Why Do Cops Bother?

[edinsomd]

Property is frequently siezed if it's "used in the commision of a crime". Wouldn't the dash camera provide enough evidence that the bike was used in the commission of a crime in order to sieze the property?

Property is often impounded for the duration of an investigation, then returned to its rightful owner. It is rarely "seized" and only then for certain serious felonies, and after due process. The state would have to prove the owner was the person actually operating the vehicle at that time in order to seize it. Not an easy task.
Ed

 

[Foxhound]

was that with the Plymouth on RT 50 ?

No I didn't get caught that time!

 

[Foxhound]

I guess you would not want the PU back after an all nighter @ Mudchuckers ............

See I have complete faith in you and Mudchucker.

 

[Lilypad]

The cop car in this chase had an onboard camera that captured the chase or at least the begining of it. However the police have not released the tape so we really don;t know what happend.

Update:The police chase that led to a fatal multi-vehicle crash last month on the Capital Beltway in Prince George's County was not called in to dispatchers, in apparent violation of department policy on high-speed pursuits, several law enforcement sources said.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/21/AR2007062102241.html