Jeremy, I'd say it's time for a couple of pictures if it's not too late.
Take a photo of the front bumper where the tag was ripped off. Got a
receipt or whatever from the DMV where you ordered a replacement - that
should fix that problem.
Take a shot of the rear bumper. If the trailer ball is in the factory mount
that should take care of that item.
The last issue of the fog lamps, I would go to the dealer and have them give
you a notarized statement that the fog lamps are factory and the switch is
as it came from the plant (I trust you didn't run one of those "jumpers").
That should take care of all three items. Don't go in with an attitude, and
don't poor-mouth the cop in court - the judge may do it anyway. If you are
successful in getting the charges dropped write a letter to the police
department with copies to everyone you can think of, city councilmen &
mayor. Good luck, we've only heard one side but it sounds like you have a
case here.
Cal
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeremy Trudeau <jmtrudeau@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 3:32 AM
Subject: DML: A-Hole Cop
> I was coming upon a sobriety check point this evening and I had nothing
> to fear because I haven't had anything to drink in about 1 week, so I
> roll on up to the line, and I was wrong. I get told to pull off to the
> side and I get written up for 1. No front plate (it was recently torn
> off off roading and you can see the damage to the front of my bumper,
> yes a plate should be there, but I am in the process of getting it
> fixed) 2. I was using what dog calls Fog lamps on the truck. These are
> the ones that came with the truck when I purchased it brand new from the
> dealer. According to the officer, these are not fog lamps, rather
> auxillery lights and you can't drive with them while operating the low
> beams, but funny enough, Dodge wired them so that they only work with
> the low beams. 3. The final kick in the ass was my trailor ball
> interfiers with the rear plate which is complete bull shit and you can
> see the plate just fine. I've been pulled over a total of 6 times with
> my truck and 5 of the times were for little $hit violations such as...
> My truck was 6 weeks old and I got pulled over for having to bright of
> fog lamps, again these were the factory equipped lights and the first
> officer called them fog lamps. Out of all these times I was pulled over,
> they all checked my rear plate and didn't have a problem reading it.
>
> So if you live in Orange County, CA watch out for Officer Berg #2460 he
> is one major a-hole and does not deserve to "serve and protect" seeing
> how he's more concerned with fog lamps than other things that are going
> on at that very moment.
>
> Don't get me wrong, I respect Law Officers, and appreciate it that
> they're out to keep the peace, but my experiences with our legal system
> had be crappy. Watch out for the Corona Superior Court, they don't send
> out notices (not courtesy notices) but your actual trial date that you
> set when you appeared the first time.
>
> JT
>
>
>
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