First time out in 2007 Des Plaines Police pay me a visit.

[DPBOB]

Went out for an hour for the first time in 2007 and one of Des Plaines's Finest paid me a visit. It wasn't to socialize either. Seems as though a guy didn't like me M D in the park so he called the police. Naturally the cop thought that the guy was nuts for doing it. So we chit chatted for about 10 min. he went on his way and I went back to M D.

I did find a 1918 Wheatie for my first wheatie of the year, in the same hole there was 3 more wheaties 42 44 45.
NO SILVER
$ 2.34 in clad.... D P S B

 

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[redneckinwayz]

Everyone is curious about our hobby, even the police. Our club volunteers to help our Sheriffs department find items that are thrown away by criminals and need to be found for prosecution. We have found bullets and guns.


I bet that works..... gonna have to give that a try

 

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[coolcash2004]

Congrats on the wheats!

-CC

 

[coinman66]

Guy was probably jealous! He wasnt finding pull tabs and memorial cents!

 

[99Brown]

Glad the cops were cool.....probably because you are a silver legend up there!

 

[Moonshadow]

Glad to hear that the cop didn't chase you off. It's unfortunate that some TH'ers in the past have given this hobby a bad name. But I think that we are winning the battle and regaining the trust of Park authorities and police.

I went to a State Park today with my son to fish and detect and I didn't have my MD out swinging for 5 minutes and here comes the park guy............Maam.....you can't detect here or in any State Park. Man.........no signs either!! Oh well.......I put it away and went fishing with my son. NO FISH either

HH,
Moon

 

[Skrimpy]

a State Park today with my son to fish and detect and I didn't have my MD out swinging for 5 minutes and here comes the park guy............Maam.....you can't detect here or in any State Park. Man.........no signs either!! Oh well.......I put it away and went fishing with my son. NO FISH either

I would check SC state laws. I have heard that it was that way in SC but I would find the law that says so before you go putting that away. Get a cop to give you the citation for the law and then look it up. If they can't give you the citation, one probably doesn't exist. It could be just some tacklebury know-it-all, rent-a-cop, that couldn't get into the academy, worrying about people taking Southern States of America treasures from his kids to enjoy rotting in the ground.

 

[Tourezrick]

Cops in the South 'Burbs are pretty cool, even when I MD'ed in front of the station. Even the Forest Preserve Police stop and ask questions, never adverserial.

Tourezrick

 

[PHANTOM35]

THATS COOL THE COP, DIDN'T CARE. VERY NICE ON THE WHEATY, MAY YOU FIND MORE. ( 1916 S ) GOOD LUCK....

 

[zootman]

Was hunting an abandon house once and saw an officer drive by about four times. He finally stopped and said he was always interested in detecting and asked about 1000 questions. took up about 1/2 an hour of my time and then told me its not cool to park 3 feet in front of a no parking sign, patted me on the back and went on his way! No ticket!
Zootman

 

[coinman66]

Great finds Bob! HH Coinman66

 

[Skrimpy]

Nice finds and glad you didn't get in trouble.

But as for police been there done that. My partner and I were hunting
a one room school house last year. A State Trooper drove by and I waved at him and he waved back. A few minutes later, I see the State Trooper coming back and he parks right behind my car and turned on his strobe lights. He gets out of his car and walks over to my partner and I and with a big grin on his face, asks what we have found. He just wanted to know what we had found and said he had always wanted to detect. LOL we tried to get him to hunt in the field with us, but he said he couldn't just then cause he was on duty.

While the State Trooper was talking to us, the farmer, who had given us permission to hunt the site, saw the trooper's car and his lights blinking and came over. He walked up and started to tell the trooper that he had given us permission to hunt his property. The officer explained and we all had a good laugh.

Everyone is curious about our hobby, even the police. Our club volunteers to help our Sheriffs department find items that are thrown away by criminals and need to be found for prosecution. We have found bullets and guns.

Well enough BSing, Thanks for the post and hope your Detecting is great this year. It has already started off interesting.

HH< Ringfinder

Get that troopers name and get him into it, after his first find he will thank you and will share spots. Cops know A LOT of people, and tend to get access to spots most of us can only dream of just because they are cops.