Trespassing on public property

[Marilyn. 340]

They could certainly manufacture a reason.

in the story it says that the couple stopped when they saw the police car and asked for directions.. the police car didn't pull them over...

[Peikko 1,575]

Collins said somehow they ended up in the Cherry Hill section of south Baltimore. Hopelessly lost, relief melted away concerns after they spotted a police vehicle.

"I said, 'Thank goodness, could you please get us to 95?" Kelly said.

"The first thing that she said to us was no -- you just ran that stop sign, pull over," Brook said. "It wasn't a big deal. We'll pay the stop sign violation, but can we have directions?"

Whatever way this has been reported, they were stopped for a violation and no where does she say that they did not run the stop sign.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

4 year old story but still worthy as a repost. It reinforces one of my rules:

1. In a non-emergency NEVER talk to the police.

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/9229472/detail.html

Couple Arrested For Asking For Directions

BALTIMORE --

Baltimore City police arrested a Virginia couple over the weekend after they asked an officer for directions.

WBAL-TV 11 News I-Team reporter David Collins said Joshua Kelly and Llara Brook, of Chantilly, Va., got lost leaving an Orioles game on Saturday. Collins reported a city officer arrested them for trespassing on a public street while they were asking for directions .

"In jail for eight hours -- sleeping on a concrete floor next to a toilet," Kelly said.

[The_Dude 1,142]

in the story it says that the couple stopped when they saw the police car and asked for directions.. the police car didn't pull them over...

I was speaking in general terms, not this specific scenario. The article is very light on details.

[Angel and Gendy 1]

4 year old story but still worthy as a repost. It reinforces one of my rules:

1. In a non-emergency NEVER talk to the police.

Especially in a BLUE state......

[Fandango 1,439]

4 year old story but still worthy as a repost. It reinforces one of my rules:

1. In a non-emergency NEVER talk to the police.

I was thrown cos I remembered this happening way back, I was like '#######, again?"

Wonder what happened to everyone...

[Fandango 1,439]

It's funny, I tried to google an update, and this topic seems to be a recent thread in a few places today. Wonder why the surge?