I Bought an Old Police SUV! Had To Call the Cops After What I Found!

Crown Rick Auto the cop car explorer! searching police cars!
Searching a San Diego Police Ford Explorer interceptor utility!
Had to call the cops after what I found! whats inside? lets find out!
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[@CrownRickAuto]

Thanks for watching! Hit the like button or Dewitte may pay you a visit too! LOL Watch next: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYnGpmeFp9Cifq8

[@uriansowell9641]

Do you sell and ship crown Victorias?

[@tonyvaldepenas5603]

Rick let me have the medic bag?

[@joshofalltradesgendron5464]

Crown Rick will you sell me that plate

[@kodierennaker5487]

to my knowledge the thing you thought was bike pegs is a shifter for manual cars usually has a nut that goes on bottom under the rubber grommet for different shifter shaft diameters then itd have a cap on top and they have the screw bit like that so u can make em different sizes because some people like big shifter some people like em short and then itd have a cap on top that screws in i know for a fact 100% theyre not bike pegs tho

[@jenniferaltizer4434]

I love how you call that loser out!!!

[@carljacobs1837]

Friend bought a truck at a police auction when he lived in Florida. Took the truck to a garage and had them go over it, see what needed to be fixed. Police and DEA showed up at his job, escorted him back to the garage. Turned out the dash, door panels, seats, were all filled with drugs and some cash. Let's just say the DEA was not happy with the police and how they missed it.

[@johngotti299]

Why do the pigs keep drugs in their cruisers? Shouldn’t the drugs be in the evidence room? Pigs probably keep drugs in their car to plant on innocent people.

[@gordonhardwick9552]

Is he ok

[@carljacobs1837]

@@gordonhardwick9552 actually, he's dead, old age. He was 97. But he was fine with the police and DEA.

[@topothelineproductions3624]

I guess that's a good reason to just do things yourself

[@Kale786]

I bet that was a fun time

[@catherinewilliams3850]

I'm stunned that the PD don't clear out a vehicle before it goes to auction!

[@whome3530]

Me too! Left enough in there for someone to impersonate a cop car. Crazy 😮

[@jimbopaw]

I've seen worse, vehicles with batons, cuffs, the laptop, all the lights and sirens still in there. As for the camera I'm guessing maybe it's a bit of a last minute thing.

[@georgesheffield1580]

Maybe they hid the stuff and planned on buying it back ,free.

[@SoloPilot6]

I once saw a cop get called in from patrol, told to drive his Crown Vic around back, and then to move his personal stuff and weapons to his new unit. He was still in the process of doing so when the auctioneer got to the unit that was being retired.

[@johnsmith1953x]

Because PD don't give a shte.

[@ChristopherSibert]

The chain of custody on the photos is broken so they couldn't be used to court anyway...

[@SeanPat1001]

I once came across some evidence of a possible crime and called the local police. An officer came around to pick it up and I found out it was actually evidence of a crime. Unfortunately, because of custody issues it couldn’t be used in a trial but the officer told me at least they could return the PS1 to its rightful owner.

[@Peatingtune]

You have a good name.

[@fuhwurd]

Jeremey Dewitte part got me good

[@ListerMotorsports]

jailme dewitte lol

[@commodoresixfour7478]

GET ME YOUR SARGENT!!!!!!!

[@williammclaren7251]

I agree. Lol. I have watched every video about Jeremy Dewitte. That was funny

[@sammyjo8109]

I have seen all the Jeremy Dewitte videos and the man is pstcho imo.

[@KevinPlaysGuitar]

Great finds! Nice explorer! You guys did the right thing and call the SDPD and have it shipped the evidence. The case might be solved or not but it's good to just send it anyways.

[@mikes164]

Sadly they wouldn’t be able to use the evidence in court since the chain of possession was obliterated

[@stevepettersen3283]

In 1981, I was in the US Army as a Military Policeman and nearing the end of my enlistment. It was practice where I was stationed not to put "short-timers" on patrol duty in case they caught a case that may later require a court martial appearance. The Army didn't want to keep you longer than the enlistment. So I was doing assorted support duties for my unit and the MP station. While going through a patrol vehicle I found a straight razor stashed between the cushions of the rear seat. Some GI prisoner was lucky some MP did a crappy body search. I turned it into the Desk Sergeant and boy was he pissed. I understand it came up in shift briefings for a while.

