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Lawrence D'Oliveiro

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Feb 7, 2024, 3:28:27 PM2/7/24
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Twice, now, I have come across unmarked police cars parked on the side of
the road with their red-and-blue lights flashing, having pulled someone
over.

Of course I tried putting those licence plate numbers into CarJam, just to
see what info I could find. One thing I found interesting is that, under
country of origin, both had “Mexico”.

How many cars do you think we import from Mexico?

Willy Nilly

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Feb 7, 2024, 3:53:27 PM2/7/24
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On Wed, 7 Feb 2024, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <l...@nz.invalid> wrote:
>Twice, now, I have come across unmarked police cars parked on the side of
>the road with their red-and-blue lights flashing, having pulled someone
>over.

I think you are confused. Unmarked police cars don't have
red-and-blue lights over their roof, as that marks them. Truly
unmarked police cars (which don't have the red-and-blue lights) are
not allowed to pull people over, and people do not have to obey any
attempt by an unmarked car to pull them over -- for obvious reasons,
such that the tailing car may be intending robbery or worse.

And if your gadget says those cop cars are from Mexico, well maybe you
just dreamt all of this, or your incompetence extends into this and
many other spheres. Do you believe in reality checks?

Lawrence D'Oliveiro

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Feb 7, 2024, 3:55:47 PM2/7/24
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On Wed, 07 Feb 2024 20:53:25 GMT, Willy Nilly wrote:

> Unmarked police cars don't have
> red-and-blue lights over their roof, as that marks them.

I didn’t say they did.

Crash

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Feb 7, 2024, 8:03:35 PM2/7/24
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On Wed, 07 Feb 2024 20:53:25 GMT, w...@qwert.com (Willy Nilly) wrote:

>On Wed, 7 Feb 2024, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <l...@nz.invalid> wrote:
>>Twice, now, I have come across unmarked police cars parked on the side of
>>the road with their red-and-blue lights flashing, having pulled someone
>>over.
>
>I think you are confused. Unmarked police cars don't have
>red-and-blue lights over their roof, as that marks them. Truly
>unmarked police cars (which don't have the red-and-blue lights) are
>not allowed to pull people over, and people do not have to obey any
>attempt by an unmarked car to pull them over -- for obvious reasons,
>such that the tailing car may be intending robbery or worse.
>
In dealing with Traffic offenses in particular motorists can only be
required to stop by marked vehicles.

There are Police cars that are often referred to as 'unmarked' because
they do not carry the normal NZ Police livery, however they do have
the flashing red and blue lights that are concealed, usually behind
front and rear grills and only visible when lit. So if you are
signaled to stop by a Police Officer you must be able to see the red
and blue lights.


>And if your gadget says those cop cars are from Mexico, well maybe you
>just dreamt all of this, or your incompetence extends into this and
>many other spheres. Do you believe in reality checks?

https://www.carsguide.com.au/holden/equinox

So it seems that the Equinox was indeed manufactured in Mexico by GM
(Holden).


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Crash McBash

Willy Nilly

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Feb 8, 2024, 12:02:15 AM2/8/24
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On Thu, 08 Feb 2024, Crash <nog...@dontbother.invalid> wrote:
>https://www.carsguide.com.au/holden/equinox
>
>So it seems that the Equinox was indeed manufactured in Mexico by GM
>(Holden).

The statement was that the license plates were from Mexico.

Lawrence D'Oliveiro

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Feb 8, 2024, 12:33:00 AM2/8/24
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On Thu, 08 Feb 2024 05:02:10 GMT, Willy Nilly wrote:

> The statement was that the license plates were from Mexico.

Statement from whom?

Rich80105

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Feb 8, 2024, 3:37:48 AM2/8/24
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No, the statement was
"Of course I tried putting those licence plate numbers into CarJam,
just to see what info I could find. One thing I found interesting is
that, under country of origin, both had “Mexico”."

I presume Carjam provides information from registration records, which
include country of manufacture.

Ras Mikaere

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Feb 13, 2024, 3:16:06 AM2/13/24
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U.S. MARINES AND
DRUG RUNNING COPS IN N.Z.
SO GET A CLUE

http://www.exorcist.org.nz/anzus_drug_mafias.html


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