He had permission to use it yesterday to look for a job, is a known binge drinker, and has not yet brought it back.  Public endangerment, lovers spat, or stolen vehicle?
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This is what is referred to as an embezzled vehicle. It is a similar charge to vehicle theft. However, the DA's office can pursue theft charges depending on the circumstances.
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It means some cop did her a big favor.  She was stopped driving a car and could not demonstrate it was her car or that she had permission to drive it.  She could have been arrested and charged with car theft.  She is probably lying about not being able to remember.  If she was that drunk, they probably would have arrested her.
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if he is there again, call him on it AS SOON as he gets there..something like...I hope you don't plan on getting drunk and acting like an ass again.  If he DOES, leave.  Plan and simple..remove YOURSELF from the situation..the only person you can control is you.  Maybe your friend will see what a hindrance he is then.  Good Luck!
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You've written an awful lot of stuff here just to ask if the cops can pull someone over for "no reason."\n\nDoubtful.  \n\nIf the state you're writing about has a law that allows police to stop vehicles to check for current insurance (and for no other reason), then I would have to say the police can do that.  \n\nIf there's no such law in your state that allows that, it's going to be every bit as impossible to give you a good answer as Van Winkle says (and his was generally a very good answer).  You don't have anywhere near all the facts, so there's no way you can present them to anyone to get a decent answer.  \n\nAs for all the other stuff you wrote, did you have a question about it?  I see plenty of answers, but you never asked any questions.\n\nDon't get overly excited when you read people's answers here talking about search and seizure issues because based on what you wrote here, I doubt there are any.  \n\nPost more if you want to know more.\n\nEDIT 6.11.06:\n\nWow!\n\nOkay, let's see what we can do here.\n\nNeed to know what state you're in.  Sorry I didn't mention that before, I should have.  States have different laws, and the very best answer will come to you from someone who knows that State's law on these issues.  However, these are mostly constitutional questions, so I can probably give you some decent answers (because the Constitution applies in all states).\n\n1.  Generally, yes.  If it's stolen, it's contraband, and nobody has the right to possess contraband.  It would be like trying to argue that the police couldn't take your heroin without a warrant or consent...they can, because it's contraband.  NOTE: this is only as to the seizure of the item, not the search.  \n\n2.  Almost impossible to answer.  Really, none of these questions are all that "answerable," without knowing exactly what the facts were.  There are times when the police can enter uninvited and without a warrant, and there are times they cannot.  I wish I could go into this more with you, but you're talking about hours and hours of search and seizure law here, to be able to cover all the possibilities.\n\n3.  Your family can always file a complaint with the officer's employer.  I have no idea what the outcome of that could be, of course.\n\n4.  I don't know how you know "for sure" some of the property wasn't stolen, so it's difficult to address this.  Assuming you really do know the status of the property you're referring to, you should contact the law enforcement agency that seized the property and give them a statement as to the status of the property.  Do not waste your time by telling them things like, "it's my brother's, and my brother would never steal anything" or, "the neighbor gave it to my brother last year and my neighbor wouldn't have stolen it" because you just don't know those things to be 100% factual.  Perfectly innocent people can sometimes trade or give away stolen property without knowing it, but it doesn't mean the property isn't every bit as stolen.\n\nYou've repeatedly said that you stay out of the drama (wise decision, by the way), so I'm guessing that you really don't have all the facts.  If you weren't there at the time all this happened, you really aren't in a good position to know all the intimate details for certain, and it's the details that can really make a difference.  \n\nI don't know for sure that it's working, but if you'd like you're welcome to click on my avatar-thingy up there and contact me for some more discussion on this issue.  It's probably about to be beaten to death here, and I admire the reasonable tone of your questions.
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It sounds like he has serious issues.\nNo matter how much you care about him,don't put yourself at\nrisk. If you tell him in person and he's drunk,he could get\nviolent. I would suggest a carefully worded,compassionate\nletter. If he comes by to see you after receiving it,don't\nbe alone with him if he's not sober.\n Whatever you do,not let him emotionally blackmail you into taking him back. A mentally unstable drunk is not a burden you want to bear,no matter what his redeeming qualities.
