Gotta GO!

[McPaul66]

Originally Posted by Andy

I can see how people will (and do) get distracted from what they are
doing and forget to remove the pump hose. If anything it just goes to
show that Police are people too.

Never pulled a hose off a pump, but I will say it's easier to get distracted when you're working. There's a lot going on when you're listening to what other units are doing on the radio, listening for dispatched/pending calls, and using the time at the pump to clean out the passenger floorboard (the garbage can) or clean the windows. I've never pulled away from a pump with my gas cap open on any of my personally owned vehicles, but I'll admit it's happened a couple times on the patrol car. Luckily, I've never made it to the street before noticing as I've made a habit of checking the sideview mirror.