I was off on Monday, our friends were still in town, and I had a
rookie for the rest of the week. Tuesday was day 2 with E. Our first call was a burglary of a motor
vehicle. It was the same old story. On the way home from work, a man
stopped at a cigar bar. He left his briefcase on the back seat in
plain view. The man came out of the bar a short time later and found
his door lock had been punched and his briefcase had been stolen. At
least he did not have to clean up shattered safety glass. Then to complete the training categories, we did a traffic stop.
Another Illegal left turn and another happy citizen. Quick side note,
it is amazing how many times my rookie or myself am thanked after
issuing someone a ticket. I stress to the rookies to treat others like
they would want to be treated, unless they give us a reason to treat
them otherwise. I would unscientifically say at least 75% of the time
we are thanked, which is nice. It would be rude not to respond. But,
how to respond? No, thank you for helping to balance the city's
budget? Poor choice. Peace out? Not professional. Please come again?
Might be taken the wrong way. Your welcome? That sounds a little
contrite or condescending. I know they are not thanking us
specifically for the ticket, but rather for the job we do or how we
treated them. So, when they say thank you, I respond with "be careful
going home."I just think that sounds better than the other choices. Our last call of the night was another burglary. This one was of a
residence in the other district. A man came home to find another man
walking out of the apartment complex with his tools. He yelled at him
to stop, and then chased him but lost him. Then he tells us that he
leaves his door unlocked. Why is that? Because many people sleep in
the same apartment. It is like a commune or hostel. Any day laborer or
worker can just come and go. Odd. Amazing that anything of value does
not walk off on a constant basis. Day 3 with Emily was Wednesday. We started with a robbery / delayed
report. Delayed report means that the crime is over and the citizen
wants to report the crime. That makes it is a lower priority call for
us. Or it can be robbery / in progress which gets us there is a hurry
with lights and sirens, because the crime is still occurring. This
time, it was a delayed report, really delayed, but for a good reason. In this instance, the man that was robbed made a couple of bad
decisions. It does not excuse what happened by any means, but it could
have been avoided. He was at a gas station late at night. Bad choice
#1, try to fill up during daylight hours, it is much safer. While he
was in line at the window to pay, three males walked up and wanted to
cut in line. He did not let them. Bad choice #2, it is not smart to
make a stand when you are outnumbered 3-1, unless you are Batman or
have other "special" skills. Let it go and live to fight another day.
He paid and started walking back to his car. On the way to his car,
the three males jumped him. They hit, kicked, drug, and basically beat
the crap out of him. He crawled to his car and drove himself to the
hospital. There, they stapled his head and face back together. He
called us 5 days later, once he was released. He said that he wanted
to make sure that he knew where the robbery took place, in case they
had video of the incident. He was lucky to survive. Later we responded to another smash and grab burglary of a vehicle.
This time they broke a window and stole the GPS which was still
mounted to the windshield. We finished the night with two traffic
stops. There were no calls holding when E and I started Thursday's shift, day
4 together. So, illegal left turn, he we come. Our first two stops
were uneventful. On our third traffic stop, warrants came back after we ran the license
plate. When warrants come back on a plate, it gives us a name of the
driver who was ticketed driving that vehicle. That is who we look for.
Our driver was a female dressed in heels, short-short shorts, and a
bustier. She was wearing a wrist band from a club on her arm. She told
E that she did not have an ID with her. Then how did she get into the
club? Then she claimed that she was just out picking up a drunk friend
from a bar, being a good citizen. Dressed like she was, she expected
us to believe that she was just hanging out at home when her
distressed friend called for help. So, she threw on heels, tiny
shorts, and a bustier to pick her up. Not likely. E asked her for her
name and date of birth. She gave us a fake name and DOB. She kept
changing her birthdate. After being cuffed, put in our backseat, and
some crying, she finally gave us her correct info. E found her state
ID in her purse. It turned out that she was not wanted, she did not
have any warrants. She was just scared. E wrote her two citations and
someone came to pick her up. Emily did not want her to driving since
she did not have a license. It is always interesting. For our report for the night, we did the offense report part of a fail
to stop and give information 2 vehicle accident for Amy. A guy slammed
into back of a truck. He stopped then took off. He was seen going the
wrong way on another street by another officer who pursued. The chase
was on and he ended up crashing into 3 homes before stopping. Luckily,
no one was injured. He turned a traffic citation for failure to
control speed into a felony evading. I was the print unit on Friday and had a new rookie, J. He was on
phase 6, the last phase of evaluation. It was either pass or get fired
time. So, as you can imagine, his stress level was OFF the charts. He
had failed three categories during his initial evaluation, all were
safety related. We started with traffic stops. They give me lots of things to look for
in regards to safety. From how he parks the car to how he approaches
the car to how he controls the driver etc. He exhibited good safety
and control on the stops and was off to a good start. We did not get dispatched to any print or picture calls. We checked by
on a few scenes and then answered a loud noise call. He did fine
showing good safety and control of people at all times. That concludes another week on patrol.
rookie for the rest of the week. Tuesday was day 2 with E. Our first call was a burglary of a motor
vehicle. It was the same old story. On the way home from work, a man
stopped at a cigar bar. He left his briefcase on the back seat in
plain view. The man came out of the bar a short time later and found
his door lock had been punched and his briefcase had been stolen. At
least he did not have to clean up shattered safety glass. Then to complete the training categories, we did a traffic stop.
