Even then be suspicious. Call the 911 dispatcher and inquire if one of their units is effecting a traffic stop on the road you are pulled over on.

HOA serve a purpose. Sometimes the get out of hand. Other times they are good to have. Does anyone really like a neighbor with 6 Ford F150 up on blocks hosting intergalatic keggers every night while mud wrestling in the beds of the F150's? Usually the keggers fall under police action. But HOA help keep a orderly neighborhood that some prefer to live.

As far as HOA laws and bylaws they are usually very basic and what a majority of homeowners do with their investments anyway. If a new law for the HOA is to be put on the table it is voted on by the community correct? I don't believe a law can be put into effect without the vote. Only BO can do that. In this particular case the HOA has hired a renta-cop. This cost money. The money ultimately comes from the residence who looked to have agreed on this type of action in the neighborhood. However, I see it as overstepping their bounds as if a town in the old west making rules for their town. The neighborhood should be under state and local police jurisdiction in my opinion.