TLS has received reports about several checkpoints around town today, including in the Pine and 9, and Cross and 9 areas. There are officers standing on the road looking out for expired registration, seat belt and handheld cellphone violators. It’s important to note, if your car registration is not up to date, you can get your car towed. One driver who was pulled over told TLS, that Sgt. Pete Smoke was kind enough to let him go with just a warning, but our suggestion is: don’t break the law and you will not get pulled over.
Police Checkpoints Around Town
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stupid Tls is gonna get smoke in trouble
where did you get that picture? Smokey and the Bandit?
That would be the honored SGT. Pete Smoke
Was Sgt Vigna working with Sgt Smoke??????? What time was this person stopped??? Should we avoid driving on Rt 9????
I wonder was Butterworth working too????? Were the Buffs cruising around too???? What about LCSW ?????
Sgt. Smoke is one of the really good guys on PD. However if you deserve the ticket he WILL issue it and YOU will have EARNED it.
Maybe stop driving around with expired registrations and this wouldn’t be an issue. Common sense people!
What about officer CookieMonster? Is he also out there pulling over cars? Or DOES HE ONLY GIVE 4-YEAR-OLDS TICKETS?!?!?!?!
Thats not Sgt. Smoke thats not even a Lakewood Police officer in that picture Lakewood PD’s shirts are BLUE
a car was stopped by a cop monday afternoon on clifton ave. by a cop on his bike. The driver was told that the car is making noises, and since its registration is one that is for a vehicle that fits the collector item criteria, the cop will start doing an inspection right there. Upon completing his inspection he told the driver that this car should really be towed and he wrote up several summonses and finished off by saying that if the owner confiscates the car on his own the summonses will be dropped. during the conversation the officer carried on that there are many such cars on the road here in Lakewood and that they dont deserve to be and that this will be enforced. Question #1 can a cop pull one over for a car making noises? #2 if the car fits the collectors item criteria (less than a certain amount of mileage per year) and has passed state inspection is ther anything a cop can enforce or tow a car?
A car still must meet basic standards of road worthiness. If there are obvious mechanical issues effecting safety, yes, citations can be issued and a car can be impounded. A faulty muffler can be cited and can therefore also be used to justify a stop. Bottom line: enough with the shtick already – keep your car roadworthy and legally papered and you’ll have no trouble.
Lets be real !!! It all comes down to $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ !!! which the township is always lacking for some reason