Originally Posted by j809

Look closer at the plates, they buy their own police motorcycles with blue knights plates and then use a light blue plastic cover over the plate to make it look like an official plate.

Originally Posted by masscopguy

The Middlesex County Deputy Sheriffs Association has a motorcycle unit that is made up of volunteers who are sworn in as full deputies by the Sheriff. The association also has a mounted unit that has four or five horses. ( not kidding) at this time there is not a mariene unit. I don't think any of the members own boats.

The members eithier buy or lease thier own bikes that are used at various events primarily on the weekends.

In the past, the association has leased 3 or 4 motorcycles for use by the unit. The motorcycles do not have police or sheriffs department plates on them. some have regular plates and some have Blue Knights plates.

Originally Posted by masscopguy

The Middlesex County Deputy Sheriffs Association has a motorcycle unit that is made up of volunteers who are sworn in as full deputies by the Sheriff. The association also has a mounted unit that has four or five horses. ( not kidding) at this time there is not a mariene unit. I don't think any of the members own boats.

The members eithier buy or lease thier own bikes that are used at various events primarily on the weekends.

In the past, the association has leased 3 or 4 motorcycles for use by the unit. The motorcycles do not have police or sheriffs department plates on them. some have regular plates and some have Blue Knights plates.

Originally Posted by celticsfan

For the love of all that is holy, please tell me you're kidding.

Originally Posted by 94c

Let's see...

Aren't motorcycles primarily used for Chapter 90?

Originally Posted by kwflatbed

Traffic Division
http://www.middlesexdeputysheriff.com/td_units.jsp

Originally Posted by Delta784

Just curious....what's the point of doing that?

Originally Posted by Delta784

Just curious....what's the point of doing that?

Originally Posted by celticsfan

I was surprised to see a sheriff on an official department motorcycle today, riding alone, in Needham... what are those used for? There was nothing going on in the area.

Originally Posted by mpr4601

Are you sure it was a sheriff? I know Needham has 1 motorcycle, which is black, and looks like the Middlesex ones in those pictures (other than the lettering obviously)

Originally Posted by masscopguy

When you add it all up it is a pretty expensive hobby and these guys only get to ride thier motorcycle for a few hours on the weekend.

They also pay for all their own uniforms, gas, firearms and other equipment

Originally Posted by USMCTrooper

Picture taken from their website.............which one is the Middlesex deputy?

NEITHER. Look carefully. Thats a police patch, its not their patch. The houses have stucco/pottery roofs. They look like those popular in the southwestern United States. The piping is yellow not blue like the rest of their photos show. The bike has red & blue lights. Im thinking California here folks.

They cant even be real fakes.

Originally Posted by 94c

Gather around gents. This right here is an official Massachusetts citation. (oohs-and aahs follow)

Now does anyone know how to fill one out?

Let me take a look there boss. I'm pretty sure we can photocopy that and use it over and over again. At least that's what I been told.

Great! Now does anybody have a pen?

We can practice right here on each other.

Originally Posted by lawdog671

Mounted unit too huh?....

Originally Posted by celticsfan

So, these guys patrol around (like the one I saw), but they can only stop a vehicle for a "breach of the peace?"