Cops and robbers, car chases, and detective stories — I loved them all. Book series like the Hardy Boys and the McGurk Detective Agency piqued my interest as a kid. I binge watched police dramas and reality shows like Cops and Forensic Files as a...
My first foot pursuit was a real adrenaline rush for me, but a real pain in the butt for everyone else. “Headquarters to Sector 3, what’s your location?” “…” “Headquarters to Sector 3…?” “Uh, … I’m … in the woods.” Foot Pursuit I had...
It was my second trip to the same city because the parole hearing had already been continued once. I was still on new-guy probation, out of state, an hour from home, and in full uniform. After making my first DWI arrest while on FTO I had been subpoenaed to testify...
As a new guy, it was probably the last call on the radio I wanted to hear. I had just finished clearing a hold-up alarm at one of the banks in town. A couple other responding officers and I made a tactical approach and then met with the manager and got the...
Before I could even shut the door to my cruiser, my cell phone rang. The Shift Commander told me to come see him in his office right away. Why was I not surprised? Politics Small town politics can be so maddening. I had just responded to a minor car accident and...
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