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Ken W
Chicago, IL · a month ago

It’s to make sure the trunk isn’t open.

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AMERICAN CITIZEN
a month ago

There not supposed to touch your personal property and I do not believe this is so.

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Jim Gerstbrich
Ashburn, VA · 9 days ago

They are checking to make sure that it is locked (secure) , it protects them from someone popping out to abuse them.

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James patrick Lee
Washington, DC · 3 days ago

Yeah I knew that for years

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MyBiz
Winthrop Harbor, IL · 9 days ago

This has been done for decades! I'm really surprised people don't know this! Then again most don't know if you have done nothing wrong you have nothing to worry about! 🤔

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Neal Robinson III
5 days ago

It’s to leave their finger prints on your car in case something happens to them. Because they should have already ran your license plate before they got out of the car.

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David Smith
Tulsa, OK · 9 days ago

disrespect

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Russell
Merced, CA · 8 days ago

They put their fingerprint to tie themselves To that car.

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Eddie EDWARDS
Chicago, IL · 13 days ago

illegal whatever the reason for it

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David Higgs
Chicago, IL · 14 days ago

they can just wipe it off

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Darice Collins
Oxford, PA · 15 days ago

smart 🙏🌸👍

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Ron Adams
Fort Myers, FL · a month ago

Oh yeah, I figured that out a LONG time ago

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Mark Huddleston
Twain Harte, CA · 2 months ago

It’s done to make sure the lid is secure so no surprises

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Stiff Peter
Houston, TX · a month ago

This is definitely true.

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Gregory Simms
Johnstown, PA · 4 months ago

so after the traffic stop wipe it off

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Bob Young
New Smyrna Beach, FL · 21 days ago

Dashboard cameras make that obsolete

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Jay Darrah
New York, NY · 5 months ago

Never seen a cop do that stop lying

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Richard Bedard
Poway, CA · a month ago

Because they watch too much you tube!

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Luanne Cardoza
Visalia, CA · 7 months ago

finger prints

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Larry dah Guy
Keizer, OR · a month ago

Oh bullcrap

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Barbara Karls
Madison, WI · 2 months ago

have seen them do this but don't think it should be announced so those types that wash bodies with bleach have extra forensic tips😮

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George Weir
Cincinnatus, NY · 2 months ago

You wipe your whole car off

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Matt Chetcuti
San Ramon, CA · 2 months ago

nows!= theys gets yuse

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B Elliott
Las Vegas, NV · 2 months ago

Then it was the cop that robbed the bank

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Hawk
Detroit, MI · 2 months ago

Dash cams work better 🙄👍🏻

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Kelly Martin
Highland, CA · 2 months ago

That's b.s. I'm a retired deputy sheriff.I'm gonna reason why we do that to make sure the trunk is closed and not opened

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Steve Fleener
Martinsville, IN · 2 months ago

I thought they did it to make sure nobody is in trunk

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Juan Rodriquez
Brooklyn, NY · 4 months ago

I never agreed with this procedure because it compromises your response time. I have always approached with the hand on my weapon, what good is the print when your dead.

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Sam
Clarkston, GA · 4 months ago

Meow cops will never try it on my vehicle. They'll end up touching my arse cuz I'm on a motorsickle.

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Don Raptor
Vancleave, MS · 5 months ago

No they check the trunk to see if it is open.

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Dave Reinhardt
Shelbyville, TN · 4 months ago

it's to see if it latched shut.if it's open ther could be a badge inside😆

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Michael Payton
Great Bend, KS · 6 months ago

as soon as the cops done with me I get out where he touched my car and I wipe it down