Let's face it, the cops don't always cover themselves with glory.

Even so, many police officers play a big part in keeping our streets safe,

and sometimes that means playing dirty.

So from slyly trying your car to telling outright lies to your face,

let's have a look at some of the shadiest, sneakiest,

and downright most unbelievable

tricks police officers actually use.

If you're listening, you're listening to be amazed.

If you drive, you might have found yourself pulled over by the police before.

Cops can do this for whatever reason they choose, but if they're particularly suspicious of you,

they're likely to do something a bit weird. Tap the tail light of your vehicle with their hand.

Okay, but why? Well, for a start, tapping the car might

startle the driver and make them pause what they're doing. So if they're trying to quickly hide

away any illegal items, this short pause could be enough to catch them in the act. That's not all,

though. By exerting a little pressure on the tail light, the officer is

also sneakily ensuring that the trunk is locked, so nobody can jump out from it and ambush them.

Pretty clever, I admit, though that's still not the sneakiest reason for doing it. That title is reserved for reason three,

so they can leave their fingerprints

on your car. But why would a cop want to leave their own fingerprints on your tail light? Well, it's

essentially a failsafe. Police can never be sure who they're pulling over, and the person

could turn out to be dangerous. So by leaving prints on the car, if anything happens to the officer or the suspect flees,

that fingerprint evidence can help prove the suspect had made contact with the cop, tying them to the scene.

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