued to scream at me for about 5 minutes. he did not ticket me but got back into his car and cut off some else to get back onto the highway and sped away. i will admit i am a new driver but i did not cut him off. can a police officer pull you over for not liking the way i drive, i feel like my rights as a driver have been disrespected and been compromised to an officer who was just having a bad day, is it just me or does anyone else feel like this officer had no reason to pull me over?
Can a police officer have his lights off at night and then pull you over for speeding??
Entrapment is when a law enforcement Officer entices you to commit a crime you wouldn't have otherwise committed. If you are breaking the law by speeding, they are under no obligation to advertise themselves to you.
Can a police officer from another county pull u over for speeding?
No. Cross jurisdiction rules do not apply for an officer that is just passing through another COUNTY. (See I read your full question) If he witnesses you speeding or driving erratic, he can follow you and radio for a Pinal County officer to intercept. The only exception is if you committed a crime in Maricopa County and the officer has to chase you into Pinal County, then the Maricopa County officer can arrest you in Pinal County and take you back to Phoenix or where ever the crime was committed.
Can a police officer pull you over in a different city that's out of their jurisdiction?
Depends on State law.Where I worked as a patrol officer (and in most of the neighboring states), once you were certified by the State as a Peace Officer, you had arrest powers throughout the State.However, how those powers were used depended upon departmental policy. Officers from one jurisdiction generally did not encroach upon the jurisdiction of another agency unless there was some critical reason to do so (e.g., something representing an immediate threat to public safety).For example, if I saw an assault or robbery occurring outside my jurisdiction, I was almost obligated as a Peace Officer to intervene. If I did make an arrest, I would get officers from the local agency on scene as soon as possible, and then turn the suspects over to them.Same for traffic crimes. I remember an officer from another city, driving home from a day of court testimony, coming upon an obviously intoxicated driver. He pulled the car over (out of jurisdiction), detained the driver, and then called for the local police agency to respond and take custody of the suspect.In other States, police powers are confined to the jurisdiction in which you are employed, though there usually are mutual aid agreements between neighboring agencies that extend out-of-jurisdiction police authority under exigent circumstances.
When can a police officer from a different city pull you over?
In New York, a city officer can only pull you over for a traffic infraction in his "geographic area of emplyment (GAOE)", meaning that city. If the infraction occurs in his GAOE, but the offending driver crosses the city line, he can still pull him over, but only within the adjoining county. An officer can not summons you for a traffic infraction which did not occur in his GAOE. This only applies to city jurisdiction, i.e. New York City. (who's GAOE encompasses all 5 counties of NYC)