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Subscribe to RSSA Miami police offer took a wrong turn and drove his car up a utility pole Tuesday morning.
MIAMI -- A Miami Police officer wasn't injured, but his car may need a little work after he drove it up a utility pole in a single car accident Tuesday morning.
Miami Police said the officer was briefly distracted and ran over a wire on the pole, leaving his patrol car at a 45-degree angle. Rescue workers responded and helped the officer hop out of the car uninjured.
The incident is just the latest Keystone Kops-like episode for South Florida police.
- Last week, an off-duty cop was discovered passed out and drunk in his patrol car, the Miami-Dade, Fla., police department told local media. Instead of being cuffed and booked, Fernando Villa, 32, was allowed to go home after signing a form promising he would appear in court, the Miami Herald reported.
- A feud between Miami Police and the Florida Highway Patrol culminated in one trooper getting his patrol car smeared with human feces.
- A Florida police officer allegedly shot at a fellow cop in November before driving off and ordering pizza.
- In July, Miami Beach cop Derick Kuilan nearly killed two people after allegedly plowing into them on his police ATV while taking a woman for a boozy late-night joyride, according to the Miami Times. He was fired and is awaiting trial on reckless driving and DUI charges.
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Was the telephone pole arrested for assault on a police officer?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNLPfnTDCsU
All too often, real life imitates the commercials...
or maybe it is the other way around?
No .... the pole was charged with "Obstructing a Law Enforcement Officer" ..
The "pole" .. has already obtained counsel .... and is seeking damages for assault .. this may be a test case in Florida ....
Hmmm... then there was the cop at the airport in Atlanta who fired a pistol that someone had in the carry-on... he was trying to clear the thing... Ahhhh, to "Protect and Serve".
Give him a break, would ya, there was a doughnut sale around the corner...
No Rev, but he nearly caught the squirrel that was reportedly stealing nuts at a shop down the street.
The police Dept will saw that pole down and arrest someone in the Utility dept for interfering with a police officer.
Hummmmmmmmm .. are they filming a new updated version of "Keystone Cops" in Florida?
Stuff happens.
Everyone needs to stop looking at or talking on their phones while driving. Including the police!
He needs to get to a "better State" LMAO
Here is AK they are looking at their computer screens ALL THE TIME and talking on the phone while they are driving!!
I see a "Reno, 911" take-off, "Miami 911" coming to Comedy Central soon!
filming the blues brother 3, miami adventures?
Guess that means they can't text while driving either.
Oops.
Did he mace or taser the pole for resisting arrest?
But it only took 15 minutes to get the cheaper insurance....
They attached the wrong photo to the article. The photo has a cop car up a guy wire to the pole bu is not on the pole at all.
Seems as if the officer has been watching too many of the State Farm ads!
mayhem strikes again.... garmin, recalculating....
On the plus side, this is a great opportunity for the officer to change the oil and rotate the tires on his cruiser. Everything's easy to reach.
Jessica asks, "is your car up a pole again?"
how silly better serve and protect are selves i guess
upon exiting the patrol vehicle, the office was reportedly heard saying "Oops, my bad!... did I do that?"
I wonder what Jessica at State Farm told him?
I think he should switch to Geico
I MISS YOU, JESSICA!! I ... I bit my tongue!
:)
"Is your car up a pole again?"
I think these cops need Nerf cars.
Great idea! And whenever they get pass out, vomiting drunk; they can just rinse and wring their car seats out.
More tax dollars in use.
Those guy wires on poles can be tricky.
They might want to ease off on some of the in-car distractions. Besides watching for traffic violations, BOLOs for cars or persons (who could be walking or in vehicles), suspicious persons or activities, etc. they also have to contend with the two-way radio, computer, cell phones (official and personal), and maybe a navigation device and automatic license plate scanner. You have to be a clever multi-tasker to cover all those bases as a passenger, let alone driver.
They should start collecting Florida Stories for a coffee table book. Maybe even one of those books fir the jon...could just be printed on rolls of toilet paper for an interesting novelty.
