Bottle digging goes wrong! ARMED POLICE...

[jeff of pa]

looks like London has paranoids too lol

I say charge the Caller for False reports

 

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[pepperj]

The gun laws/hunting are quite different in the UK. So anything suspicious would be called in, and if the area is noted for poachers - well meant - but over zealous also.

Been carded in Toronto detecting-swinging a detector, as it was reported that I had a rifle in the park-this happened a few times.

Yup officers I was trying to kill dandelions swing it back and forth.
No backlash on the reporter-just that they have to check out every report.

 

[augoldminer]

i learned years ago not to store my metal detector in a gun case and leave it on the back seat.

got sopped and the officer saw the case and assumed it hid a gun.
i refused to let him search the car and and kept him tied up for 2 hours.
and then when he was able to search my car the case was the last thing he searched after the rest of the car.

 

[Ohiogoldfever]

Excuse me sir but it seems like you may have a legal firearm in the back of your car. I’d like to treat you like a criminal for the duration of our meeting and only if I can’t find a single damn thing to hassle you about I just may leave you alone. I know you said that $3,000 in your pocket is to buy a new detector but it could possibly used in a crime so I’ll just take that, thank you.

You should be more careful carrying that much money around. Someone could rob you. You can plead your case to the courts, if they like what you say you could get this back.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

Excuse me sir but it seems like you may have a legal firearm in the back of your car. I’d like to treat you like a criminal for the duration of our meeting and only if I can’t find a single damn thing to hassle you about I just may leave you alone. I know you said that $3,000 in your pocket is to buy a new detector but it could possibly used in a crime so I’ll just take that, thank you.

You should be more careful carrying that much money around. Someone could rob you. You can plead your case to the courts, if they like what you say you could get this back.

Well when you put it that way...sounds pretty criminal doesn’t it.