I’m looking for a great warrior!
Posted by Xiphos in Bloggers on 11 30th, 2008 | 4 Comments
We’ve had a few burglaries of independent pharmacies lately. Only one of the cases has been mine, but basically these guys are breaking into pharmacies and taking some prescription drugs.
There are two parts to handling a call like this: first, there’s the fun (albeit dangerous) part which...
Sheriff Brent Lee
Posted by Xiphos in Officer Down on 11 30th, 2008 | No Comments
Trinity County Sheriff’s Department
Texas
End of Watch: Thursday, November 27, 2008
Biographical Info
Age: 58
Tour of Duty: 30 years
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Date of Incident: Thursday, November 27, 2008
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info:...
Nobody’s punching bag
Posted by Xiphos in Bloggers on 11 29th, 2008 | 5 Comments
A few years ago my partner and I were on foot patrol around the bar district of my city. We got waved over by a doorman who was in an argument with an obviously intoxicated guy.
It turned out that the drunk was being refused entry and was unhappy about it. I tried to explain to him that the bar could...
Fall Fun
Posted by Xiphos in Bloggers on 11 28th, 2008 | 2 Comments
You all may not think this is too notable, but all summer we have been just DEAD… not a lot happening for some reason. Tuesday the college kids came back to town and things have gotten a lot more interesting. A load of petty stuff, but we’ve had a couple fun calls too.
Two nights ago we...
Ghosts
I was inspired by a post at another cop’s blog, the Cowtown Cop, about trying to rescue a drowning child.
Children are one of the most difficult subjects to deal with as a cop. They are completely dependent on the adults around them to take care of them. They are helpless and precious and of all...
The Pink Gorilla Suit
Posted by Xiphos in Bloggers on 11 26th, 2008 | 5 Comments
A big part of the Sheriff’s “Work smarter, not harder” philosophy involved the fine art of misdirection — if a subject was so confused that he wasn’t per-zackly sure which way was up, then he/she/it/they probably wouldn’t be causing the sorts of problems which require...
Police Officer Alex Del Rio
Posted by Xiphos in Officer Down on 11 26th, 2008 | No Comments
Officer Down Memorial Page
Police Officer Alex Del Rio
Police Officer Alex Del Rio
Hollywood Police Department
Florida
End of Watch: Saturday, November 22, 2008
Biographical Info
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident:...
I don’t know if the ending is sad or happy.
Posted by Xiphos in Bloggers on 11 25th, 2008 | 4 Comments
“County, car 12.”
“12, go ahead.”
“12, when you go 10-8, contact the supervisor at 2300 Fernoak Road.”
I stare at the cows I am currently attempting to put back behind their fence. Crap. Crap crap crap.
Twenty minutes later I pull up to the back door of the local...
I got into a foot pursuit today.
I got into a foot pursuit today.
I won.
I also won the fight that followed the foot pursuit. Maybe I should start this story at the beginning.
Most of today was pretty slow. Sunday mornings are typically uneventful, but the afternoons usually pick up a bit. The theme of the day was stupid accidents. ...
K9 Training
Posted by Xiphos in Bloggers on 11 24th, 2008 | 2 Comments
I love dogs. At some point in my career I’d like to be assigned to the K9 unit. I have some friends who are K9 officers here. To help them and begin learning about the job I went today and volunteered to help with training. Several times a month the unit trains their dogs to practice tracking...
