Comments on: It’s your surveillance state

By: albertjames

albertjames — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:26:29 +0000

As long as TSA has existed, passengers have been able to fly without showing ID to government agents. Doing so would result in a secondary search (a pat down and hand search of your carry-on bag), but passengers were still permitted to board their flights. In some cases, taking advantage of this right to refuse ID came with fringe benefits–being bumped to the front of the checkpoint queue.
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By: bunny 117

bunny 117 — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:03:15 +0000

can anyone enlighten me on how to locate the lowlife that ruined my car by edgeing into my lane while i was making a legal turn in the turning lane with the light. that took out the whole pasenger side of my car . his truck was brand new and had no plates. i took the vin # and he gave all false information as to address , insurance phone # etc. I did take his drivers license and wrote the number down myself how can I use this info to find out where the twit lives so I can have him arrested and my car repaired. P. S. a cop witnessed the accident but because no one was injured just my car so the handed over a form and split. Is there anyway I can get real name and adress for this piss ant????????? someone HELP

By: Jackerson

Jackerson — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:28:09 +0000

Raterme HI!!!!!!

By: Lori

Lori — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 04:50:30 +0000

My husband was in the Lowes store in Charlotte on Hwy. 49 for about 30 minutes and when he came out the front end of our 2000 Dodge Durango was smashed in so bad that both airbags went out. I think he was in shock because just drove it home and didn’t call the police. He said the lady at Lowes told him it didn’t matter if he called the police right then to report the hit and fun or wait until morning. Does anyone know if our insurance company will pay for this since it was a hit and run? Naturally we still have full coverage on it.

By: Angel

Angel — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 07:57:41 +0000

HI. . .

My parked my car at a mall called South Coast Plaza in Orange County California today and it was hit, the bumper is scraped pretty badly. I proceeded to the security office at the mall but was told that they do not review surveillance tapes for situations such as mine, “hit and run”. Does anyone know how I can get them to review the tapes so I can find the culprit.

Thanks.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 07 May 2005 00:20:31 +0000

Just after midnight, while stopped at a light, I was rear-ended by a van. The offending driver wanted to avoid calling the police (said her license was suspended but said she had insurance.) Eyeing the bend in bumper of my ‘80 Checker Marathon (the bumpers are built like freeway guard rails, only stronger), I wanted the cops. So, she drove off.

I’d noticed her Pizza Hut shirt and after two days of checking area P’ Huts, I found her but she denied every seeing me or hitting my car. Also said the van in the parking lot wasn’t hers. (Scumbag punk manager backed up her story.)

I called the cops who said they couldn’t do anything about the accident but they “investigated” the seemingly abandoned van and found a pile of her mail on the front seat. BUSTED.

Seems her license was suspended (DUIs) but she DID have insurance (go figure) and they paid … not nearly enough to bring my clown-mobile back to full flower but the thrill of the hunt was worth something.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 11:08:12 +0000

This rocks. You should get a junior deputy badge for your sluth work.

By: justakid

justakid — Sun, 17 Apr 2005 02:13:40 +0000

Way to go! Don’t be supprised if your friends start calling you Nancy Drew. The moral of the story: Take a Taxi.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 20:56:28 +0000

Kelly,

I never was able to contact her. I went to the registered address a few times, but nobody was home. My telephone calls were never returned, and I stopped “stalking” her after a few days, filed a police report, and turned it over to my insurance company. Its just as well, I have these horrible visions of what might have transpired had I been successfull in making a confrontation. People seem to feel threatened quite easily.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 15:24:35 +0000

So, I want to know if there was ever any comment from the other driver (yes, a woman I see…) Anyway, so when you attempted personal contact, did you see her? Did she act guilty? You got reimbursed, but what ever happened to her?? I’d like to know… :)

By: Jon Robert Quinn

Jon Robert Quinn — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 12:47:55 +0000

This kind of thing happens all the time. Its great that we have the technology to do things like this. Youre legwork and determination gave the guy a night in jail for that, Im sure. A hit and run with no injuries is a misdemeanor (in California) punishable up to 30 days in county jail. All the guy would have had to do was be straight up and dealt with it and it would have made everybodies life a lot easier.

My parents and brother were involved in a hit and run and my mother was injured. The other vehicle had no insurance. But instead of sitting there, my step father chased the lady several blocks at 80mph in a totaled thunderbird. We was arrested for felony hit and run. Again, if he was straight up, things would have been a lot easier for everyone. Thanks for your post.

By: vladimir kerchenko

vladimir kerchenko — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 00:40:03 +0000

And just what IS the reckless drivers name address & telephone number hmmm??? perhaps it would be fun if we all gave her a call! 8^)

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:26:12 +0000

Simon,

The garage is authorized to look up that information during the course of an investigation, usually for bill collecting.

This yielded the registered owners’ Name and Address.

And Keet mentions in his comment that you can get this information from the DMV by doing a title search. I cannot varify this, but I wouldn’t be surprised.

This yielded the registered owners Address.

I got the telephone number from the web (some whitepages site).

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:12:25 +0000

I looked briefly but didnt see a reply to a previous post, so I’ll pose the question again. How did you aquire driver information from their license plate? Isnt that information accessible only to law inforcement?

By: Cigar Jack

Cigar Jack — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 17:20:32 +0000

I don’t care what someone drives. No one deserves to have their car wrecked. The twerp who posted that is probably is the punk kid that goes to the mall and keys every care between his and the mall entrance.

By: keet

keet — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 15:00:05 +0000

This happened to me where I work and I took it to the security office. They were completely unwilling to sit and watch 8 hours of tape to find the car that backed into mine.

The guy actually said, “You know, ’cause you’d have to sit there for 8 hours to review the tape since it was during the full day.”

I didn’t realize his digital video recorder and player didn’t come furnished with a fast forward button. Silly me to put these guys out and ask them to do their job.

And if J Houston’s post wasn’t answered, anyone can get your name and address from your license plate by going down to the DMV and doing a title search.

By: daver

daver — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 14:15:45 +0000

I had the same problem with the name of my last car. I had a 89 Olds 88 And everytime I went to a garage I always had to clarify. ” It is a 1989 olds 88″ Car Manufacturers should name them with names not numbers.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:37:13 +0000

For those criticising people who choose to buy ‘high-end’ cars… yes BMW’s are more expensive, even used ones (I can get a ‘94 325i for $4500, a ‘94 Ford Taurus can be had for under $2000). But despite paying a bit for the name, you’re also paying for the quality. I love my 20 year old BMW 325. It’s gone twice as far as any old Ford or Chevy could, and is very reliable- but it’s not a luxury car, it’s a sports sedan. I would feel exactly the same way, and do the same thing as the author of this blog did if my car were hit like that.

By: Ortiz

Ortiz — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 20:36:14 +0000

Responsibility for your actions is for everyone, regardless of gender, race, religion, etc…..and income. …the lack of this virtue shows an unforgiven lack of character on some people….particularly those who run judgement upon those who work/study hard to have nice toys.
Great detective work.

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:13:20 +0000

“Why would anyone think “2002″ refers to anything other than the model year?”

Because some bystander described the guy’s car to him as a “BMW 2002″ (and not a “2002 BMW”) over the *phone*. Why would anyone try to figure out the year of a car when they’re describing its appearance, and why would they put an adjective on the wrong side of a noun in regular conversation?

If I told you I saw a Mazda 3 today, would you think I saw three cars?