So there I was... with 6 cops in front of my house...

kalimus · 02-06-2013, 11:47 PM

Like the title says.

Here's how it went down. Loud knock on the door. The room-mate answers, and then I hear "Alex, come here and see this!". To which I respond "Hold the **** on, I'm doing something!". Then he yells "NO! Right now, this is a big deal!". So I walk out to the front door, step outside, and there they are; What is apparently the entire sheriff's department. 2 officers in front of us, 1 on the left side of the house, 1 on the right side of the house, and 2 in the street with some guy.

Rewind about 20 minutes.

My room-mate and I are talking, and I go to check the mail. After pulling the mail out of the box, I notice that the USPS person has miserably failed (I mean, they can't even keep that place open on Saturdays amirite?!). There is a package in the box that has a different address. In order to paint this picture, we'll just say that my street address is 3840, and the package is addressed to 3740. So what do I do? Like a good neighbor, I pull all the mail out of the box, and start walking down the street to that address to give them their missing package...

I get to the house it belongs to, and just as I arrive, I see a couple in a small pickup truck slow down on the street and start backing into its driveway. I give them a friendly nod, hold up the package, open their mailbox, and place the package inside. Then I journey back down the street.

Fast forward to present.

The cop asks for my ID and my room-mates. We tell them they are inside and we are asked to retrieve them. These cops look PISSED by the way, and we're still totally clueless why they are even there. So the "main cop" asks me "Do you have someone else's mail?". And I tell him "OH! No. I got someone else's mail in the mailbox and I walked it down the street to put it in their mailbox.". He looks very confused for a moment and says "That man over there said he saw you walking back up this way on the street, looking at some mail, and then go into the house.".

I'm a little confused now. The man out in the street is not one of the people from the truck. NO IDEA who that dude is. So then I have to explain to the cop that I had ALL of the mail from my box, walked it ALL down the street, placed the package that did not belong to me in the proper box, and walk back with the rest of my mail. APPARENTLY, this guy that called the cops on my (20 minutes prior) had been getting his mail stolen. He called the cops to say that he saw me stealing mail from this other box (even though I clear-as-day place mail INTO the box). So every cop in the county decided to come out to get me!

Man... try to do the right thing these days. No good deed goes unpunished.

On the plus side... the female cop (who was kind of cute too!) started smiling a little bit after the story cleared up. She looked like she thought the whole thing was a little ridiculous too haha.

Russo · 02-06-2013, 11:50 PM

you're lucky they didn't perform a no-knock raid and kill both of you just for the fun of it

Vengeance Graphix · 02-07-2013, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by kalimus

Man... try to do the right thing these days. No good deed goes unpunished.

Aint that the truth!!

Tysen · 02-07-2013, 12:10 AM

That's crazy. Gotta be careful though man. It is illegal to put anything in another person's mailbox, even their own mail. I would have left it on their doorstep.

The Blue Ox · 02-07-2013, 12:26 AM

Funny how things can get turned around and messed up so easily! Know your just trying to do the right thing, but, like Tysen says, Not ever supposed to touch someone's mail box! Glad your o k and everything is straightened out!

trewyn15 · 02-07-2013, 12:50 AM

lmao nice.. get with that female cop! haha

Tysen · 02-07-2013, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by trewyn15

lmao nice.. get with that female cop! haha

lol

iCamaro · 02-07-2013, 12:53 AM

Wow, that's cazy! I hope you learned something!

steveo9043 · 02-07-2013, 01:06 AM

First thing I thought was explosives in package! Glad it wasn't that! Yea I wouldn't have touched the mailbox either, especially when someone was pulling into the driveway. Might as well hand it to them.

Vengeance Graphix · 02-07-2013, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by steveo9043

First thing I thought was explosives in package! Glad it wasn't that!

First thing i thought of as well lol

TJ91 · 02-07-2013, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by xVengeancex28

Aint that the truth!!

Soo sad but true

CHMSC · 02-07-2013, 02:16 AM

That sucks man good thing they didn't mess with you even more.

IL-Tracker · 02-07-2013, 07:36 AM

Have received other's mail several times over the years. Our solution is to just leave it in our mailbox and then raise the red flag. The next day they will take it out and deliver to the correct address - or so I believe - but, either way it is gone and we don't have to chase down the rightful owner.

MMC · 02-07-2013, 08:11 AM

I had a postal carrier we referred to as the "Meet your neighbors mailman"
Always delivered you someone elses mail.

