CSI SCHOOL HERE I COME!

Our department is relatively small.  We serve a city of just over 33,000 people.  There are local cities that have fewer citizens and have more officers than us, lower crime rates, and more units.  We recently lost our Chief (A story I will not go into because he will NOT be missed) and for the past 6 months have had an interim chief, who, quite frankly, I personally wish was our permanent chief.  But I digress. 

Anyhow, as the POA president, he met with me in his very first week on the job and was very frank, and asked that I be very frank with him, regarding the direction the PD needed to go.  One of the very first things I told him we needed was our own CSI (crime scene investigator) squad.  For a smaller city, we have a high crime rate and can't always afford to wait for the local sheriff's department or state department of justice to arrive with their CSI unit, which at times can take up to 4 hours.

So, 5 months later, he put a memo out asking for memos of interest in a CSI position.  I put in for it and got one of the 4 spots.   I am pretty happy right now.  It is a 2 week school and is something I can actually do as a civilian when I retire if I want to.  I eventually want to put in for FTO (Field Training Officer) or detective and this is a good step in that direction.

Anyhow, I am looking forward to going to CSI school and learning some new things and increasing my professional knowledge.  Be safe everyone.

Work has been busy

Well, I just had another busy week at work.  On my monday, a UPS driver was carjacked and all of the packages were stolen. Fucking savages.  Then on Sunday two assholes put a pistol and shotgun to a 16 year old employees head when he was emptying the trash into the dumpster.  Then the savages notice a couple that had just pulled up in a car, tried to carjack them, but they got away (only after smashing their car into a light pole).

Unfortunately, we don't have any leads.  We were working short that night and had to have the CHP and Sheriff's Department come to assist us immediately after it happened.  To top things off, every time I sat down to try and write my report, I ended up getting dispatched to some other bullshit call so it took forever to get a simple report done.  Oh well, so goes life as a cop.  Be safe out there.

Good times at work.

So the other night it was painfully slow at work.  For a Friday night, there was nobody out to do ped-checks on.  And for the cars that WERE out, there was like no PC to stop them.  My partner had taken a report of a stolen vehicle earlier in the day, and just after midnight, the owner of the car calls 911.  He's telling dispatch that he is following his stolen car in his wife's truck.

Me and my partner start driving all over the city as dispatch updates us with their location.  We finally see the guy driving right past us, and we make contact with the driver, it is somebody we are VERY familiar with.  So, he starts leading us on a vehicle pursuit after he fails to yield to our lights and sirens, and after a few blocks he crashes his car into a house.  All 5 occupants take off running in different directions so me and my partner pick one and start chasing him. 

After 3 blocks we're right behind him, and he quits running, and we take him into custody.  The next day, our day shift officers contact and arrest the driver and he ends up being charged with 11 different crimes, most of the felonies.  (Note to self, when you know the cops are at the door don't leave crystal meth and smoking pipes in the open on your bed.).

So, it turned out to be a good night after all, just took a little while to get there.  I am also very proud of myself that at age 33,  I was able to keep right up with my 24 year old partner, and a 17 year old suspect.  (Don't forget, we also wear all of that extra gear, the vest, Sam Browne belt, pistol, ammo, taser, baton, extra magazines, radio, 2 sets of hand cuffs).  Anyhow, be safe out there!

It's been a while.

Okay,

It's been a while since I posted. A lot has been going on and I have not had much time for much of anything. The city wants 5% of our salary, I have a major role in negotiations, so needless to say, my mind has not been all there.

Also, one of our cats was diagnosed with FeLV, which is similar to HIV in humans, it affects a feline's immune system, and I have been REALLY upset about that. We're in a transitional phase at the PD and there are a lot of changes going on right now. We have an interim chief, and he's actually doing a really good job in my opinion. There are certain things that he has done that we have been BEGGING the last administration for, simple things, like getting us batteries that work on our portable radios (MAJOR officer safety issue), among other things that I will not get into right now.

Anyhow, writing is very therapeutic for me, and although I am relatively new at blogging, reading responses is just as therapeutic, so keep em' coming! Be safe everyone!

High and Tight

Why is it I still run into "barbers" that do not know what a "high and tight" is?  I got my haircut today and I asked for a high and tight.  The guy looked at me like I had a penis growing out of my forehead.  I had to explain to the guy how to do it.  I thought this was a pretty standard haircut, was I wrong?  Anyhow, off to work I go.

The enemy will not stop trying. Americans need to remain vigilant!

Men vanish after taking photos of Philly subway system...

Please, I am begging my fellow American citizens, regardless of your political affiliation, DO NOT FORGET WE ARE AT WAR!  The enemy's of this great nation will stop at nothing to ensure our destruction, from within or without!  God Bless the men and women of the American Military.  Regardless of your branch of service, I appreciate you, and the sacrifices you make every day of your life.  Without you there is no America.

Semper Fidelis, from a grateful jarhead.

Lagniappe's Lair: Because Margaret Miller can't raise a kid right, she sues the police.

Lagniappe's Lair: Because Margaret Miller can't raise a kid right, she sues the police.