Inventory

[nobbie48]

In a Florida thing caught on YouTube a driver is pulled over by an ALPR with it showing an unpaid fine.

The car is to be towed so the officers “Inventory” the car with the driver protesting she’d didn’t give permission to search.

The police reply is “They are inventorying” because the car is to be towed.

I can understand the concern over the safety of the drivers possessions but the police found drug paraphernalia, making an interesting challenge.

Driver was charged with drug DUI

 

[Evoex]

In a Florida thing caught on YouTube a driver is pulled over by an ALPR with it showing an unpaid fine.

The car is to be towed so the officers “Inventory” the car with the driver protesting she’d didn’t give permission to search.

The police reply is “They are inventorying” because the car is to be towed.

I can understand the concern over the safety of the drivers possessions but the police found drug paraphernalia, making an interesting challenge.

Driver was charged with drug DUI

Should be thrown out. Inventory for a towed vehicle is not a requirement I’m aware of. Maybe if it’s been used in a crime or something and it’s going to be stripped for evidence.

 

[nobbie48]

Should be thrown out. Inventory for a towed vehicle is not a requirement I’m aware of. Maybe if it’s been used in a crime or something and it’s going to be stripped for evidence.

I'm all for it if it means the storage yard and tow are on the hook for anything missing later.

Without a warrant the inventory is sealed forever and can't be used to initiate any action or be used in court.

The records can be purged but the internet is persistent. How is it insured that someone with earlier knowledge of the info won't some day suddenly get a feeling about a situation, follow the bread crumbs and find a crime.