Traffic citation for not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign
 

I received a citation the other day for not coming to a complete stop at Cazaras and Enrique. I am the first to admit I did not come to a 100% stop after seeing nothing was coming. My car was still rolling forward. I took a right on Cazaras and up the road was a Sumter County officer setting up radar. When I got up to him he turned on his light and waved me over. He told me I did not come to a complete stop. I agreed with him and he gave me a ticket and said it was 166 bucks. I told him I hadnt had a ticket in 50 years. He said good that I could take that off my bucket list. Has anyone had a similar situation and did you go to court or mail in pyt. Thanks for your response

too bad you cant shove it where the smart a-- answer came from.

Do you mean you took a left off Cazaras onto Enrique? The SCALP does occasionally set off the side there by the powerlines.

I would make a formal written complaint to Lt. Wolfe. That Deputy needs an attitude adjustment, and needs to have his chain shortened for awhile.

I would also expect a reply from the Lt., with the results of your complaint.

The police always seem to have a smart comeback. I had never had a ticket either and told him so and he said "well you've got a fat one now lady". It taught me to think about what a jerk he was. This was 6 years ago and I still remember it.

I hate auto correct. Yeah, I agree. The smart Alex comment wasn't very professional

I have spoken to many people in my career as an insurance guy and heard comments replete with such smart alex remarks by cops. I posted in another thread that this sort of behavior caused me to lose respect for LOE. I have never once heard a person say that a cop while writing a ticket said something like "Gosh I am sorry for having to do this but......................

Seeing this is not the first time you run a stop sign in the past 50 years, just figure your paying a dollar for the last 166 times you didn't get caught and the cop is a really funny guy.:police:

I have had a couple of tickets in my life and no cop was smart aleck to me and I wasn't smart aleck to them. If you roll through a stop sign, you get a ticket. This is the FIRST place I have ever lived that anyone would question a stop sign means stop.

I am not sympathetic.

I also think that "I am sorry" compared with "whatdyamean I rolled through a stop sign?? Don't you guys have better things to do than arrest law abiding citizens??? Wazzamatta, you short on your quota today????" Each elicits a different response from an officer of the law. I am biased. I was raised in a cop's household and he was a good one and so were his buddies.

Gracie do you think the cop was correct telling him to take it off his bucket list or saying the snide remark he did to me? I was very polite to the police officer and did nothing to make him say that.

At lease the cop had a sense of humor, he could have been very by the book and tough.

I've always been very polite to any police officer under any circumstance. I think for every 10 police officers who conduct themselves professionally there is the 11th who shouldn't be wearing a badge. There are bad apples in every bushel of life.

Depending on how he said it I probably would have burst out laughing - I thought it was clever.

I got a speeding ticket years ago in Maryland. When he gave me the ticket he thanked me for my politeness. I went to court hoping that he would not show up. That is exactly what happened, so the charge was dismissed. I like to think that he remembered my politeness and that was why he did not appear in court. My ticket was the only one written by that officer that was on the court docket for that day.

Neither comments were nice. There are always a few smart mouth's in any job.

I imagine they have a lot of people say they have never had a ticket. Being rude is not a good response from a police officer unless someone was being rude to them.no not even then.. I personally have never had a police officer anything be anything but nice. Maybe it's because I cry when I get a ticket. I don't want to, but I am SO embarrassed for screwing up.

I was once pulled over for speeding by a county sheriff in California. His first comment to me was, "Alright, honey, where's your NASCAR license?" After at least five minutes of laughter to the point tears were coming down my face, I handed him my NASCAR license. No ticket and a good chuckle by him as well.

Cops are human. It may not have been the best joke in town, but I sincerely hope he meant it as a joke. Regardless, you earned that ticket. Enrique is a busy street. To not stop when entering is putting yours and others' lives at risk even if you didn't see any traffic.

It should be a warning to everyone who's reads this that STOP and speed limit signs aren't just suggestions. As for the remark, I have a thick skin and I take as good as I give.

