Category Archives: Police Stories

Simple policing, (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on December 28, 2015 by

I was reminded of this call last week as I was talking to the new recruits about my opinions on policing. I’ll wrap it up with a point in a part 2 later this week.   At only fifteen years old, he … Continue reading →

Posted in Police, Police Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 12 Comments

It’s a tuesday night…

Posted on September 3, 2015 by

“I’m scared. Please don’t leave me alone.” I was standing over a boy with dark curly hair and big brown eyes. He was sitting on the floor in a back room of a small, two family house with his back … Continue reading →

Posted in Police Stories | Tagged , , , , , | 66 Comments

Murder? Hmmmph…

Posted on August 27, 2015 by

“Is he gonna make it?” The woman asked with no real concern in her voice.  Her tone was so matter of fact that she may as well have been asking me about the weather or how my day was going. … Continue reading →

Posted in Police Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 59 Comments

Winning a routine call for crazy…

Posted on December 21, 2014 by

The call was for an “OBS.” If I’m remembering correctly, OBS is an acronym for Organic Brain Syndrome, but it’s used in my circles to refer to somebody who’s basically crazy. I guess crazy isn’t politically correct, and maybe OBS … Continue reading →

Posted in Police Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 38 Comments

An atypical typical traffic stop…

Posted on December 17, 2014 by

I pulled a car over recently because it had an illegal temporary license plate attached to it. The driver, who I couldn’t see as I turned on my lights, was a young, black woman. She cracked open the door, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Police Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 105 Comments

A chat with some protesters…

Posted on November 18, 2014 by

Hi protesters, it’s me, Don. Do you remember me? No? I’m a police officer. We’ve met before. Excuse me? Did you say Ferguson? No no no, not there. I’ve only been there a couple of times, but never in riot … Continue reading →

Posted in Police Stories, Stories, The not meant to be funny stuff | Tagged , , , , , | 96 Comments

A shooting a mother and her baby…

Posted on August 30, 2014 by

The intersection of Vandeventer and St. Louis Avenue isn’t in my district. I am not subject to calls that come out in that area, but my car had a tire that was running low on air. I told the dispatcher … Continue reading →

Posted in Police Stories, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 84 Comments

Answers to your pressing police related questions…

Posted on July 21, 2014 by

Wow, I’m a posting machine here lately, aren’t I? Sorry about that. Anywho, an indeterminate number of days ago, I offered to answer y’all’s (is that the correct usage, Molly?) police officer related questions, since many of you show mild … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Police Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 37 Comments

Nice things and making hookers cry…wtf ever for FTSF…

Posted on May 15, 2014 by

The nicest thing someone ever did for me was… Haha, I’m going to totally admit that my mind went straight back to when I was 14 and that nice 15 1/2 year old girl had the sex with me. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Police Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 51 Comments

Alive and well in the hood…

Posted on May 8, 2014 by

The trail of blood stopped then started again on the sidewalk across the street. Droplets led west on the sidewalk into a gangway then disappeared. “Who dar?” A woman yelled out her back door. “Police ma’am. Did you see anyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Police Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 54 Comments