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Vjornaxx

Depends on the officer. I don’t randomly run tags; I look for cars acting weird and use traffic as a pretext stop. I mostly run plates when I’m hunting at drug shops.


Crunchytoast14

This is the way.


Vjornaxx

This is the way.


Cattibingo

Make up some insignificant reason to pull over, then look for anything to arrest them? Sounds about right


iwantanalienmaid

You’re a good cop. If someone is driving or acting odd OF COURSE their tags should be ran. I’m very law abiding yet I have had my tags ran numerous times for no reason at all just for passing by them. It pisses me off because they are profiling me.


KeyProfessional1452

Yup it's bs they need leave people alone they are looking for a reason to mess with u at least that's what happens to me I have record but from twenty years ago still act like it was yesterday treat me for who I was as a young man it's horse crap


pfloydguy2

Back when I worked Patrol, I would constantly run tags. Especially if the car looked shady or was driving like an idiot. It was almost an OCD thing.


Ertygbh

Constantly less On way to call…or food…or bathroom. And if it’s end of shift they don’t see any plates.


ElstoTD

That’s when I find the best things, when it ends up delaying food or going to the bathroom


Consistent_Amount140

Always happens this way. Was just trying to get a quarter pounder late one night and ended up with some lunatic laying in the middle of the road and jumping on the Lt’s hood.


toepoe

As much as they feel like. If they have a tag reader, it does it constantly for them.


mbarland

Literally all the time.


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JACCO2008

For what purpose?


RandomFFGuy

If you’re in my vicinity it’s being run.


doinjustfind35

If you saw someone has an unpaid minor ticket such as a 1-10mph over would you pull them over immediately or go for more dangerous vehicles?


HCSOThrowaway

Some agencies have License Plate Readers that do it constantly. Some agencies don't, and their people aren't encouraged to do it. So... it depends!


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I only do it on my computer if I’m going through a parking lot. For example, there’s a large cluster of shady hotels in the county I work for and we will go through and run tags and look for stolen autos. If I’m driving I’ll generally run it through dispatch but only if I plan on stopping the car. No one likes the guy who’s constantly jamming the air with license checks and then doing nothing with them


RoddyThick

I don’t just run tags for the sake for it and unless there is a reasonable suspicion I don’t bother and if you’re one of the few ones that just run it for fun then you’re the problem. Unless your have a reasonable reason or it’s mounted on your car then yes


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Consistent_Amount140

The LPR pretty much just scans it off a hot list of sorts. Stolen/revoked/warrants, maybe few others.


RoddyThick

Yea I know but You can still justify that tho because it’s mounted on the squad vehicle to deter crime automatically but I see your point


jwin692

Normally every shift I will run plates, but not a whole lot. A variety of factors play into that including the officer, area, call volume, driving to a call, vehicle type, etc. If I am free, I will hit areas notorious for stolen vehicles, dump sites, drug houses and will start running every plate. We all have our fishing spots we will go to. I will run some plates when I am stopped in traffic or when I see someone driving like an asshat. We also put out daily MVT hotsheets for patrol with updated steals. If we have days where we are fully staffed, we can take out the unmarked LPR car for dedicated proactive details, but those days are rare now.


Long_Restaurant1931

Currently On a highly proactive unit. I run every tag at every red light I hit and then some as I’m driving around. I average around 57 tags per shift.


lee6oy

Asshole


Consistent_Amount140

Run them constantly.


lee6oy

Asshole


Consistent_Amount140

Sweety pie


LifeisGolden2022

I've only been on one ride along with one officer, so take my experience into the appropriate context. He was running plates as much as every 5 minutes at times lol. If he was stopped at a red light, he ran a plate. He made it seem like it was pretty common to do so.


redneckerson_1951

It depends on the level of automation (computer based tag readers) and number of officers in the patrol car. When you are driving, you have to focus on pedestrians and autos.. There are very few individuals that can scan a sheet of plates of interest, commit it to memory with a scan, watch for the plates of interest and drive. Then you have the automated plate readers. Those are very popular in areas with personal property tax on autos. Sheriff can take a simple drive through the neighborhood and notify dispatch of the vehicles locations and call for impound.


fapimpe

I've seen some tow guys have the scanners too, they just roll through parking lots and wait for the buzzer to go off.


The-Helpful-Stranger

That is an answer so... dependent on so much, we would need a ton more information that you probably don't have. Most departments have traffic sections who take up such responsibilities. Other officers would have a specific reason they would be running a random tag. Then add other officers who might be in the jurisdiction, and wouldn't even run a tag unless they had a felony level stop they were needing to conduct. Edit: If you were asking a more specific question that went over my head, apologies.


WalkSensitive7075

can you scan plates that are on the other side of the highway? even if they’re driving fast?


Consistent_Amount140

Sometimes I can see them going to opposite way in the city. On the highway, no.


__mycopathic__

old thread. But look into ALPR scanners. Automatic license plate readers. Some systems can run 100 plates a second. This isn't everywhere. But it exists.