Hoops fan arrested by ref

[Welpe]

I can imagine how that phone call went, "Control this is Adam 12, I have one in custody and a technical foul on white. Code 4."

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Welpe

I can imagine how that phone call went, "Control this is Adam 12, I have one in custody and a technical foul on white. Code 4."

Excellent. Except technical fouls are a code 3.

[kwv001]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Excellent. Except technical fouls are a code 3.

Doesn't it depend on whether it's a Class A or Class B techincal?

[Adam]

I hate to rain on the parade, but does anyone from IN here know what the rest of the story is? I just wonder what the reason for the arrest was, unless yelling at an official is a criminal offense in Indiana.

Sorry, I work with a bunch of cops, and this story got us to talking.

[OHBBREF]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I hate to rain on the parade, but does anyone from IN here know what the rest of the story is? I just wonder what the reason for the arrest was, unless yelling at an official is a criminal offense in Indiana.

Sorry, I work with a bunch of cops, and this story got us to talking.

In some states there is verbal assault or verbal abuse of an officer.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by OHBBREF

In some states there is verbal assault or verbal abuse of an officer.

Does that apply when the officer is off duty and "unmarked?"

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Does that apply when the officer is off duty and "unmarked?"

Hey - his badge number was on his whistle. It was "40".

[OHBBREF]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Does that apply when the officer is off duty and "unmarked?"

not sure but they can always charge you with anything they want - making it stick is something else.

this guy should just be glad the officer wasn't packing heat - because he deserved to get riddled.

I wonder if his throw down would have chaffed his ankle when he ran?

[stosh]

I was working a JV Girls once and a fight broke out in the stands on the side of the gym opposite the benches. Because of the commotion, play stopped so I told all of the players to return to thier benches. I figured I'd stay with the home bench and my partner could stay with the visitors... except I couldn't find my partner!

Yup, he was up in the stands breaking the fight up!

He was a first year guy and a sherriff's officer and the "police officer" side of him overruled the "referee" side. Every time we work together since then we cover "referee" duties in our pregame which includes staying out of the stands during fights.

Turs out the fight was between two kids from the home team and had nothing to with the game.