Freakin cop giving me crap about the alarm on my stang.

zepherman · 11-02-2001, 10:14 PM

Ok, Its 8:00 in the morning. I awaken to the sound of someone knocking on my door. I open the door and there is a cop standing there with a little book of tickets. He asks me if the mustang in my driveway is mine. He then tells me that he is writing me a $105 citation for disturbing the peace because my alarm keeps going off. I explain to him that it is because my alarm is sensitive and when a car with a rumble passes it sets it off. I tell him that i have tried to adjust it and it isn't adjustable. As i am explaining this i realize that i have seen him before. He is a relative of my neighbor across the street and i see him visiting them every once in a while. He says that he has decided that he wont give me a citation this time but if he gets anymore complaints he will come back and ticket me. So now i cant turn my alarm on at night for fear of geting a ticket. I swear to god that if my car gets broken into because of this i will, i will, I WILL...................do absolutely nothing because i really can't AAAGGGGGGGG. All i want to know is why the freakin neighbor couldnt just come over and talk to me without sicking her cop family member on me.

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Unit 5302 · 11-02-2001, 10:34 PM

I doubt the prosecutor would look to favorably on that cops ticket, should he decide to issue one.

I do very much agree with your neighbors complaint though. You need to find a way to get that alarm to be less sensative, or replace it with one that is. It's not fair to the neighborhood to have that thing goin non-stop.

69fastback · 11-03-2001, 08:42 AM

yeah i think the neighbor should have said something to u. Instead of sticking the cop on u that really sucks. I would defenitly get a new alarm though.

jimberg · 11-03-2001, 09:37 AM

If your alarm goes off so much, aren't you basically crying wolf anyway? I would just put a switch on the siren so that you can turn it off at night, but still let the alarm keep the engine from starting. You may also want to add a fuel pump cut-off switch in some odd place like the hatch to prevent the car from being started even if the crook figures out how to bypass the alarm.

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351W 89 Mustang GT Convertible

Red Mustang Gt 46 · 11-03-2001, 07:31 PM

It seems as if alarms are such a big deal that thet actually created a False Alarm Reduction Team: F.A.R.T. no joke!(in Md)

Hey, having an Officer knocking on my door about my alarm is better than my neighbors "taking matters into their own hands".

tireburner163 · 11-06-2001, 12:02 AM

Do the same thing I do. Get a big, mean looking dog. Then you don't need a alarm

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1992 Ford Mustand LX. 2.3 liter four-banger, auto. Future mods: V-8 swap.

Fly it loud, Fly it proud!!!

If it ain't broke, you ain't tryin hard enough

11-02-2001, 10:14 PM	#1
zepherman Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Oklahoma City OK USA Posts: 236	Freakin cop giving me crap about the alarm on my stang. Ok, Its 8:00 in the morning. I awaken to the sound of someone knocking on my door. I open the door and there is a cop standing there with a little book of tickets. He asks me if the mustang in my driveway is mine. He then tells me that he is writing me a $105 citation for disturbing the peace because my alarm keeps going off. I explain to him that it is because my alarm is sensitive and when a car with a rumble passes it sets it off. I tell him that i have tried to adjust it and it isn't adjustable. As i am explaining this i realize that i have seen him before. He is a relative of my neighbor across the street and i see him visiting them every once in a while. He says that he has decided that he wont give me a citation this time but if he gets anymore complaints he will come back and ticket me. So now i cant turn my alarm on at night for fear of geting a ticket. I swear to god that if my car gets broken into because of this i will, i will, I WILL...................do absolutely nothing because i really can't AAAGGGGGGGG. All i want to know is why the freakin neighbor couldnt just come over and talk to me without sicking her cop family member on me. ------------------ 90 GT, Red with white racing stripes. Did the AOD-T5 swap, Steeda Tri-Ax shifter, Factory sun roof and armrest delete, Pace setter off-road H pipe, Flows, Ford Racing aluminim driveshaft, Auto Meter Sport Comp Silver tach, and a K&N filter.

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Red Mustang Gt 46 13.3 @ 103 Join Date: May 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 253	It seems as if alarms are such a big deal that thet actually created a False Alarm Reduction Team: F.A.R.T. no joke!(in Md) Hey, having an Officer knocking on my door about my alarm is better than my neighbors "taking matters into their own hands".

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tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	Do the same thing I do. Get a big, mean looking dog. Then you don't need a alarm ------------------ THE SLO PONY 1992 Ford Mustand LX. 2.3 liter four-banger, auto. Future mods: V-8 swap. Fly it loud, Fly it proud!!! If it ain't broke, you ain't tryin hard enough