Q: Followed by officer, I went in a private parking lot, parked and went in store. Can I still get ticket from the officer?
So I was driving and changed the song on my phone, a police officer from the opposite lane over saw me, turned on his lights, and started making a u-turn my way. I quickly went in a private grocery parking lot, I parked my car, and went in the store. I saw the police officer driving around the parking lot when I was heading in the store. I was in there for like 2 minutes, I came out, and saw the police car driving out of the parking lot. Can I somehow still get a ticket for anything? He didn't talk to me, and it was private parking. At first, when he turned on his lights, he was still pretty far away, so I could have easily not seen them flashing. Any ideas?
A: It sounds like you slipped away. But if he got your plate he could theoretically still issue a ticket.
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