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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blitzfike" data-source="post: 2370083" data-attributes="member: 807"><p>I've been out of law enforcement for a while and things change, but putting LEO type light bars on personally owned vehicles is against the law. Unmarked police vehicles had to have a uniformed officer when doing traffic stops. If you see what appears to be a police vehicle and it has a non government tag, chances are that it is some wannabees attempt to be something they aren't. A few years ago, a retired OHP buddy of mine and I were coming out of a convenience store and saw a black unmarked unit sitting running in front. It had a working radar unit and radio. We walked around looking at it and saw a non governmental tag on it. He immediately called the trooper working the area and gave him the tag and info. It turned out that the young man was wanting to work security, had bought the vehicle at auction and the equipment had never been removed prior to sale.. His vehicle matched the description of the one described in a robbery that turned out to be a false event. Scared the crap out of him when OCPD got through with interrogating him about the reported robbery.  He promptly sold the vehicle and decided he didn't want any part of playing policeman..  That is just one example of what is out there..</p></blockquote><p></p>