It has been a few years since I was almost dragged off to the city jail. For real! Imagine, all I was trying to do was set up for our annual charity event for the girls school, and this not so desperate housewife ends up spending a fun filled hour with the local police.
It’s that time of year again, and since I think I am suffering from a little post traumatic stress disorder and I’m too crazy busy to come up with anything original today I thought I would re-post this oh so fun event.
Picture this: My SUV stuffed to the brim with silent auction items, minding my own business, singing along to the radio and then this happens….
Damn. Lost an earring. Got water on my new blouse.Damn hair dryer is not drying. I’m running late. Now I don’t have time to stop and grab that Chi Tea Latte and the coveted Ginger Molasses Cookie. Starbucks is the ONLY place in the world where you will ever hear a man ask……”Can I warm that cookie up for you?” Oh well, better for my butt if I skip the sweets today anyway.
Sitting at the stoplight singing away, as one does.
“If you loved me then you should have put a ring on it…oh oh oh oh …”
LONG light.
Touch up the lip gloss.
Gee. My hair actually looks good today, maybe I won’t throw that hair dryer out just yet.
Green and away we huh?
Bleep bleep bleeeep *flashing lights*
What on earth?
~I was not speeding
~I most certainly didn’t jump the light?
~OK, pulling over Mr Cop Man.
The officer approaches the car at a quick pace.
Ohhh …..Mrs. Cop Man. Sorry.
“License and Registration” She demands.
“Sure. Um…Is there a problem?” I query.
“Yes Mam, your license plate does not match the vehicle you are driving.” She is not impresed.
Huh??? And might I add a silent …What the Hell??
“I’ve only had this SUV for three weeks. My husband took care of all the paperwork, and you won’t believe this but I can’t find my ownership or proof of insurance.”
“Stay in the vehicle Mam.”
This is when she gets on her handheld radio and takes my ID back to her car.
I start to phone my Hubby to find out exactly why my plates don’t match my new car. At this point a second police cruiser comes screaming up. Then a third. Lights flashing. He blocks the street. This is not good. Apparently when you “steal” a car, you get a lot of attention.
Great. I’m going to be on “COPS”.
Hubby calls the owner of the car dealership.
Owner of the dealership calls me.
“Stephanie, we will get this straightened out, in the meantime “ He advises. “maybe be sweet and flirt with him a little?”
“Dude! The officer is a WOMAN!”
“Oh”..says owner man….”Is she wearing comfortable shoes?”
40 minutes and many many conversations later the officers decide to let this traumatized Mama with the shaking hands go free. It has become clear that I am NOT a thief, and that the dealership who sold us the car simply forgot to transfer the old plates to our new vehicle.
I have 24 hours to produce ownership of this vehicle and proof of insurance.
Done and done.
Today’s lesson. Always make sure your plates are properly transferred when you get a new car!
Apparently in the Suburbs car thieves can look like soccer moms.
Thank the powers that be that the nice officers believed my story that I am not a thief, just a blond having a really bad day.
well that sure makes for a memorable afternoon! 🙂 so glad it all worked out in the end, makes for a great story! (one of those things that is much funnier AFTER the fact i’m sure!) 😀
Wow,that certainly was a trying event…sorry i had to laugh but i guess it wasn’t funny at the time !
Oh my goodness, that must’ve been awful. I got pulled over on the border when I was 20. Me and 4 of my girlfriends were going to a club, Apparently, if it’s -20 outside in the middle of winter, you’re not able to wear a blanket over your wheelchair without being checked for bombs. Why would 5 ridiculously good looking girls get all dressed up to smuggle weapons? LOL
hahaha .. I’m feeling pretty confident knowing you weren’t laughing at the time. I can’t imagine how freaked out you must have been!! I’ll tell you, once I ‘got out’ there might’ve been a slight possibility of me going back in after I got my hands on someone lol
I guess she had nothing to do while sitting behind you at the light then to check your plate … sucky timing lol
Oh my! At least it makes a good story. And the part about the comfortable shoes makes me laugh. Poor Stephanie.
Sounds really funny now but I’ll bet it was horrifying at the time.
Soccer Moms are probably the best car thieves.
Yikes, glad it all worked out.
Holy CRAP! I think I would have crapped if I were in your shoes. I would have went crazy on the dealership if that had happened to me. What a stupid mistake they made.
What an experience! Very good lesson about the plates, lol.
Hilarious story … for me to read not having been in that situation. Cannot even begin to imagine be the ‘bad chick’ behind the wheel!
Good to hear it all turned out well!
since my separation now divorced. I bought my very first car a few months before my birthday. I thought the dealer who did the plates out on 2017 sticker but alas it was a 2016 and I never got a notification when my birthday came around, so I got pulled over and a ticket for expired plates.
Oh my, what an experience. Glad you managed to get it sorted out.
The bad news is that you went through all that mess, the good news is that at least the cops are on the lookout for stolen vehicles and, touch wood, that hopefully it never happens to us! 🙂