Kludge
Well-Known Member
Note: This is all assuming your grow is not in your house or you are driving someone else's car who does not live with you.
One thing about cops is they are HORRIBLE at tailing people without being noticed. Some actually do use proper tailing techniques but most are too stupid to know that you have to switch up the tail car and you have to know how to parallel your target (my grandmother could parallel) .
Here are a few things you can do to see if you are being tailed. You want to do several of these and keep track of any cars that keep showing up.
1) When you're coming up to an exit change lanes like you are going to exit but don't exit. Watch to see if any cars behind you change lanes also. Cops are especially bad at working as a team when following. If you have more than one tail they will all fall in line like little robots.
2a) Stop at a fast food place. What you're looking for here is cars that come into the parking lot right after you and no one gets out of the car. If you have more than one tail one will stay with the car and one will stay with you. If you only have one tail it's hard to say what they'll do; depends on why they are tailing you. They want to have eyes on you but they don't want to lose sight of your car either... if they are smart.
2b) How to spot the tail that followed you in: Get into line and order some food then pretend to have left your wallet in the car. Say you'll be right back out and RUN out the door. The cop will freak out and follow you. Also look for anyone using a cell phone. A smart cop WON'T follow you out but will be in comm with his team and will let them know you just left.
2c) How to spot the tail in the parking lot: Look for cars with very dark tint. Look for cars with people just sitting in them. Now, from those cars see if any follow you out of the parking lot when you leave.
2d) Extra Credit: Have someone else take your car and you take theirs. You go to different locations. Again, they should not live with you or otherwise it's pointless. The cops will look up your registrations and know where you live. No need to follow.
3) Make a u-turn. This should only works if they are about to stop you anyway. Only a really, really stupid cop would follow you. There are a lot of really, really stupid cops. They have street smarts from being around really bad criminals a lot but they normal can't think much higher level than that.
4) Get onto an highway going in one direction. Drive in the lane farthest away from the exit lanes. Drive for about 5-10 miles then when an exit is coming up you need to LEGALLY switch lanes really quickly and exit. Get back on the highway and go back the other way. As always you're just looking for cars that make sudden movements to follow you and cars that "reappear" when you're going back the other way.
5) Pull over and park but don't get out of the car. Did the car following you park too? Again, cops aren't trained in subtlety, they are like attack dogs and can't stand to let you get out of their sight.
6) Drive down a dead end street. If any cars follow you make sure they stop at one of the houses. If this happens pull over and see if they get out of their car and go into the house. If they don't stop at a house or just keep following you then you might have a tail.
7) And of course look for tell-tell signs of cop cars; dark tint, ram bars or a really big bumper, and huge flashing police lights... duh.
So, basically the concept is you want to do something that forces the cops to make sudden or obvious movements. And of course you are also looking for repeat customers, the same car you keep seeing over and over. A good team will have several chase cars so you need to not be stoned so you can remember them.
Smart cops with a team won't fall for these. Most cops aren't very smart but don't underestimate them. There are some VERY smart cops out there and if you treat them all like idiots you'll end up with the smart one and you'll get busted. Just assume they are all intelligent, that way you won't be caught off guard.
One thing about cops is they are HORRIBLE at tailing people without being noticed. Some actually do use proper tailing techniques but most are too stupid to know that you have to switch up the tail car and you have to know how to parallel your target (my grandmother could parallel) .
Here are a few things you can do to see if you are being tailed. You want to do several of these and keep track of any cars that keep showing up.
1) When you're coming up to an exit change lanes like you are going to exit but don't exit. Watch to see if any cars behind you change lanes also. Cops are especially bad at working as a team when following. If you have more than one tail they will all fall in line like little robots.
2a) Stop at a fast food place. What you're looking for here is cars that come into the parking lot right after you and no one gets out of the car. If you have more than one tail one will stay with the car and one will stay with you. If you only have one tail it's hard to say what they'll do; depends on why they are tailing you. They want to have eyes on you but they don't want to lose sight of your car either... if they are smart.
2b) How to spot the tail that followed you in: Get into line and order some food then pretend to have left your wallet in the car. Say you'll be right back out and RUN out the door. The cop will freak out and follow you. Also look for anyone using a cell phone. A smart cop WON'T follow you out but will be in comm with his team and will let them know you just left.
2c) How to spot the tail in the parking lot: Look for cars with very dark tint. Look for cars with people just sitting in them. Now, from those cars see if any follow you out of the parking lot when you leave.
2d) Extra Credit: Have someone else take your car and you take theirs. You go to different locations. Again, they should not live with you or otherwise it's pointless. The cops will look up your registrations and know where you live. No need to follow.
3) Make a u-turn. This should only works if they are about to stop you anyway. Only a really, really stupid cop would follow you. There are a lot of really, really stupid cops. They have street smarts from being around really bad criminals a lot but they normal can't think much higher level than that.
4) Get onto an highway going in one direction. Drive in the lane farthest away from the exit lanes. Drive for about 5-10 miles then when an exit is coming up you need to LEGALLY switch lanes really quickly and exit. Get back on the highway and go back the other way. As always you're just looking for cars that make sudden movements to follow you and cars that "reappear" when you're going back the other way.
5) Pull over and park but don't get out of the car. Did the car following you park too? Again, cops aren't trained in subtlety, they are like attack dogs and can't stand to let you get out of their sight.
6) Drive down a dead end street. If any cars follow you make sure they stop at one of the houses. If this happens pull over and see if they get out of their car and go into the house. If they don't stop at a house or just keep following you then you might have a tail.
7) And of course look for tell-tell signs of cop cars; dark tint, ram bars or a really big bumper, and huge flashing police lights... duh.
So, basically the concept is you want to do something that forces the cops to make sudden or obvious movements. And of course you are also looking for repeat customers, the same car you keep seeing over and over. A good team will have several chase cars so you need to not be stoned so you can remember them.
Smart cops with a team won't fall for these. Most cops aren't very smart but don't underestimate them. There are some VERY smart cops out there and if you treat them all like idiots you'll end up with the smart one and you'll get busted. Just assume they are all intelligent, that way you won't be caught off guard.
