Ummmm....no. I suggest you re-read my post above. The detective was just on the road headed from one place to another. He was not out there patrolling the streets with the intent or assignment of enforcing traffic laws. He pulled a violator over once the violation put others at risk. Even then, he sent the offender to…

Depends on the intended use. Unmarked traffic enforcement cars and many others will have “e” plates just like other public vehicles. Fleet cars assigned to detectives and the like will have standard plates. PPB has cars registered not to PPB or the City of Portland, but in the name of action movie stars.

Not assigning the unmarked car to traffic enforcement doesn’t preclude an officer in an unmarked vehicle from enforcing violations when they occur.

Veneta is a long way from Burns. Oregon is a relatively large state. It’s not one of those tiny little eastern states you can drive across in an hour.

There are plenty of unmarked police cars in Oregon. Portland Police Bureau has unmarked Camaros, Mustangs (maybe not anymore) and Chargers. OSP has several. You can always spot them if you are paying attention. If you are driving like you’re the only asshole on the road, then yeah, I can see how you’d miss one.…