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Wiz458
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Spencer PD

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So, Officer Friendly pulled me over in my home town.
For reasons I will not get into, I was not armed.
The wife and I pull up to the red light (only one in the entire township) and stop as a small car with a go fast exhaust goes through his green light.
It's dark out (about 8:00pm), I look and see no traffic, so I make a right on red.
Within 30 yards, I get lit up.
Officer asks for license and insurance. Both are given.
He comes back and asks if I know why he pulled me over.
Me: "Not a clue."
He claims I rolled the light and pulled out in front of him.
Me: "I believe I stopped."
Officer: How long have you had your CCW?"
Me: "5 years, I'm up for a renewal."
Officer: "What's the rule for CCW?"
Me: "I must notify, but only if I am armed."
Officer: to the effect of "Well, yea, but it's nice if you tell us you are not armed."
Me: **crickets chirping ***
Officer: "well I'll give you a warning."
Me: Thanks

What I think really happened was, he came out of the parking lot on the corner all blacked out following the go fast kid.
I made my legal right on red and spoiled his fun.
Neither my wife or I saw him till he turned on his headlights and gumballs.
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Spencer, Ohio.
I thought that name sounded familiar.
I've been there once that I know of.
It's the town in the west of Medina county that has two Main streets.
There's a restaurant and a pizza place at the intersection of Main and Main.
That intersection is the location of the only traffic light in the town also.
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Wiz458
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That's right.
My wife will tell me about some house on Main St.
I'll ask which 1, we have 4. North, South, East and West Main St.
Gotta love it.
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AlanM wrote:Spencer, Ohio.
I thought that name sounded familiar.
I've been there once that I know of.
It's the town in the west of Medina county that has two Main streets.
There's a restaurant and a pizza place at the intersection of Main and Main.
That intersection is the location of the only traffic light in the town also.
Just out of curiosity I looked it up. I'm surprised it even can afford it's own police force. It only has a census of 753. It's so small it only has one bar and one Dollar general. :mrgreen:
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Re: Spencer PD

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LOL, Most of our PD force is paid from money from the J.B. Firestone Trust.
J.B. was an early big wheel in town and owned the local bank, set up a large trust fund that still pays for a bunch of things here.
Yes, only 1 dolor general that we tried to keep out, but they have deeper pockets than our little town.
Interestingly, we also have an Ohio E-Check station.
Living the life in a small town. :?
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Wiz458 wrote:That's right.
My wife will tell me about some house on Main St.
I'll ask which 1, we have 4. North, South, East and West Main St.
Gotta love it.
When I was stationed at Fort Bragg, NC, outside Fayetteville NC, my sister in law and her husband called from a pay phone (pre-cell phone days) and said he was in town and did not know how to get to our place. I asked where he was. He said he was outside the pawn shop. If you've ever been there, while your on the floor laughing I will point out to the rest of you there are thousands of pawn shops in Fayetteville.
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