Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Riding along

I had my first police ride-a-long last weekend. From 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Friday and Saturday I was Deputy Paul's new best friend. I was a little disappointed that there were no high speed chases or Taserings. Am I a bad person for wanting someone to commit a crime just so I can witness the arrest?

Anyway, it was interesting to see police work in action. I was there for a burglary investigation and a drug arrest. I also spent a considerable amount of time in the hospital waiting for the deputy to follow up on a few cases. It's amazing how it can be crazy one moment and boring the next.

Lessons learned: Just don't do crime. It's not worth it.

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