Tag Archives: police

Meanwhile, just outside of ferguson…

Posted on August 19, 2014 by donofalltrades

I followed a trail of blood up the concrete steps as Deja vu overtook my thoughts. I’d been here before, just a few short months ago, doing the same exact thing, following a trail of blood to an open front … Continue reading →

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Another day at the office…A near birth experience…

Posted on August 1, 2014 by donofalltrades

I was minding my own business in my police car with a 44 ounce iced tea between my legs, a handful of sunflower seeds in my mouth, one hand on the steering wheel, and the other wrapped around my seed shell spit … Continue reading →

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Answers to your pressing police related questions…

Posted on July 21, 2014 by donofalltrades

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 →

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

Posted on May 15, 2014 by donofalltrades

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 →

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Alive and well in the hood…

Posted on May 8, 2014 by donofalltrades

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 →

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Guest post…a random time i met an interesting woman.

Posted on January 15, 2014 by donofalltrades

Some of my more popular posts are the  simple ones where I just talk about an encounter that, for whatever reason, I hadn’t thought about in a while. I shared one with my friend Kristi over on her blog Finding … Continue reading →

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Clark kent and a speech for new officers…

Posted on January 8, 2014 by donofalltrades

I was having a pretty pedestrian morning until a lively homeless gent, who smelled of peepee, ogled me for a few seconds before informing me that I looked like “Clark Muthafuckin’ Kent.” I guess these new eyeglasses aren’t so bad … Continue reading →

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A pretty special guy…

Posted on December 24, 2013 by donofalltrades

He was was a grown man, but he was short, even compared to the teens, preteens and little kids who surrounded him as I observed what he was doing. Though he was short, he was thickly built, with muscled arms … Continue reading →

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When I was little i thought…

Posted on November 7, 2013 by donofalltrades

When I was little, I thought that being a cop would be the coolest fallback job in the world, if for some reason I wasn’t able to play short stop for the St. Louis Cardinals. My dad was a cop … Continue reading →

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A guest post with Deliberate Donkey and the week three blogger-idol play along…

Posted on October 15, 2013 by donofalltrades

Today I’m guest posting over at Deliberate Donkey, rambling on about domestic violence from a police officer’s, well this officer’s perspective. Go check it out, Melanie is great! Also, the week three posts have pretty much all been submitted, including … Continue reading →

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