Can a bomb squad officer give tickets?

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So in short i fucked up, I was on my way to work the other week and I was mostly doing 65-70 on the way there. Now this big ass black truck was going 55 and granted there wasn’t much room I punched it and swung around without noticing the WSP plates. He immediately lit my dumbass up and I admitted to just blatantly being impatient and fucking up ,he chewed me out for driving like a dickhead and then told me I would get a ticket in the mail. Now my problem is I quite literally had moved several days prior to the encounter and now when I’ve reached out to the district courts they don’t have any answers saying nothing has been filed.

Can a bomb squad officer give traffic tickets? This happened with a Washington State Patrol

Comments

  1. OyataTe Avatar

    Any sworn officers can give out a traffic ticket no matter their current assignment.

  2. planetary_beats Avatar

    Yeah man, he is still a cop. Of course he can ticket you.

    Would be weird to pull you over off duty, but if he was in the clock I’m sure you pissed him off a bit

  3. melrick1 Avatar

    They are cops first. Same authority and powers. Being a bomb guy, he probably didn’t have a ticket book so told you he would do a summons, and doesn’t remember how to do it.

  4. Church369 Avatar

    Nah, you’re right, man. That guy can only arrest bombs and explosive devices. You got this case beat.

  5. sconnick124 Avatar

    I loved when people used to tell me that I couldn’t write a ticket because I was assigned to a specialized unit.

    Yes, you’re a sworn LE officer first, and a member of a detail second.

    I’ve arrested someone while assigned to patrol on a horse. I’ve written a ticket while assigned to aviation. The common denominator is (1) being a police officer and (2) someone doing something stupid.