Must be end of a financial period for HPD

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Old 03-27-2007, 02:05 PM
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Lightbulb Must be end of a financial period for HPD

...because they are all over the galleria area today looking for stickers.
I saw a pair of marked cars with uniforms on foot looking at stickers at every major intersection on Woodway west of 610 this morning, all the way to Voss. It was a nightmare.

Knowing is half the battle...
Old 03-27-2007, 02:36 PM
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here is some advise....keep your stickers up to date and dont worry about getting caught
Old 03-27-2007, 03:40 PM
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Didnt see to many cops at the intersections in third ward today, guess those stickers are more important than crack dealers and gang members
Old 03-27-2007, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by BizZzatch350
Didnt see to many cops at the intersections in third ward today, guess those stickers are more important than crack dealers and gang members
Just easier to catch.
Old 03-27-2007, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by WildBills WS6/SS
here is some advise....keep your stickers up to date and dont worry about getting caught
You mistake my PSA/social commentary for something else which it is not.
Some people (various other threads) are a bit more invested, so to speak, in not having current stickers, so I thought I would let them know.

Thanks for the advice though, I will look into it after I track down this exhaust leak.



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Didnt see to many cops at the intersections in third ward today, guess those stickers are more important than crack dealers and gang members
There be a good point, matey.
Old 03-27-2007, 04:17 PM
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I got pulled over twice on Saturday, less than an hour apart. One HPD, one Harris Constable. Both ran my truck plates and said my registration was expired. Stupid TX DOT computer still had my 2004 truck listed with my personalized plates, even though I have a new sticker and receipt for the 2006 truck. What a f-kin hassle.

BTW, the HPD cop was VERY rude and treated me like a criminal. The constable was very friendly and polite. Once they ran the VIN# for the truck, they found it was clear. No tickets. I'm guessing there is a mega crackdown on stickers this week?
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I guess I better dump the 94 for a while and ride 06.........
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That is what it looked like to me Tony. No radar units at all, just guys looking at windshields.
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hpd have always treated me like a criminal, its bs, how they hang
out in underpass u turns "policing" for unbuckled seat belts, window tint,
tags, and insurance forms.
QUOTA time i guess.
true heros
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Originally Posted by NemeSS
hpd have always treated me like a criminal, its bs, how they hang
out in underpass u turns "policing" for unbuckled seat belts, window tint,
tags, and insurance forms.
QUOTA time i guess.
true heros
Unprofessional treatment is bad, but operating under orders; you can't fault them for that as officers. I would never hold that operational stuff against the people in blue, that's coming from command and pressure from city hall, and doubtless other things beyond my grasp.
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Venkman! Crack dealers are easy to catch, just wait till they release an album


Originally Posted by Nine Ball

BTW, the HPD cop was VERY rude and treated me like a criminal.

Thats kinda weird that you would get bad treatment, your not really a young kid in a hot rod or any thing like that
Old 03-27-2007, 10:53 PM
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damn they were posted on all down I-45S between the Hobby Airport and BW8 area today...the block was hot!
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Well, it is the end of the month.
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Originally Posted by BizZzatch350
Didnt see to many cops at the intersections in third ward today, guess those stickers are more important than crack dealers and gang members
Different division....

& trust me, 3rd ward is busy with PD....
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At first, I thought HPD was Houston Performance Driving.
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Originally Posted by Tiago
I guess I better dump the 94 for a while and ride 06.........
hell yeah, i bet you never drive that thing
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Originally Posted by Shackleford
At first, I thought HPD was Houston Performance Driving.
fkn wrd
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Originally Posted by BizZzatch350
Venkman! Crack dealers are easy to catch, just wait till they release an album

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Sorry, I should have specified the *other* HPD.

BTW, I passed seven stationary crusiers this morning, and seven plus speed traps on Richmond yesterday evening. Craziness.
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It's a political thing..... you blame the cops but it's the Mayor you guys voted in that tells them what to do, thats why they are rude cause they are pissed off they have to do it and maybe cause one of their fellow officers here in the DFW is being laid to rest today.....



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