[@brendasays2324]

This is pretty cool. My husband has a warehouse behind our local police department and we get the pleasure of storing their overflow of vehicles. It’s neat to get to see all the cool things they have to use to patrol our city. Idk how many years it’s been but we’ve gotten to see the changes over the years. We’ve built a pretty solid relationship with a lot of the officers and commanders.

[@LavenderSystem69]

Those strobes are only illegal because they're red/blue. If they were amber, anyone could have them, and you'd just have to make sure the buyer is knowledgeable about the proper use of them. I know this because I have my personal vehicle wired up with ambers, and I made sure to check the various local/state/federal statutes regarding the ownership and use of different colors of strobes before installing them

[@chinookh4713]

I thought they were all legal just couldn't use them

[@LavenderSystem69]

@chinookh4713 maybe in some states. The handful I bothered reading the laws for, they were a ticketable offense to own

[@thornie123]

Okay Jeremy

[@bocatcc]

They are only illegal if you use them on public roads

[@anthonythorp7291]

Wisconsin you can not possess a blue light on or in a vehicle. You may not use a blue light in the view of public that might be thought to be cop by others. Red lights require permits fire, towing, ambulance.

[@kovuk9]

that insignia you found you actually displayed upside down. That is a collar lapel insignia for a "Corporal", just below a "Sergeant" . Rookies start out with no stripes, even tenured officers can have no stripes at all.

[@Linuxgurugamer-vr1vw]

Problem with the camera is that the "chain of evidence" is broken, it probably can't be used

[@rodneyturner747]

That is assuming someone admits the chain of evidence was ever broken. "Yes, it has been in police custody the entire time your honor" :)

[@josephhodges9819]

No, the camera is not chain of evidence. The pictures were probably already uploaded to the case with time and data.

[@Floki1313]

I still think it would be amazing to turn and old police car into a storm spotter car. Just change out the lights to green, amber, or both.

[@jonthebru]

I worked in a police department radio shop for a career. Whenever I did removals before a vehicle was traded in, I would find weird things. At one point when I tried to bring something to a staff sergeants attention he said basically to just throw the crap away. The main reason was none of the items could be linked to a case and there was no way to catalog something that was just found under a seat or pushed into the upholstery. Some examples of what turned up were some nice knives and in one vehicle I found a pellet pistol.

[@c.blakerockhart1128]

We bought a jeep from an online government auction. It was a jail administration vehicle, driven ONLY by the jail administrator. (We were told ) When we went to pick it up it was right across the driveway in front of the "Sally Port " gate. It was directly ahead of a camera. I checked the oil and fluids, and looked in the console for the second key that we were told about. I found a small red change purse and under it was the key. I looked in the change purse and found a "Mostly" empty baggy and a short straw. The lady that we got the title from had asked several times which way we came into town and which way we were leaving. After finding the little surprise, we went straight to texaco 2 blocks away and I threw that red bag away. We did NOT leave the same way that we had told the lady at the courthouse. I have a feeling that they may have had a surprise waiting up the road. But it IS a great vehicle.

[@TruckWick]

Fantastic chain of evidence! Really makes me confident in these policemans' ability to do their job!

[@Clarencechapman]

Makes the evidence no good because of the chain of custody is broken.

[@murraystewartj]

Have no fear! The cops can fabricate a chain of evidence as well as make up the evidence to go along with it. We're in safe hands, right?

[@TdhBng19936]

Double chevron is not Private First Class it’s corporal. It’s private with 1 chevron. Pfc with a chevron and half circle connected. Specialist with a filled in chevron and half circle with a eagle emblem in the center

[@CrownRickAuto]

thanks for the info! 👍👍

[@PTRRanger951]

It is probably for Police Officer 3. SDPD does not have a corporal position. And depending on some departments one strip is just a higher police officer, one stripe with bottom rocker is normally a training officer. But SDPD does not have any corporal rank so not sure where those came from unless their field training officers use them on collars to designate they are a trainer.