02-06-2013, 11:47 PM	#1
kalimus Drives: '14 Z51 3LT Stingray and '13 Cruze Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: US of A Posts: 1,346	So there I was... with 6 cops in front of my house... Like the title says. Here's how it went down. Loud knock on the door. The room-mate answers, and then I hear "Alex, come here and see this!". To which I respond "Hold the **** on, I'm doing something!". Then he yells "NO! Right now, this is a big deal!". So I walk out to the front door, step outside, and there they are; What is apparently the entire sheriff's department. 2 officers in front of us, 1 on the left side of the house, 1 on the right side of the house, and 2 in the street with some guy. Rewind about 20 minutes. My room-mate and I are talking, and I go to check the mail. After pulling the mail out of the box, I notice that the USPS person has miserably failed (I mean, they can't even keep that place open on Saturdays amirite?!). There is a package in the box that has a different address. In order to paint this picture, we'll just say that my street address is 3840, and the package is addressed to 3740. So what do I do? Like a good neighbor, I pull all the mail out of the box, and start walking down the street to that address to give them their missing package... I get to the house it belongs to, and just as I arrive, I see a couple in a small pickup truck slow down on the street and start backing into its driveway. I give them a friendly nod, hold up the package, open their mailbox, and place the package inside. Then I journey back down the street. Fast forward to present. The cop asks for my ID and my room-mates. We tell them they are inside and we are asked to retrieve them. These cops look PISSED by the way, and we're still totally clueless why they are even there. So the "main cop" asks me "Do you have someone else's mail?". And I tell him "OH! No. I got someone else's mail in the mailbox and I walked it down the street to put it in their mailbox.". He looks very confused for a moment and says "That man over there said he saw you walking back up this way on the street, looking at some mail, and then go into the house.". I'm a little confused now. The man out in the street is not one of the people from the truck. NO IDEA who that dude is. So then I have to explain to the cop that I had ALL of the mail from my box, walked it ALL down the street, placed the package that did not belong to me in the proper box, and walk back with the rest of my mail. APPARENTLY, this guy that called the cops on my (20 minutes prior) had been getting his mail stolen. He called the cops to say that he saw me stealing mail from this other box (even though I clear-as-day place mail INTO the box). So every cop in the county decided to come out to get me! Man... try to do the right thing these days. No good deed goes unpunished. On the plus side... the female cop (who was kind of cute too!) started smiling a little bit after the story cleared up. She looked like she thought the whole thing was a little ridiculous too haha.

02-07-2013, 12:10 AM	#4
Tysen Drives: 2011 RJT 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: TN Posts: 2,441 View My Garage	That's crazy. Gotta be careful though man. It is illegal to put anything in another person's mailbox, even their own mail. I would have left it on their doorstep. __________________ "I'm a man who discovered the wheel, and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn! That's what kind of man I am." - Ron Burgundy My build thread

02-07-2013, 12:50 AM	#6
trewyn15 Drives: 2004 Monte Carlo LS Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Janesville, WI Posts: 2,414	lmao nice.. get with that female cop! haha __________________ 2004 Monte Carlo LS - 1966 AMC Rambler Rebel Classic - 2000 Trans Am WS6

02-07-2013, 12:53 AM	#8
iCamaro Drives: 2012 LT RS Camaro Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Bentonville, Arkansas Posts: 1,249	Wow, that's cazy! I hope you learned something! __________________

02-07-2013, 01:06 AM	#9
steveo9043 Drives: 2012 45th AE 2SS Coupe Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 1,125	First thing I thought was explosives in package! Glad it wasn't that! Yea I wouldn't have touched the mailbox either, especially when someone was pulling into the driveway. Might as well hand it to them. __________________ 2012 45th L99 SS-Cold air inductions CAI-Dynatech LT's-Solo mach XL catback 333hp/341tq (before LT's)

02-06-2013, 11:50 PM	#2
Russo Unofficial Glass Tech Drives: 2014 Ford F150 FX2 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Raceland, LA Posts: 1,376	you're lucky they didn't perform a no-knock raid and kill both of you just for the fun of it

02-07-2013, 12:26 AM	#5
The Blue Ox Drives: 2010 SS L99 Inferno Orange Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Texas Coast Posts: 1,167	Funny how things can get turned around and messed up so easily! Know your just trying to do the right thing, but, like Tysen says, Not ever supposed to touch someone's mail box! Glad your o k and everything is straightened out!

02-07-2013, 02:16 AM	#12
CHMSC ROAD COURSE JUNKIE Drives: 2012 SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Somewhere Posts: 4,868 View My Garage	That sucks man good thing they didn't mess with you even more. __________________

02-07-2013, 07:36 AM	#13
IL-Tracker That's why......... Drives: Traded a 2011 2SS/RS A6 Blk Vert Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 118	Have received other's mail several times over the years. Our solution is to just leave it in our mailbox and then raise the red flag. The next day they will take it out and deliver to the correct address - or so I believe - but, either way it is gone and we don't have to chase down the rightful owner.

02-07-2013, 08:11 AM	#14
MMC Drives: CGM 2SS/RS, 1987 & 2014 Silverado Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Spencerport, NY Posts: 1,012	I had a postal carrier we referred to as the "Meet your neighbors mailman" Always delivered you someone elses mail. __________________