291 highway (north of 58 Highway & south of 150 highway) Northern Cass county

Lake Winnebago, MissouriOct 18, 20031 Comments

Lake Winnebago is "called" a city, but is really nothing more than a lake community/homes association with a tiny police force (about 4 policemen tops). They are located on 291 highway in northern cass county (right near the border). The Winnebago police sit on 291 highway (the highway that goes past the entrance to the lake) at all hours (most especially at night) , they also drive up & down the mile of highway (that is their territory) cruising for speeders. A favorite hiding spot of theirs is to sit around a bend of the highway that is right next to the lake (& just barely south of the lake entrance)& they catch people as they come around the bend from the south, also they can be seen to sit just north of the lake entrance in a driveway of a local residence, also they sit at the old 291 entrance trolling for speeders as well. Also they can be seen sitting on 163 street (south of the lake entrance) scanning 291 highway for speeders. Odds are they are only using radar as my radar detector detects being hit by their "instant on" pulses ….it seems that they only use the "Instant on" radar pulse technique….. I dont know if they have Lidar yet. It is possible, but doubtfull. The lake winnebago police force (if you could call it that) is WELL known by local residents as a speedtrap money-making machine for thier little comunity! Speed limit is 45 through their territory & they will enforce it unmercifully. I have lived just south of this Lake community all my life & routinely drive past it on a nightly basis (on the way to & from work). A favorite pastime of theirs late at night (when there is not much traffic) is to sit hidden, wait til a vehicle passes & then pull out behind , follow untill you near the limits of thier territory, looking for any reason to pull you over (you dont even have to be speeding!) , and pull you over. I have NEVER gotten a speeding ticket from Winnebago police (because i know of their unmercifull ,exploitive speedtrap policies), but I HAVE been followed & pulled over many many many MANY times… the reasons are always ones that cant be proven easily, like "You drove over the center line" etc. etc.. I only post this to warn others about their unfair & harrassing policies.

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If you live near the community and have been pulled over several times but not issued tickets then why complain? Your right officers everywhere pull people over for other reasons than speeding. But you can get tickets for every reason there is to be stopped other than a stop for investigation. So you've been cut breaks by this department several times and still get online and trash talk them. Seriously pull up to one and ask directions, do a ride along, not all cops are jerks, they dont know you and generally are just trying to do their job. Yes there are bad cops just like bad mechanics etc... Your lumping all into one.
#1Jun 27, 2011Report Abuse

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