Watching you!

Since we have been in McAllen we have noticed these Police thingies- not sure what you call

them and we see them at least 3 to 4 different places every day in Mission and in McAllen. So - nosy me - I asked a clerk at the Target store if he knew what this was. His reply was - "oh, they are watching the parking lot since it is so big. For theft." Dave and I don't buy this. This police thing was in a parking lot with so few cars, no banks anywhere, and it was near the expressway - and not far from the border of Mexico. We have never seen any car or truck parked by it, and we hardly have seen any police cars patrolling in the towns during the day. Hear them at night with sirens going, but not during the day. Do see alot of Border Patrol and Homeland Security vehicles driving around - especially near the border. Not sure if this thing is manned or not. Definitely can't see in it. As we thought about this, where we have seen them is on the main drags of roads leading in and out of Mexico. This particular one was in Mission, the next community west of us, and had great access to the roadway. Not far from here is an international bridge (customs/checkpoint) where you pass in and out of Mexico. I also wonder if they record cars or trucks with Mexican plates and use that as a reference for the Mexicans that come over to shop. I may have to call the police just to get the low down. Chris - wonder if your department might like one of these? Pretty cool - flashing red and blue lights both on top and bottom. You definitely know it's there - it sticks out! I have to say the I was nervous when Dave pulled the truck this close - looking for someone to intercept us as we road away.