Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Copping Out

Steven B. Rivas of Fairfax, Virginia got a little bored this past weekend. So he decided that one o'clock in the morning would be a good time to test those new flashing blue lights he had installed in the grill of his Ford Explorer. But merely turning on the lights wasn't enough, so he took it a step further by playing cop and pulling over a car. Sounds pretty good so far, right?

Well, the motorist had the nerve to ask to see Rivas' badge. He said he had to go back to his car to retrieve it. He went back to his car, then drove off with his little blue lights still flashing.

Unfortunately for Mr. Rivas, that wasn't quite the end of the story. You see, he didn't pull over just any ol' motorist. He picked an off duty nine year veteran of the Fairfax County Police, and she had the nerve to make note of his license plate number.

Rivas would have been better off buying a lottery ticket. With odds like that, he could have retired on his winnings.

Instead Rivas is currently in the Fairfax county jail with no bond and no court date.

No word on who got custody of his little blue lights.

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