California: Police Raid Car Enthusiast Gathering, Generate Revenue
04-04-08 | 02:06 PM
#16
Commie bastards, we should go raid their houses to see what they drive
04-04-08 | 04:41 PM
#17
04-04-08 | 05:30 PM
#18
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=345709
imho i say it was a street race to begin with. read the above post where there are more info about riverside street racing. it's getting serious.
i agree with cops on stopping that
gathering? i can care less if they have 150 cop cars, they can't do anything imho
imho i say it was a street race to begin with. read the above post where there are more info about riverside street racing. it's getting serious.
i agree with cops on stopping that
gathering? i can care less if they have 150 cop cars, they can't do anything imho
04-04-08 | 09:38 PM
#21
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Boca Raton, FL
"why would you want more power going to your car"
"well officer, why does your undercover marauder have a supercharger?"
^^^that's what i would have said.
I can't wait until I get pulled over for having an exhaust on my RX.
"well officer, why does your undercover marauder have a supercharger?"
^^^that's what i would have said.
I can't wait until I get pulled over for having an exhaust on my RX.
04-04-08 | 09:47 PM
#22
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I hope some doctors and health surgeons they raid all those cops at Dunkin Doughnuts.
"Why do you need 12 Jelly doughnuts"
"That is not good for you, you can't eat it"
As one that hangs sometimes late at night to just talk to friends who happen to like calls, I am disgusted.
Not all people go to meets to race. What kind of immature, childish crap is that? That was a raid to make money, but their dumbasses SPENT 100 times more money in overtime, than the money generated from tickets.
What kind of ineffective, 2 year old thinking is this? Way $500,000 to collect $5,000?
I hope the lead officers are confined to walking or using a Segway the rest of their life.
"Why do you need 12 Jelly doughnuts"
"That is not good for you, you can't eat it"
As one that hangs sometimes late at night to just talk to friends who happen to like calls, I am disgusted.
Not all people go to meets to race. What kind of immature, childish crap is that? That was a raid to make money, but their dumbasses SPENT 100 times more money in overtime, than the money generated from tickets.
What kind of ineffective, 2 year old thinking is this? Way $500,000 to collect $5,000?
I hope the lead officers are confined to walking or using a Segway the rest of their life.
04-04-08 | 10:19 PM
#23
Wow that really blows...In Colorado, on Fridays there is always a huge meet at the local Sonic, but the cops actually show up and make sure that its safe. They only ticket you if you do something stupid.
04-05-08 | 04:30 PM
#25
Driver
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 178
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From: So Cal
MESSED UP : Police Raid Car Enthusiast Gathering
i can only say WOW just WOW !!
http://thenewspaper.com/news/23/2302.asp
Police raid Riverside, California parking lot to issue modified car tickets at local car enthusiast gathering.
Parking lot raidUsing $503,000 in federal and state gas tax revenue to pay for overtime, nine police agencies in Riverside, California sent more than one hundred police officers to surround a gathering of automotive enthusiasts. Owners of imported sport compact cars had gathered at the Canyon Crossing shopping center on Friday night to swap stories, talk about their passion for cars and show off the latest enhancements to their rides. At around 11pm police surprised participants by blocking all exits with fifty police cruisers. Officers then began a warrantless search and interrogation operation of the 150 vehicles that were present.
"If you're not into street racing, why would you need that?" Riverside Police Traffic Sergeant Skip Showalter asked an enthusiast during a similar crackdown last year. "Why would you want more power going to your car?"
Police issued a total of forty-eight tickets for "engine modifications" with police accusing the owners of the parked vehicles of being street racers. Another fifty tickets were issued for paperwork violations, dark window tinting and lack of a front license plate. The most revenue, however, will be generated from the fees imposed on twenty vehicles that were confiscated. Despite labeling the parking lot raid as taking place at a "street racing venue," Riverside Police offered no evidence that any street racing actually took place.
Across the state, gas tax funds are regularly used to fund similar crackdowns that generate big revenue. In 2004, the California Highway Patrol issued a total of 101,553 "modified car" citations worth $10.5 million according to CHP data obtained by TheNewspaper.
Other law enforcement agencies participating in Friday night's raid included the California Highway Patrol, Riverside County Sheriff's Department, and police from Baldwin Park, Fontana, Irwindale, Moreno Valley, Ontario and Mount San Jacinto Community College.
http://thenewspaper.com/news/23/2302.asp
Police raid Riverside, California parking lot to issue modified car tickets at local car enthusiast gathering.
Parking lot raidUsing $503,000 in federal and state gas tax revenue to pay for overtime, nine police agencies in Riverside, California sent more than one hundred police officers to surround a gathering of automotive enthusiasts. Owners of imported sport compact cars had gathered at the Canyon Crossing shopping center on Friday night to swap stories, talk about their passion for cars and show off the latest enhancements to their rides. At around 11pm police surprised participants by blocking all exits with fifty police cruisers. Officers then began a warrantless search and interrogation operation of the 150 vehicles that were present.
"If you're not into street racing, why would you need that?" Riverside Police Traffic Sergeant Skip Showalter asked an enthusiast during a similar crackdown last year. "Why would you want more power going to your car?"
Police issued a total of forty-eight tickets for "engine modifications" with police accusing the owners of the parked vehicles of being street racers. Another fifty tickets were issued for paperwork violations, dark window tinting and lack of a front license plate. The most revenue, however, will be generated from the fees imposed on twenty vehicles that were confiscated. Despite labeling the parking lot raid as taking place at a "street racing venue," Riverside Police offered no evidence that any street racing actually took place.
Across the state, gas tax funds are regularly used to fund similar crackdowns that generate big revenue. In 2004, the California Highway Patrol issued a total of 101,553 "modified car" citations worth $10.5 million according to CHP data obtained by TheNewspaper.
Other law enforcement agencies participating in Friday night's raid included the California Highway Patrol, Riverside County Sheriff's Department, and police from Baldwin Park, Fontana, Irwindale, Moreno Valley, Ontario and Mount San Jacinto Community College.
Last edited by burton159; 04-05-08 at 04:35 PM.
new law came out too that if they find some mods "engine and what not" u get your car CRUSHED lol even if its new
That car was a rolling lawsuit haha. Woulda been worse for me, cause fines are higher for smog techs.
