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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband is a retired cop. In our state lights OR siren mean pull over. Siren is used when needed or at all intersections where requiring running of a red light. Or when lights alone don't work to get someone to pull over.
Sometimes cops also get a silent call, which means that while they are responding to an emergency they are trying to not make their approach to the scene known. My husband got this a lot with touchy domestic disputes, not wanting to escalate the situation even more, for example.[/quote]

THANK YOU!  The ignorance in this thread is astounding.  Really?  It's "obnoxious and dumb"?  Or maybe....just maybe, there are times when the police don't want to announce their presence? In some situations it is safer for the officer.  Sometimes it is safer for a potential victim.  There are many other reasons an officer may be running just lights.  My DH is Federal Law Enforcement and my brother is a Police Detective.  The anti-cop nonsense is getting so old.[/quote]

You're the one who seems ignorant.  Extremely ignorant.   DC police drive around with their lights on as a matter of policy.  All day and all night with no emergencies they have their lights going constantly. It doesn't mean pull over.   It creates a confusing situation for a lot of people.  People think its "dumb" because most of us grew up to automatically react if a police car has its lights on.  Instead, in DC the lights mean carry on.  Unless they are going to an emergency which you are magically supposed to be able to discern.    I myself find it to be one of the DUMBEST policies ever.[/quote]

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