1) "It is not their job to verify information given to them from a federal agency." It IS their job. And sooner or later it has to be done. Here they chose to verify it after committing all the resources detailed in the report and detaining the Kings. Had they done the verification prior to starting out the police could have spent the time eating their favorite doughnuts.
2)"The fault lies with the FAA and other agencies and possibly Cessna who knew this N number had a problem and should have made sure it had been changed." You expect Cessna or for that matter you or I to check EVERY data base (past, present, and particularly the obsolete ones) to make sure the N-number we are using is free and clear in each database. Please explain how we are to accomplish is task and rectify any discrepancies.
3) "I think that the FAA also should not reissue numbers from a stolen aircraft in such a short period of time or maybe never reissue them so something like this could not happen again." I don't even know where to start with this one!
4) "They acted they way they have been trained and the department policy." And you thought this was appropriate. This was hilarious. KEYSTONE COPS comes to mind. I got a kick out of them asking John King where the VIN number was located on the plane.
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> I believe the police acted appropriately based upon the information they recieved. It is not their job to verify information given to them from a federal agency. The fault lies with the FAA and other agencies and possibly Cessna who knew this N number had a problem and should have made sure it had been changed. Especially since it had happened before. Has this plane flown since the last time it I think that the FAA also should not reissue numbers from a stolen aircraft in such a short period of time or maybe never reissue them so something like this could not happen again.
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> If it had not involved a high profile couple it would not even been found on the back page of the arts section. The police were given a report of a stolen aircraft from a government agency. The police have to depend on the reliability of that report and act upon it appropriately. Which is exactly what they did. In todays world after 911 how can they act any other way.
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> As far as how they handled the situation after the Kings landing to the police they were conducting a felony stop. No different then they would if it was a stolen vehicle. They had no idea who was in that plane. They acted they way they have been trained and the department policy. To do it any other way is how police officers end up dead.
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> The fault lays with the FAA and the government agencies who handle the registrations and the databases that the information comes from not the police who are doing their jobs. The Kings were only detained and not arrested. Once the info was cleared up they were released. Can it be stressful? Yes. I met the Kings at Oshkosh and even though they may be getting up in years they both appeared to me to be tough people and I am sure they handled it very well. Obviously they figured out a training angle from the situation just like you would expect they would.
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