Everybody has a different interpretation. Me, I thought it was funny.

I agree - but I was not happy when I got my ticket.

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The Sumpter county cops need to go to some sensitivity training! Before the Villages Sumpter county was poor as dirt! Now it is quite wealthy. Vote in New leaders.

Good luck in trying to beet this. It did not work for me. If it happens again ask the officer to give you a break. I am so sorry, DO NOT GIVE excuses or admit to not stopping. Once you admit it the officer confirms what he/she observed.

If you did roll through the stop sign - and if you realized you did not come to the complete stop as required by law - man up and acknowledge what you did. Isn't that what we taught our kids?

As for the comment by the officer, it was funny. Take it in the same spirit it was given.

Not in Florida apparently. We have Sumter County!

Sensitivity training? Are you kidding? Go on the street for a couple days. Put up with all the s&%t they put up with. Walk a ways in his shoes. So he tried to joke with the guy, big deal. Some people just don't have a sense of humor, unless it's their joke. Then it's funny.

Got stopped for going 29 in a 20 zone. $178 ticket.. I earned it. I was polite to the officer from SCSO and he was polite to me. After the ticket was presented we talked for about 5 minutes. He was a nice guy doing his job. I did not want to contribute to his having a bad day. They work too hard and face perils I never experienced when I was working.

A friend who was an amateur actor/director/musician was stopped and the officer said "Do you know how fast you were going?". Friend's answer " No, but if you will hum a couple of bars I can probably pick it up". The second he said it he wished he hadn't but fortunately it apparently went over the officer's head as all he got was a warning.

Rolling 2 mph, less than walking speed, thru a stop sign when nothing is coming is hardly a safety concern. It is just a money making machine for the county.

I thought it was funny too!

Imagine a day in the life of a police officer here in the Villages. YIKES!! He has to deal with all the seniors who know way more than he does....

knowing that I too have 'probably' been guilty of this, 'possibly' several times, the law is a complete stop and then see if it is clear and proceed :wave: and his response was hilarious..

My husband was stopped in Indiana in the middle of nowhere. He and his boss were driving to one of their facilities you literally can't get to by air. On a divided highway where he assumed the speed limit was 70, it was really 55.

Our sons had long ago given him a MI vanity plate that said Vietnam Veteran. The young cop who stopped him went back to his car, called in the DL, found no infractions, came back and gave him a warning, saying Thank you for your service. Please slow down.

As they were driving away, his boss was reading the warning to him: Glasses. Color of eyes: hazel. Hair: bald.

When did bald become a hair color? I'll need to ask my stylist at Cal's to skip that one.

Exactly. Oh, these kid cops!

There are a number of license plates that will often get you out of trouble...Ex-POW, Purple Heart, Disabled Vet, and believe it or not, Freemason. There are not a lot of cops who are Freemasons, but there are a lot of judges who are. I have a relative who has played this card several times.

TOTALLY AGREE. There are a lot of Villagers who have no sense of humor regardless of who makes a funny comment.

There is no pee in Lake Sumter. I like Sumter county just the way it is. I haven't run into any smart aleck cops or any other kind. I like Nehemiah Wolfe. He is a good person.

I was waiting for Gracie to make her famous comment. Thank you, you made my day!

It is spelled SUMTER County. I don't believe the County has prospered because of traffic tickets. Unfortunately the growth of the Villages has also given home to more folks pushing the envelope, rushing everywhere and disregarding traffic laws. Rather than vote in new leaders, maybe we should try to impress on new residents that there are laws here too and they should be obeyed.

Could be worse
 

He could have said you've got one now Fat Lady!

For those of you so quick to take offense at an officer's harmless comment, remember that same officer might be the one risking his life to save yours.

I think it's safe to say not a single person in here on a daily basis who drives a golf cart doesn't commit a rolling stop infraction .
Including me {GUILTY}:police:

Lets see how long it takes The next 5 post should be from non violators