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Also note that many dope smugglers and marijuana growers use the national forests for their personal playground, so finding a truck parked and abandoned in the middle of nowhere IS a red flag to law enforcement. Whether this fact alone gave them a right to look inside is questionable, but it also depends on what they believed at the time, and why they were looking inside.
I left open the door for such as a safety play for the occupants since we do not know what was in the officer's minds, but I would still demand at least a reasonable explanation why. I personally would not need an "airtight" Constitutional one, just a "reasonable" constitutional one, since there was no theft involved, just a concern, if you will.

In any event, call and ask. If you don't like the answer, make a personnel complaint. If you're thinking payday, save your money.

- Carl

Payday, no, just a notice of intent that they had better safeguard citizen's constitutional rights "to the best of thier training and knowledge"!!

However:

I did miss the part about the keys being in the ignition you point out in your other post and possible theft of the car.


Leaving the keys in the ignition, I have read in some states/municipalities, gives an officer authority to remove them!!

I am glad you mentioned that!!!