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rocktivity

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24. Florida (Police) Man Botches Traffic Stop
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 08:34 PM
Jul 2018
CBS News Miami 5/17/2018: A traffic stop by Miami-Dade Police lead to a stunning discovery this week: a car filled with a half dozen assault rifles and pistols, $20,000 in cash and more than 10 bottles with liquids that you normally need prescriptions for including promethazine with cocaine...

CBS4 obtained a photo exclusively from Miami-Dade police showing the evidence in this case...Police have arrested 33-year-old Ras Cates and 20-year-old Lizmixell Batista...Cates initially got out of his car...(and) said he was armed...had a concealed weapons permit to carry a firearm...(and) had two additional firearms...When they opened the trunk, that’s when they were in for a surprise,” said...Detective Alvaro Zabaleta...

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Just another day at the office, right? Not quite -- let the self-snitching begin!

Wat-If.com: ...Body-camera footage from the incident showed an officer never got Cates’ permission to search his vehicle’s trunk but “instead commanded defendant to pop the trunk,” prosecutors wrote.

...(The) defense attorney said he found it “disturbing” that police “went on TV and engaged in incendiary speculation without knowing the facts or even acknowledging the rampant violations of my clients’ constitutional rights.”

CBS News Miami 6/6/2018: ...Officers ran the firearms and permits – they all came back as legal.

The police...told Cates to pop the trunk in order to secure the guns...officers spotted three more guns and a backpack that they said was emitting a strong odor of marijuana. The officers...searched the bag...and found what appeared to be marijuana oil...a small amount of marijuana and four bottles of what they suspected was liquid codeine...(T)hey also seized $19,934 from Batista’s purse suspecting it was drug money...Batista explained that hers was a cash only job...

A judge later ruled that the money was to be returned because there was no probable cause for the seizure...The state also declined to press charges after determining “(The) search of the trunk was illegal. Officers did not have...authority or consent to search...”

The police are also obliged the pay the couple's legal fees. A little patience on Detective Zabaleta's part would have gone a long way, especially since the evidence so clearly favored the suspects. Here's hoping that the cops responsible will be "surprised" with a transfer to the police canine kennel cleaning unit!


rocktivity
Honorable Mention rocktivity Jun 2017 #1
Update rocktivity Jun 2018 #20
They didn't have to bleep it Warpy Jun 2017 #2
Too funny-was the cop using the bathroom? 58Sunliner Jun 2017 #3
I believe Warpy is referring to the ancient tradition of flushing illegal drugs down the toilet rocktivity Jun 2017 #4
More Self-Snitching Coming At You Live rocktivity Jul 2017 #5
At least this guy REALIZED that he was self-snitching rocktivity Jul 2017 #6
Mic drop? rocktivity Jul 2017 #7
Self-Snitching: It's Not Just For Criminals Anymore rocktivity Jul 2017 #8
Another reason not to look to the police if you know the police are looking for you! rocktivity Jul 2017 #9
Self Snitching Goes International rocktivity Aug 2017 #10
International Self-Snitching II rocktivity Jan 2018 #14
Self-Snitching: It's Not Just For Hiphoppers Anymore rocktivity Dec 2017 #11
From the mean streets of Montana rocktivity Jan 2018 #12
Happy Anniversary from Another Florida Man rocktivity Jan 2018 #13
Lawyer Discusses Bribing Witnesses on Jailhouse Phone Line rocktivity Mar 2018 #15
Automotive Self-Snitching rocktivity Mar 2018 #16
Bonnie and Clyde, please pick up the courtesy phone... rocktivity Mar 2018 #17
First tooth, first steps, first high rocktivity Mar 2018 #18
How Ralo Celebrated 4/20 Day rocktivity Apr 2018 #19
From being famous for 15 minutes to being infamous for at least 25 years rocktivity Jun 2018 #21
Ralph Nader and Elizabeth Warren, eat your hearts out rocktivity Jun 2018 #22
Yet another reason to "watch" what you post online... rocktivity Jul 2018 #23
Florida (Police) Man Botches Traffic Stop rocktivity Jul 2018 #24
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Double Your Culpability, Double Your Hard Time rocktivity Jul 2018 #26
Houston Rap Scene, You Have a Problem rocktivity Dec 2018 #27
How to make self-snitching a virtue rocktivity Jun 2019 #28
"Follow these instructions..." rocktivity Apr 2020 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author rocktivity Jan 2021 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author rocktivity Jan 2021 #32
This just in: Sedition Selfies rocktivity Jan 2021 #31
Maybe she can use her attempt to obtain a gun legally as a mitigating factor Rocknation Feb 2021 #33
Capitol riot suspect wore 'I Was There' shirt when arrested Rocknation Mar 2021 #34
What appears to be a video of a car suddenly developing a mechanical problem Rocknation Sep 2023 #35
Self-snitching Uber style Rocknation Sep 2023 #36
Killer posted pic of himself in outfit he wore during murder Rocknation Sep 2023 #37
Who likes short shorts? Self-Snitching TikTok style Rocknation Oct 2023 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author Rocknation Oct 2023 #39
Maybe he can plead that he was on a Rocky Mountain high Rocknation Jan 2024 #40
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