I guess he was running my driver's license and license plate numbers to make sure there are no outstanding warrants for me or for my car. He came back after a few minutes.
Officer: You ran a stop sign back there and I'm going to have to give you a citation.
Lindsay: Is that really necessary, officer? I'm really sorry I ran the stop sign and I'll be more careful next time.
Officer: I suppose I could let you off with a warning, just this once.
Lindsay: Oh, thank you so much!
Officer: Drive more carefully in the future.
Lindsay: I will. I definitely will.
Phew! That was close. Good thing I tossed the incriminating evidence out the window before I pulled off the road!