Another Illegal left turn and another happy citizen. Quick side note,
it is amazing how many times my rookie or myself am thanked after
issuing someone a ticket. I stress to the rookies to treat others like
they would want to be treated, unless they give us a reason to treat
them otherwise. I would unscientifically say at least 75% of the time
we are thanked, which is nice. It would be rude not to respond. But,
how to respond? No, thank you for helping to balance the city's
budget? Poor choice. Peace out? Not professional. Please come again?
Might be taken the wrong way. Your welcome? That sounds a little
contrite or condescending. I know they are not thanking us
specifically for the ticket, but rather for the job we do or how we
treated them. So, when they say thank you, I respond with "be careful
going home."I just think that sounds better than the other choices. Our last call of the night was another burglary. This one was of a
residence in the other district. A man came home to find another man
walking out of the apartment complex with his tools. He yelled at him
to stop, and then chased him but lost him. Then he tells us that he
leaves his door unlocked. Why is that? Because many people sleep in
the same apartment. It is like a commune or hostel. Any day laborer or
worker can just come and go. Odd. Amazing that anything of value does
not walk off on a constant basis. Day 3 with Emily was Wednesday. We started with a robbery / delayed
report. Delayed report means that the crime is over and the citizen
wants to report the crime. That makes it is a lower priority call for
us. Or it can be robbery / in progress which gets us there is a hurry
with lights and sirens, because the crime is still occurring. This
time, it was a delayed report, really delayed, but for a good reason. In this instance, the man that was robbed made a couple of bad
decisions. It does not excuse what happened by any means, but it could
have been avoided. He was at a gas station late at night. Bad choice
#1, try to fill up during daylight hours, it is much safer. While he
was in line at the window to pay, three males walked up and wanted to
cut in line. He did not let them. Bad choice #2, it is not smart to
make a stand when you are outnumbered 3-1, unless you are Batman or
have other "special" skills. Let it go and live to fight another day.
He paid and started walking back to his car. On the way to his car,
the three males jumped him. They hit, kicked, drug, and basically beat
the crap out of him. He crawled to his car and drove himself to the
hospital. There, they stapled his head and face back together. He
called us 5 days later, once he was released. He said that he wanted
to make sure that he knew where the robbery took place, in case they
had video of the incident. He was lucky to survive. Later we responded to another smash and grab burglary of a vehicle.
This time they broke a window and stole the GPS which was still
mounted to the windshield. We finished the night with two traffic
stops. There were no calls holding when E and I started Thursday's shift, day
4 together. So, illegal left turn, he we come. Our first two stops
were uneventful. On our third traffic stop, warrants came back after we ran the license
plate. When warrants come back on a plate, it gives us a name of the
driver who was ticketed driving that vehicle. That is who we look for.
Our driver was a female dressed in heels, short-short shorts, and a
bustier. She was wearing a wrist band from a club on her arm. She told
E that she did not have an ID with her. Then how did she get into the
club? Then she claimed that she was just out picking up a drunk friend
from a bar, being a good citizen. Dressed like she was, she expected
us to believe that she was just hanging out at home when her
distressed friend called for help. So, she threw on heels, tiny
shorts, and a bustier to pick her up. Not likely. E asked her for her
name and date of birth. She gave us a fake name and DOB. She kept
changing her birthdate. After being cuffed, put in our backseat, and
some crying, she finally gave us her correct info. E found her state
ID in her purse. It turned out that she was not wanted, she did not
have any warrants. She was just scared. E wrote her two citations and
someone came to pick her up. Emily did not want her to driving since
she did not have a license. It is always interesting. For our report for the night, we did the offense report part of a fail
to stop and give information 2 vehicle accident for Amy. A guy slammed
into back of a truck. He stopped then took off. He was seen going the
wrong way on another street by another officer who pursued. The chase
was on and he ended up crashing into 3 homes before stopping. Luckily,
no one was injured. He turned a traffic citation for failure to
control speed into a felony evading. I was the print unit on Friday and had a new rookie, J. He was on
phase 6, the last phase of evaluation. It was either pass or get fired
time. So, as you can imagine, his stress level was OFF the charts. He
had failed three categories during his initial evaluation, all were
safety related. We started with traffic stops. They give me lots of things to look for
in regards to safety. From how he parks the car to how he approaches
the car to how he controls the driver etc. He exhibited good safety
and control on the stops and was off to a good start. We did not get dispatched to any print or picture calls. We checked by
on a few scenes and then answered a loud noise call. He did fine
showing good safety and control of people at all times. That concludes another week on patrol.
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