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Just adding some perspective from someone who has been inside the trunk of a lot of cop cars over the years[1]:

A good many cops (maybe not >50%, but a very significant percentage) carry a pretty decent ad-hoc toolkit in their vehicles. There's often a toolbox with screwdrivers, socketry, pliers, some wrenches, maybe a hammer and/or other basic handtools.

It's pretty common for folks who know how to use tools to keep some on-hand, and cops are not an exception.

[1]: Yeah, so... I should probably explain that part. Some of my work involves 2-way radios, and some of that 2-way radio business has lead to me putting radios and stuff into things like cop cars. I've emptied out hundreds of cop cars to get access to what I need, and have certainly climbed into the trunk of dozens of them to be where I need to be. (Someone has to do it, and sometimes that person is me.)



The Honda I drove as a teen could be significantly disassembled with a 10mm and a couple screwdrivers.

I rear ended someone with a tow hitch, busted the rad an AC condenser and the shop wanted $300 to fix it (tells you how old I am).

I replaced them myself and I still remember the list of tools I needed - slot screwdriver, cross screwdriver, pliers, 10mm socket on an extension on a ratchet.That's it.


> Just adding some perspective from someone who has been inside the trunk of a lot of cop cars over the years

this gave me a bit of a laugh as my initial read had me imagining you being shoved into the trunk vs having dug around to see the contents.




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