LEO????? dating my sister

[TeddyBallgame]

my older sister, 61, lost her husband about 4 years ago...last year, she started dating a guy who claims he is a retired former LEO...I think he is 63 or 64, they go out a lot, but, some of the people in my family are having some doubts to his claim of being a retired LEO

me, personally, I'm more of a MYOB kind of guy, but, this is my sister too...maybe he is telling the truth, or, maybe he embellished his resume a bit in order to impress her...either way, as long as they get along and are happy he would never hear anything from me...I do wonder if he got in too deep and now he has to live with it lol

anyway, my other middle sister is always bringing it up with me...she is much closer to my older sister, live a few blocks away from each other, and, she has her doubts...she keeps asking me stuff about it, but, I can't offer much of a solution

so, i have a question...I know it is imperative for you guys to keep your private lives as guarded as possible, but, is there anyway to find out if this guy was ever in LE? I've had him over a few times, and, when showing him some of my guns, I wasn't too convinced by the way he handled them...PEW PEW PEW...lol...he said he worked out of Newton Division and did a lot of undercover work...he's never offered to show me any kind of ID, even if it's stamped "RETIRED" or anything...he does wear a LAPD cap all the time

[P5Ret]

There is no requirement that I am aware of that requires someone to carry ID after they have retired. Other than having a concealed weapon of course. If someone were to embellish their resume so to speak, I could think of a lot of different professions to say I was a member of. Who knows there are some people who for some reason or another like to say they were in le.

[dougtoni]

Why dont you ask him some questions about it. Ask him some penal code questions, 10 code questions. What kind of under cover work did he do? Ask him PC questions about that. Or just staight out ask him to see his id, badge or old pics of him on the job. Or you could just leave it alone since your sister is happy.

[vgourdik]

Having vast knowledge of firearms is not usually a factor in being able to discern if someone is a police officer or not. Alot of Officers are terrible shots, and dont know jack _ _ _ _ about guns.

Its your sister just ask to see proof. if he says pound sand tell him to - Off

[55chevypost]

whats his name?

[003]

Ask him if he carries under LEOSA/HR 218. No more and no less. While there may be a cop somewhere that does not know what LEOSA is, they are few and far between. If he says yes, ask him where he does his annual qualification.

Also, if he uses the term perp, or that he was on the force, or precincts, he was most definitely not west coast LE.

[Notorious]

Why dont you ask him some questions about it. Ask him some penal code questions, 10 code questions. What kind of under cover work did he do? Ask him PC questions about that. Or just staight out ask him to see his id, badge or old pics of him on the job. Or you could just leave it alone since your sister is happy.

If he starts talking about 10 codes, he is definitely not LAPD.

Ask him if he had any 1.25's.

Or... ask for his rank. See if he tells you he was a detective lieutenant out of Robbery Homicide MCU, or if he ever made the rank of major or colonel or corporal. How many sash marks did he wear. What # was on the Newton cars that denotes Newton? There are tons of questions you can ask.

Also, if he uses the term perp, or that he was on the force, or precincts, he was most definitely not west coast LE.

I say "perp", but not too often. "On the force", "Inspector", or "Precinct", definitely not SoCal. I think San Fran still has them though.

[CBR_rider]

I use the terms "on the force" and "perp" now and again... Guess I don't work on the left coast?

If you want to know more, I would do as others have said and ask to see something like his badge, pictures, etc.

[RedVines]

The only term SF uses is inspector because that's an actual rank. I cringe whenever I hear "Perp" or "on the force". Sounds like a bad TV show.

[Armed24-7]

my older sister, 61, lost her husband about 4 years ago...last year, she started dating a guy who claims he is a retired former LEO...I think he is 63 or 64, they go out a lot, but, some of the people in my family are having some doubts to his claim of being a retired LEO

me, personally, I'm more of a MYOB kind of guy, but, this is my sister too...maybe he is telling the truth, or, maybe he embellished his resume a bit in order to impress her...either way, as long as they get along and are happy he would never hear anything from me...I do wonder if he got in too deep and now he has to live with it lol

anyway, my other middle sister is always bringing it up with me...she is much closer to my older sister, live a few blocks away from each other, and, she has her doubts...she keeps asking me stuff about it, but, I can't offer much of a solution

so, i have a question...I know it is imperative for you guys to keep your private lives as guarded as possible, but, is there anyway to find out if this guy was ever in LE? I've had him over a few times, and, when showing him some of my guns, I wasn't too convinced by the way he handled them...PEW PEW PEW...lol...he said he worked out of Newton Division and did a lot of undercover work...he's never offered to show me any kind of ID, even if it's stamped "RETIRED" or anything...he does wear a LAPD cap all the time

He should have "LAPD Retired" badge or ID. just ask if you can see his retirement badge. If he wears a LAPD bb cap in public, it would make me suspicious. Experienced LEO's dont normallt advertise like that. Try googling his name (first and last) and add "lapd newton" onto it. You never know what you might find.

[Xingu]

He should have "LAPD Retired" badge or ID. just ask if you can see his retirement badge. If he wears a LAPD bb cap in public, it would make me suspicious. Experienced LEO's dont normallt advertise like that. Try googling his name (first and last) and add "lapd newton" onto it. You never know what you might find.

A ton of LA retired advertise. They are flying the KMA plate frames and bangers are following them home.

[eviioiive]

just ask to see some pictures from back in the day

[Notorious]

The only term SF uses is inspector because that's an actual rank. I cringe whenever I hear "Perp" or "on the force". Sounds like a bad TV show.

I know. Dirty Harry was an inspector. There are also inspectors in NYPD who are like commanders or something. Pretty high rank there.

Whenever I hear someone ask me, "What precinct are you with?", it makes me cringe... especially when they follow up with a name of a city, like each precinct covers a whole city... San Bernardino is a precinct of LAPD to some, apparently.

A ton of LA retired advertise. They are flying the KMA plate frames and bangers are following them home.

Does this guy have a KMA plate? Also, which LAPD hat is he wearing? Take a pic and someone here will be able to identify it as genuine or a swap meet special.

[fourXfour]

Ask him if he carries under LEOSA/HR 218. No more and no less. While there may be a cop somewhere that does not know what LEOSA is, they are few and far between. If he says yes, ask him where he does his annual qualification.

Also, if he uses the term perp, or that he was on the force, or precincts, he was most definitely not west coast LE.

Our retirees are clueless about LEOSA. Half our sworn are clueless. Just call the PD. if he is not, they will be very interested in him.

[Notorious]

Heck, most admin and rank and file are clueless about LEOSA other than what it says on the back of their ID. They don't know and they don't care, until it matters to them.