Where's the reality tv show on florida cops?
Nobody would believe it. Don't you know all reality TV is faked anyway? ;)
Hope Sandrapesky ends up some gorilla's bitch and gets a taste of his own medicine. Bend over Sandrapesky -- you're about to spend some "precious time" getting what you gave.
What the heck are you talking about?! do you even know which article you are commenting on?
They need a Chief, simple as that. Someone fostered an atmosphere where officers felt this kind of behavior would be tolerated or overlooked. I guarantee, when I was a policeman, our Chief made it perfectly clear what would and would not be tolerated and, if you screwed the pooch, he made an example out of your a$$ right quick. Policemen can sometimes be like children, if you drop the hammer on them for the small stuff, they don't even consider pulling the big stuff. I guess it's the difference between having a real Chief that you respect and one that's just ROD (Retired on duty) whose just bidding his or her time to pad their retirement.
Swerve and protect.
Good one baldman. I wonder if the pole was trying to draw the cop "Up for charges"?
I was drinking something when I read that and now I have lemonade juice in my nose.
I can send my Cap'n Crunch decoder ring to you. You can see if there is a secret message written in your nostril.
like a good neighbooooooor.....
This type of lawlessness and corruption exists in all states that are predominantly republican. It has to do with a lack of education and respect for this country's laws. Make an example of these un-American tools.
Damn Republicans. It was the Bush Twins fault.
@gobSTOMPER - seriously? right off the bat - a political generalization?!. corruption is just as bad in Maine a Democrat state too. Corruption is Not a political stance...its a human moral question. the only thing you've successfully proven is that your a troll and your little world is black and white/Donkey or elephant. Do what your obvious political stance states for once. - Open your mind. Shut your mouth!
That should be the motto for everyone Aaron, good practical advice. It's time people stopped thinking with their political parties instead of their own brain as well. Everything a political party does isn't right or wrong and a lot of it is just opinion anyway. I would never blindly vote for someone just because they were of a particular political party. I lived in FL for years and a lot of crazy stuff happened there, but I also lived in SC, RI and MI and have had an equal amount of silliness in all places. You will find crazy people everywhere and whether the state is run by D or R doesn't make a difference.
Is the pole going to bring charges for police brutality?
gopstomper
Oregon is definitely Democrat, and I'm thinking of moving out of town due to political bias and the out-of-control police presence there.
gopstomper, Actually, the first thing that popped into my head was that these cops all sound like affirmative action hires.
This cop should get a job instead working for the insurance companies! Or as a stuntman. Ridiculous.
Sad Boys, Sad Boys what ya gona do. What you gona do when they come for you.
lol except that cop wasn't going anywhere. The crimials could just walk away.
He ran up the telephone pole because he was responding to a ' call '
911 how may I help you?
This is all typical of florida law enforcement - it seems like all the cops are over-worked and under-educated. Corruption, bigotry, racism, chauvinism - they're all prerequisits for florida lawmen. The beaches are great - everywhere else is a cesspool. It sucks here.
Aren't you lucky to have the freedom to move wherever you want in this country? Now that you know that "it sucks here" you can relocate. Don't be too surprised if the next place and the one after that exhibits complete suckage also.
What are they putting in the water cooler at the Miami police department? What’s next? Miami police officers caught moonlighting in full official uniform as male strippers? Police forcing drivers to wrestle alligators to get out of tickets?
Wasn't this was suppose to be one of them new Jetsons type cars? -lol
All we need now is snazzy piano music in the background...
That means he drove off the road. Driving while distracted is the cause of most accidents. You can't text, dial, search for the donuts and drink coffee while driving and not expect something like this to happen.
Officer: Hey chief we need new patrol cars. This one is worn out.
Chief: Sorry, there is no money left in the budget for new cars. The only way we can get new cars is if the old ones are completely totaled.
Officer: Really....... I have an idea.......... (wink, wink)
It probably takes this guy an hour-and-a-half to watch 60 Minutes.
Ta-Da!