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Last night I had my first OC with a LEO. It was a good experience.
Yesterday I had to have my Ford F-250 serviced for an unforseen problem. I was told that they could not finish the repair that day & the truck would have to be finished the following day. I took a taxi cab home and anticipated how I would get to work. I was forced to take the local bus system here in Vegas. Here's where the LEO encounter began as I was walking at one point. Keep in mind that I OC a G26 to & from work. I was also wearing a security guards uniform as well. It was around 1:31AM.
I had been walking approximately a mile thus far. As I was walking past a closed restuarant I saw a local marked police vehicle make a sudden U turn. I strongly suspected that I was going to have a LEO encounter.
As I expected the police vehicle activated it's lights and stopped immediately behind me. The officer exited his vehicle and ordered me to walk toward his car and put my hands on the hood. I complied with his request.
He asked me where I was going. I told him that I had missed my bus and was walking part of the way home. I took this time to advise the officer that my G26 was loaded & there was a round in the chamber. He then ordered me to stay where I was standing. He then requested a "back up" officer to the scene.
Upon the arrival of the back up officer the first officer placed his hinged handcuffs on me. He advised me that I was not being detained or under arrest but this was for "officer safety" until he could ascertain my intentions with my carrying a handgun.
The first officer tried to remove my G26 from it's holster several times. He couldn't do it! He asked me how to remove it so I explained how the retention device on my holster works to remove the handgun. He then safely removed my handgun from it's holster.
The first officer than walked to the passenger side of his vehicle and proceeded to clear my G26 and place it on the dashboard of his car. He then requested where I carry my ID. I advised him my wallet was in my back right hand pocket. He then removed my wallet and asked where my ID was as well. He located my ID and proceeded to verify my identity.
As I was handcuffed the back up officer explained that there have been cases of individuals impersonating police officers. They had to verify that I was not such a person. I was explained to the back up officer that I understood why I was being questioned about carrying a firearm. He thanked me for my positive attitude at this encounter and confessed that that was a good thing to do under the circumstances.
Long story short, the first officer verified that I wasn't a BG. He then told me that he would put my G26 and magazine on the sign of the closed restuarant sign around 8 feet away. Once uncuffed I could retrieve my handgun & continue on my way.
I then offered the each of the officers my hand & I shook their hands. I thanked them fo their professional attitude during this encounter. They thanked me for my positive attitude as well. All in all, I think it went as well as could be be expected.
Now I've had my first LEO encounter.
Yesterday I had to have my Ford F-250 serviced for an unforseen problem. I was told that they could not finish the repair that day & the truck would have to be finished the following day. I took a taxi cab home and anticipated how I would get to work. I was forced to take the local bus system here in Vegas. Here's where the LEO encounter began as I was walking at one point. Keep in mind that I OC a G26 to & from work. I was also wearing a security guards uniform as well. It was around 1:31AM.
I had been walking approximately a mile thus far. As I was walking past a closed restuarant I saw a local marked police vehicle make a sudden U turn. I strongly suspected that I was going to have a LEO encounter.
As I expected the police vehicle activated it's lights and stopped immediately behind me. The officer exited his vehicle and ordered me to walk toward his car and put my hands on the hood. I complied with his request.
He asked me where I was going. I told him that I had missed my bus and was walking part of the way home. I took this time to advise the officer that my G26 was loaded & there was a round in the chamber. He then ordered me to stay where I was standing. He then requested a "back up" officer to the scene.
Upon the arrival of the back up officer the first officer placed his hinged handcuffs on me. He advised me that I was not being detained or under arrest but this was for "officer safety" until he could ascertain my intentions with my carrying a handgun.
The first officer tried to remove my G26 from it's holster several times. He couldn't do it! He asked me how to remove it so I explained how the retention device on my holster works to remove the handgun. He then safely removed my handgun from it's holster.
The first officer than walked to the passenger side of his vehicle and proceeded to clear my G26 and place it on the dashboard of his car. He then requested where I carry my ID. I advised him my wallet was in my back right hand pocket. He then removed my wallet and asked where my ID was as well. He located my ID and proceeded to verify my identity.
As I was handcuffed the back up officer explained that there have been cases of individuals impersonating police officers. They had to verify that I was not such a person. I was explained to the back up officer that I understood why I was being questioned about carrying a firearm. He thanked me for my positive attitude at this encounter and confessed that that was a good thing to do under the circumstances.
Long story short, the first officer verified that I wasn't a BG. He then told me that he would put my G26 and magazine on the sign of the closed restuarant sign around 8 feet away. Once uncuffed I could retrieve my handgun & continue on my way.
I then offered the each of the officers my hand & I shook their hands. I thanked them fo their professional attitude during this encounter. They thanked me for my positive attitude as well. All in all, I think it went as well as could be be expected.
Now I've had my first LEO encounter.