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Sometime police wait until the registration information comes back from the dispatcher (we don't have computers in our cars here and have to get the dispatcher to check). Sometimes the computer is very slow and it takes a while.  The police officer may have been waiting for a safe well lit area to stop you in or may have suspected you of drunk driving and was observing your driving to see how you were doing.  He could also have been waiting for backup to get closer.  We usually don't stop vehicle unless we notify the dispatcher first, if there is lots of officers on the radio, you have to wait for airtime.  Lots of reason for not stopping you immediately.  If the officer did not lose sight of your vehicle you are out of luck.  Take it to court and see what happens.
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it means driving with something he's not supposed to have on him..ie drugs.
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It Sounds Like It To Me. I'm Sorry To Say\n\ndid you leave your drink un-attended at all?\nwas anyone buying drinks for you?\nwas anyone watching you?\n\nif you answer Yes to any of these questions above then its deferanlty YES!
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My best guess is "He got arrested and is in jail"\nor He has a venereal disease and wants to get it cleared up before he contacts you!
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long time ago, my girlfriends and i stole a STOP sign and brought it home when we were walking home heavily drunk\nlol we still have it now in her house =)
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If the police know about it, they should be able to track the phone when they use it. Try to file an insurance claim if you don't recover the stolen items (make sure to have proof of ownership). Other than that, I don't know what else to do.
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Do the whole world a favor and turn this person in to the proper authorities. It isn't fair to the folks who are going to rehab to end up with a counselor who isn't honest about THEIR sobriety. There are those who take all that as a joke, but it isn't a joke to ones who are serious about getting their lives back under control! Let this person find another line of work (preferrably one that is legal) and stop the fronting.
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He is the designated driver
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yes, if the CVS has a camera, they probably cought him in the act. If he returns to the store, or the store decides to press charges he could be arrested.
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He was out catching DUI's with his buddy's, and he was to drunk to show up for duty, is what the reports said, before they erased them.\n\nGeorge Bush that is!
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he was backed into while on a street (by a car leaving a driveway).... from what i have heard he had the right of way.\nThere were no tickets issued.\n\nagain, there were no tickets issued, and backed into and running into a car backing out of a private drive is a technicality... he still would have had the right of way on a public road.
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I can't answer that question   because I don't know here you are, what the problems of the area are, or the department's history of actions. If I had to guess, I'd say it either had to do something to do with wondering if you were involved in either gang activity or drug activity or both, based on your age and the knowledge of gang and drug dealers frequently occupying flashy cars. They may also just checking your driver license which is legal in many states in order to know more about who you are and be familiar with persons in the are of his beat. There probably is some profiling involved, As far as the tinted windows,,, they are illlegal because it's harder for the driver to see out bit was written to protect officers approaching vehicles on traffic stops. There is a tint meter, an electronic handheld device that quickly and precisely measure the degree of tint on the window. Best advice I can give you, be polite and don't get upset if you get stopped, you'll just piss some aggresive ooficer to want to find something to charge you with and sarch your car. If he asks if he can search you car, say no. As long as there is nothing inside the car in "plain view", he can't search your car     unless he entices you or trys to scare you into giving him permission. Just say no, and if he uses tactics like threatening to charge you with some other charge or something, remember exactly all the details. Its illegal and a vilation of your 4th ammendment rights. If he wants to search it after you say no, he has to go get a search warrant first, or find a reason to arrest you, then he can search it as a pretext to arrest, or inventory the contents if impounded. He can also legally search anywhere in the vehicle within your reach for his own protection, and courts have ruled tha pretty much includes anywhere in the interior including the glove box. If its locked, he has to explain that if you bring it up in court. To look in your trunk, he needs your consent or arrest you, find something illegal in the interiuor, or inventory it if impounded..or get a search warrant. If you want more advice, if your a suspect in something, use your right to remain silent. You don't have to say anything and most cases are made based on getting the suspect to implicate himself...One exception to keeping your mouth shut, most states do have a seperate law that requires you to answer with your name and dob if asked. Courts have upheld failure to do so and that gives him right to arrest and search you and vehicle. Other than that, keep quite.