[@spuddawg02]

When he says 'V shape' I chuckled 😁

[@randycoolon4760]

3 chevron is corporal

[@PTRRanger951]

@@randycoolon4760 3 stripes is a sergeant. This was corporal. Your not counting the metal bars, you count what the metal makes, in this case two stripes. Either way, San Diego Police doesn’t have a corporal position.

[@merlinathrawes746]

I once worked for a taxi company that bought used police vehicles at auction to convert into taxis.

[@Taino871]

I’m new to the channel and quickly got hooked. I purchased a prior police Crown Victoria, And it was a BEAST of a car. I had it painted silver because it was grey . And she only had 42,000 miles. It was 10 years old. I later found out that it was a Fire chief car. It was a “ Rocket Ship” of a car. In 2016 we had a very bad flood and it drowned my beautiful Vic. I honestly loved that car. My wife and children thought I was nuts. But I do miss it. Great content! Thank you. I love this channel.

[@rossbrumby1957]

Say...that's a nice bike!

[@BUNKERJR53]

The insignia with double bars is corporal and the 9mm rounds you found are practice rounds. They are flat on top and are known as "Wad Cutters". They punch through the target leaving a perfect hole. FYI

[@jefferyboring4410]

Nope the 9mm are semi flat point or truncated cone. They go very deep in tissue deeper than round nose. If u could believe that. Wad cutters are only for revolvers as they’d jam in a automatic

[@shawnjarman9860]

Correct on the double bar, but wrong on the 9mm being a practice round

[@harrymiller3986]

The flat tip hits harder and used for deeper penetration on dangerous game. Wad cutters can be used in semiautomatic weapons S&W made a 38spl semiautomatic for match use and I have loaded 45apc with them long ago only had 1 of 3 was reliable 745S&w would gold cup not

[@petrolhead28]

Cop tyres, cop suspension. Jake and Elwoood would be proud

[@kovuk9]

A lot of people think that Detectives have rank where as they do not, that designation is just their job classification within a unit , for example, you can have detectives in Vice, Homicide, Narcotics and so on but any officer that has stripes has authority over any detective without any.

[@doc3584]

8:49 : Gunshot Wound Repair kit????? Seems like nowadays everyone should have one!! Cool vid!

[@TeranRealtor]

That, plus the rifle plate insert. Pretty cool

[@choke666]

BADASS CHANNEL! I've had a 2005 Crown Vic blk & wht, with exhaust pipe deletion 7yrs now aa my daily driver. I LOVE IT!

[@TSKseattle]

The odd tones on the phone are the TTY connection for deaf touch type conversion

[@floridadashcam]

99% of the people still have no idea what you're talking about. Essentially, for old school phones, you put the hand-held receiver on another TTY box that translates those tones into text. It turns the phones into texting computers.

[@CrownRickAuto]

thanks for the info I didnt know!

[@eriningram2792]

Right, so anyone with an old TTY device that doesn’t work automatically, will have the keypad pop out…😊

[@wilhard45]

Yeah, slight problem with the chain of custody. While the actual pictures could not be admitted as evidence they could provide clues to further an open investigation. Good play returning them to the folks in San Diego.

[@itsmephil2255]

The BMW logo isn't the propeller, it's part of the Bavarian flag, which contains blue and white squares

[@colinpryor6590]

I use to think it was the propeller spinning until I watched a documentary on BMW and the executive for BMW said it was a representative of the Bavarian flag.

[@itsmephil2255]

@@colinpryor6590 yup thats where I saw it 👍

[@CrownRickAuto]

thanks for the info! Looks like Lt. Wilson is a DUFFUS!

[@itsmephil2255]

@@CrownRickAuto I only know that because I watched a BMW documentary 😄

[@colinpryor6590]

@@CrownRickAuto 😂😂😂

[@WilleJamesHuff]

No matter what all these former crown Vic guys do the explorers will never hold a candle to what once was with the Vic’s life after service

[@SoloPilot6]

That's what I originally thought, but the FPIUs are a lot less likely to turn you into a Crispy Critter in a rear-end, and handle better. When the weather was too wet to ride, I preferred the FPIU to the CVPI.

[@WilleJamesHuff]

@@SoloPilot6 myth

[@SoloPilot6]

@@WilleJamesHuff . . .except it's not, but thanks for playing. The CVPI got the nickname "Patrol Pinto" for the way they tend to become hibachis in rear-end accidents. I've seen it happen. To counter this, the FPIU has special strengthening frames to provide protection in rear-end collisions. I've seen this work in a collision that would have made a Crown Vic go up in flames.

