The guy who took this photo of a drinking St. Louis County police officer had just been pulled over by him.
For 31-year-old Lucas Lamb of Greenfield, Illinois, the wild evening of August 14 was filled with a speeding ticket, a twist of fate, and the sweet taste of revenge! (Or so he thought.)
At 6:30 pm, Lamb and a buddy were hurtling down I-270 on their way to an MMA fight when they got pulled over. Their mistake: speeding at 85 mph past a St. Louis County Police patrol car, which was going almost as fast.
Idling on the highway shoulder, Lamb noticed two things: (1) the officer had a female seated next to him in the patrol car, and (2) the officer wore a t-shirt, not a uniform.
Lamb says that when the officer approached, he threw up his hands and complained, "What, are you trying to make me look bad on my day off?" The cop wrote Lamb a citation.
At 6:30 pm, Lamb and a buddy were hurtling down I-270 on their way to an MMA fight when they got pulled over. Their mistake: speeding at 85 mph past a St. Louis County Police patrol car, which was going almost as fast.
Idling on the highway shoulder, Lamb noticed two things: (1) the officer had a female seated next to him in the patrol car, and (2) the officer wore a t-shirt, not a uniform.
Lamb says that when the officer approached, he threw up his hands and complained, "What, are you trying to make me look bad on my day off?" The cop wrote Lamb a citation.
Nothing wrong with that picture so far, says Officer Rick Eckhard, spokesman for the police department. Speaking in generalities, Eckhard says, it's common for county cops to drive their cruisers off-duty with family members inside. He adds that a car going 85 mph would be a "very noticeable" violation demanding enforcement.
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