Cops Monitoring Modeling Shoots: That's the Kind of Stakeout We're Talkin' About
Categories: Law & Order, Local News
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| Models frolicking for a photographer under the Bay Bridge |
Spring weather broke Tuesday and what did we get? An apparent modeling shoot beneath the Bay Bridge. Our lousy cell phone camera makes it hard to discern, but this frame includes four fashion model-like women at the top of the frame, and a real photographer at bottom. The shooter was ordering the models to frolic, to straddle the retaining-wall fence like it was a horsey, and otherwise pose like they were going to appear in Vogue.
Within seconds, they'd attracted the attention of a group of men who'd been loitering and drinking coffee not far from the Embarcadero ferry pier...
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| Now that's what I'm talking about... |
Cop on the right: "You're not taking a picture of US are you?"
SF Weekly: "Nah, man -- I'm just using you to frame the shot."
Cop: "Ah. Okay."
When we interviewed him last July, San Francisco Police Chief George Gascon said: "If you are retired on the job, you are going to have problems with me. Those who want to work hard are going to be revitalized. It's going to be a lot of fun."
This is a warning that other police agencies have heard as well. Clearly, the cops eyeballing the lithe models below are not retired on the job. And they are having a lot of fun.
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| Criminals who would victimize fashion shoots: Be forewarned. You'll have the cops to contend with. |
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