[@Teslaboy1212]

I really like those SUVs

[@charlespillette6552]

Common misunderstanding: The blue and white segments on the BMW logo stand for Bavaria, the region in Germany where the company began, under a different name (Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH) with a different round trademark. Bavaria's colors are white and blue, so that for legal reasons BMW chose the reverse: blue and white. BMW stands for Bayerische Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works), when only part of its product range had to do with aircraft engines. On the other hand, yes, BMW itself did use this misunderstanding about the propeller image in some of its advertising.

[@moguaiato5583]

The silver bars between the blue/white checkered is the propeller. But you are correct about the checker part.

[@bloodybritbastard]

Some of their advertising from the 1920's included a plane with a spinning prop with the 4 quadrants superimposed on it.

[@Norbrookc]

We had one of those we'd picked up at a state auction, we used it as a courier car. While it was definitely fun to drive (the acceleration is crazy), we had all sorts of mechanical issues with it over the two years we had it. One of the things that people don't understand about police cars is that the police use them hard, along with a lot of "idle time," so the mileage on the odometer doesn't really match up with the "mechanical age" of the engine. Not to mention that they get truly crappy gas mileage - we were getting around 10-14 mpg.

[@robertsmith20022]

If you had one of those suvs then, yes. A crown vic however, will run until the end of time

[@brianwest2775]

How can this be real? Who sells a car without first removing the valuables. Occasionally you can find something missed but a camera in the glove box?! Missed but (1) the cop who's camera it was. (2) the local department that retired the car (3) the auction house (4) the new buyer when he bought it (5) the new buyer when he sold it. NOBODY looked in the glove box?! Nice med kit. More understandable that it was not found since it was under the seat.

[@rockystelone21]

Depends on who at the police department is responsible to clean out the cruiser. Prior to my retirement, it was my responsibility to clean out cruisers before they were sold. Guess these folks were just too damn lazy to do their job

[@josephhodges9819]

More then likely the pictures had already been uploaded to the case and the disc was put back in the camera.

[@Meriwether-kc9th]

He said aww man it was just a glove 😂

[@jenniferbeyer6412]

I worked for a taxi cab company. And used 1988, 1989 Chevy Caprice. They are great cars. I will buy another one if I can find one that is as nice as my 1988. When we bought a car and cleaned them out. Mostly found ammo.

[@triggermancustoms1670]

Good luck on finding a biscuit

[@deannamcintosh1938]

To me this shows police waste. Why didn't they search it and clean it. A lot of those items are good and could be used by the police again, it seems. Good finds for you!

[@lostin.psychosis7080]

Not their money. All government peeps are wasteful to the extreme because they know they will just get more the next year . I knew a firehouse that tossed brand new stuff they had just bought and replaced it just to spend the annual budget to make sure they had a budget increase the next year. Every government entity does this

[@josephhodges9819]

I seriously doubt that was a police issue camera.

[@mcrchickenluvr]

@@josephhodges9819they don’t have any special police issue cameras. They just use your typical point and shoot cameras. But they would still be able to use that camera as it isn’t that old.

[@josephhodges9819]

@@mcrchickenluvrMany do because it is bought by the city and many will have a stage on it with a serial number so it can be tracked. The camera might not be old but it is less than $100 so they have already requisitioned another one from their city.

[@TwistedSynn]

Man I would love to get me a Police SUV those things look great and powerful. Love that Under Carriage plate as well.

[@WJHandyDad]

my Charger came with a fire extinguisher "exploded" in it... it took forever to get all of it (and the smell) out of it! I just uploaded video today of how to fix the turn signal bulbs for the police interceptor if you want to check it out, might be helpful

[@walleyworld]

DUUUDE... your buddy with the bike needs to put on the side of the bike.. "not jeremy dewitt" ..lmao

[@CrownRickAuto]

😂💀

[@tristanlucnel3276]

Finally have the time to watch one of your vid this is going be good

[@jerryupp9626]

The pin you found on the floor with the 2 brass backing clip is a rank insignia for a Corporal

[@renpope1210]

Awesome find! I know that intersection where you started that race...it's right by my house. Good to see 916!

