What to Do When Police Claim to Smell Marijuana in Indiana You’re driving home. It’s been a good night. Suddenly, the red and blue lights pop up behind you. You pull over, thinking it’s a routine stop. Then the officer says the five words that make your stomach drop:...
You follow the law. You carry your firearm responsibly. You never expect that a routine traffic stop could end with you in handcuffs for a gun you legally own. Unfortunately, it happens more often than people realize, and most drivers don’t know enough about their...
You’re pulled over. The blue lights are flashing. The officer is polite, and everything seems routine. Then you hear it: “Go ahead and pop the trunk for me.” It sounds like an order. It feels like an order. Most people comply without a second thought. But here’s the...
If you’re a lawful gun owner in Indiana, a simple traffic stop can get complicated fast. Maybe you were driving home late. Maybe you rolled a stop sign or drifted over the center line. Nothing major, until the red and blue lights appear behind you. The officer walks...
You’re at home, minding your business, when there’s an unexpected knock at the door. It’s the police. They don’t have a warrant, and they’re asking to come inside. Sound harmless? It’s not. This common investigative tactic, known as a knock and talk, is a backdoor...
How Police Trick You into Letting Them Search Your Car At the Marc Lopez Law Firm, we get calls every day from people who’ve been pulled over and had their vehicles searched, turning a simple traffic infraction into a much bigger problem. “I didn’t think I could say...
