Ask the officer Ask the officer (May 18, 2005)

Menlo Park police officer Glenn J. Raggio answers questions about the police and law enforcement. Call 330-6396, or e-mail: asktheofficer@menlopark.org.
Q. What are some of the great or not-so-great excuses people give when stopped for traffic violations? A. Backing several spaces down Santa Cruz Avenue after missing an open parking space, the driver explained, "Officer, haven't you learned that the shortest distance between two points. ..."

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