[@mitlacek]

BMW emblem is no "propeler" - its the coat of arms of the Bavaria in reverse order (because of copyright laws at the time), the airplane ad was introduced 11years after establishing that logo

[@jamesTBurke]

I hate those mag lights. I have ptsd cuz of those. My mother used to bash my head with one

[@scottdefibaugh8645]

Those red and bed things you called bike pegs are called glade hand handles. They are for hooking up the air brakes on tractor trailers.

[@BT-be8rh]

Glad, not glade 😉

[@Kenmarshallintereststx]

No they're not it looks to me like a solvent trap/AKA ATF attractant aka silencer/suppressor which I don't think anyone has caught on to yet

[@LZ-zi3ll]

The fact that I got that Dewitte reference means I spend too much time watching YT vids 😂

[@sebastianramadan7863]

You can get drop in conversions for those old maglite bulbs that fit a Cree LED in them. You lose the ability to focus the beam, but they're so bright you don't need to focus the beam, and if you keep the old parts you can just put it back together to restore it to its former glory anyway.

[@Fred-wy4ix]

I have had two Ford Police Intercepters and they ran like hell. 1985 Ford Crown Vic with a 351 Cleveland actually a 4 Barrel Carb. 1991 Ford Crown Vic with a 4.6. 281 CID interceptor. The 85 came from a Sheriff's Office and The 91 came from A State Highway Patrol Department. Ll

[@JimAirborne25]

Scored a nice First Aid kit! And, the first rank rank pin was a corporal, at least in the Army. Stripes in police forces could go the same way, but more likely, they indicate which level of sergeant they've reached. The more stripes, the higher the level.

[@johndeltuvia7892]

Generally, police departments don't have "customer service". What you do is ask for the "desk sergeant."

[@josephhodges9819]

Call the police non-emergency number and that often gets to you to the front desk.

[@miiwiiu1394]

Yes I agree!

[@KyleWolfpac]

As someone from Central Florida that has seen all of the Jeremy DeWitt hilarity, this improve at 3:57 of the video is great! :) Thanks for the laugh!

[@FruztalProjects]

12:01 I wish all cops were this cool

[@AmauryJacquot]

the tones for the hearing impaired are actually computer modem data that would display text on a suitable terminal.

[@6rubios]

I think they brought that dispatcher back from the dead!!!

[@FokkerBoombass]

Going through that camera felt like a forbidden DankPods video.

[@fernandoray5878]

Cool I love your videos hope you find a biscuit

[@LM-bu1yl]

Might as well keep it, the chain of custody is so "broken", no prosecutor would touch it.

[@Adriethyl]

I wonder what goodies I could find if I bought a car from the Puerto Rico PD. Though I do wonder if all that stuff is supposed to be left in there in the first place 🤔

[@kpdvw]

the 2 V shape pin on insignia are for a Corporal E4,

[@masterassassinaltairibn-la4698]

Naw that nineteen ticket-y two reference was gold and never will get old because it is able to come out of nowhere in any situation

[@claytond6898]

If you turn over the v shaped pin it magically turns into corporal's rank. 😂

[@46babaganoosh]

It's a good camera for taking pictures outdoors or very well lit indoors, the flash is kinda weak.

[@triggermancustoms1670]

Hey bro another fire video

[@sjfk1306]

Those red and blue things are glad hands for a 18 wheeler air lines to hook up air to the trailer.

[@Beretta1911]

Hello this is a new account, I’ve been watching since you started an thank you for always being entertaining

[@airstripone2419]

It seems road pirates treat our cars the same way they treat us, like shit.

[@MarvinHartmann452]

That's a very cool car! I might buy one to use this winter, because where I live, it's quite cold and there's a lot of snow. I think a AWD vehicle would be very practical. That said, If I found something remotely valuable in a car or anywhere else, you can be sure that I would be the only one to know about it. It's maybe because I grew up dirt poor, not America poor, but think Eastern Europe, in the 70s poor. And despite doing well, I kept the same instincts. It's almost in my DNA. In fact, it's in my DNA. I'm not someone to steal anything, and if I know who it belongs to, you can be sure I'll return it to the person, like a wallet or a purse, and I won't take anything or don't go thru it beside to get the information to return it to the owner, but if it's an object that an organisation, like an auctioneers forgot by negligence or laziness, then it's mine. Especially if it's worth something or if it's useful.

