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US Police Hilariously Pose Online As Punk Rockers
A recent city noise control ordinance in Boston has cops cracking down on roving rock shows that don’t take place in formal venues. So they’re posing as punk rockers online to sniff out concert locations so they shut them down more easily. Only problem is their police work reads like an out of touch parent trying to talk to a teen about that new fangled rock and/or roll.
You Can’t Run From The Cop Car Of The Future
Aussie Aussie Aussie! Apparently the Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) you see here is imported to the States from Australia — you may know it as the Holden Statesman. Police cars of the very near future will be smart to the point of being scary. Equipped with eight cameras, voice commands, incredibly intelligent software and LTE radios, you’re not going to get away with a damn thing.
Victoria Police and Twitter 1, Soccer Hooligans 0
So Melbourne Victory played a friendly against Celtic FC on Wednesday night. And as they’ve been known to do at big events like the AFL finals, the Victorian Cops were nice enough to tweet the score. And by score, I mean, a fun commentary on how many drunks they’d booted from the ground. Here’s the timeline:
Guy Uses Android Smartphone To Dismiss Speeding Ticket
It’s these kinds of stories that bring a smile to your face. US based Android fanboy Sahas Katta was pulled over by a police officer for ‘speeding’ in a school zone. Little did the unsuspecting cop know, was that Katta was using Google’s nifty My Tracks Android app on his phone and it was already recording his GPS movements.
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