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Cops say traffic stop was ‘out of this world’ after stopping car UFO style | U.S. News

The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office in Missouri received praise for its humorous article about the encounter with the vehicle, which was reportedly created by an Indiana man.


Monday July 1, 2024 2:08 p.m., United Kingdom

Social media users of a law enforcement agency were left stunned after a different traffic stop was reported in the United States.

The Crawford County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Office released photos taken by officers who stopped a somewhat futuristic-looking vehicle that resembled a UFO.

In a post on its Facebook page, the agency saw the funny side of the encounter, saying, “Well, you never know what’s going to happen in Crawford County, but this one was a little out of this world.”



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Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, Missouri/Facebook

The “friendly humanoids” in the UFO-style vehicle had “come in peace,” they wrote, and were heading, perhaps unsurprisingly, to a festival in Roswell, the New Mexico city long linked to the extraterrestrial activity.

There was a brief conversation “about his lack of space, his correction, his non-registration by the state, but he assured us he would take care of this issue upon his return to Krypton,” the office’s message continued.



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This is not a traffic stop like any other. Crawford County, Missouri Sheriff’s Office/Facebook

“He was also warned of our strict enforcement of warp speed on the highway and the need to keep his phasers in a stun-only state during travel,” he added.

The reaction on social media was equally ironic, with several users reporting that they had seen the vehicle elsewhere, with some even posting videos of the car on the road.

The office’s sense of humor was also praised, with one Facebook user referencing Star Trek by claiming to have “recharged the owner’s dilythium crystals so he can keep going!” »

But many were also concerned about the vehicle’s safety implications.

Several publications have identified the owner as being from Indiana, which has been confirmed by several media reports, including one from the Indy Star in 2014, which claimed the “saucer car” was “designed and built…from a chopped-up 1991 Geo Metro.”