[@30pvfd]

Still can’t believe all the gear you find in these unreal, you buy one here in Midwest there so clean you can eat off of them

[@jimbopaw]

Thanks for respecting her privacy.

[@dauntlessasmr7910]

Yup, strip a few things off. Paint the white doors a matching black. Maybe paint the roof? Maybe. Nice family-hauler after that.

[@Robe10983]

you should make a crown rick auto police suv

[@johnnyguitar6639]

The cop sounds just like MR.Anderson from Beavis & butt-head

[@guessmyhandle]

Geez, San Diego is rolling in cash if they're replacing them at 130k

[@bryancate4916]

First of all that is a nice vehicle. Is surprising what you can get for so little money. As for the memory card I think I would save the money for shipping and just take it to the local police department and just hand it to them and explain to them the same thing he is asking you to write a letter for.

[@michelbrown1060]

Here in Québec it would be pretty rusty. . 🤣

[@triggermancustoms1670]

Bro I would love the medical kit my g if u was to sell it let me know I need one for my go bag

[@CrownRickAuto]

Dm me on instagram so i can get it out to you!

[@chancefuller5389]

Hey, Cool Finds. I know you Came across a fully stocked medical kit it was the red one that said medic. If possible do you think I could have it I could really use a new one. Thank you and have a great day.

[@jameskarl8908]

Gunshot wound repair kit. HA😂 I’m gonna remember that one.

[@fdx997]

I used to pick up Crown Vic from police departments and sell them to taxi companies and out of every 200 cars I’d probably find five guns. Some were brand new still in the box. usually the trunk that space right behind the rear wheels seem to like to eat pistols a lot

[@haroldlamble5163]

That 3.5 was a strong motor . I had one in my last Taurus.

[@monetary_episode494]

Apparently it wasn't that strong, or you would still have that Taurus!

[@haroldlamble5163]

@@monetary_episode494 rust .

[@erikflynn1809]

LOL!! Loving the Dewitt slamming! LOL!!! ALSO dude, what's with the Freddie Kruger shirt? Freaking me out.

[@Oi....]

I can't believe the cops left all that Coke in the car

[@geraldcampbell6834]

Before you send in that camera check and see if the camera may have internal memory that may have more photos!

[@Sea-cucumber1151]

I don’t think they were going to send the camera just the memory card. The cameras is theirs now.

[@gr8oone007]

The BMW symbol is just the colors of Bavaria, where the company originates.

[@genaroj.galindo8075]

Thx for the laugh.

[@MichaelSmith-fj8ul]

Those arre antina covers on the roof. The metal plates are for a bullet proof vest plates.

[@Subgunman]

What do you guys do with all of the lights that you pull out of these rides?

[@oliverseamus4133]

Cleaned military vehicles in Germany in the 2000s. Found tons of ordinance from the 80s

[@Roadking556]

That person he was talking to at the police station really acted like he didn't care. .

[@dnirvine]

The item at 2:59 is a guitar holder. You screw it to your wall in your house and you can hang your guitar from it. I have a few on my walls. Not sure why it’s in a police car though.

[@Tael71]

you had the rank upside down, its a carrot, points up - Corporal

[@walterengler5709]

The honest answer -- that camera and any pictures are trash at this point. The trail of evidence and control has been broken as it was sitting in the vehicle for so long. And anyone who tried to use what is on the card in a court of law would get the items tossed out as inadmissible.

[@Ship-security]

It looks like the car was sitting around the motor pool for a long time probably unassigned. Also, police ranks are not the same as military. I don’t think there is any police officer in the country who is titled “private”.

[@executivesteps]

The BMW blue and white logo was derived from the state flag of Bavaria. It’s not a propeller.

[@shannonsmith4174]

THEY DIDN'T EVEN SEARCH THE CAR BEFORE SELLING IT...

[@wesanderson5103]

Double V rank badge was not PFC . It was for " Corporal "

[@taylormade9693]

I would love to have it just like it is.

[@groermaik]

That rank pin was corporal.