Tag Archives: st. louis

“Those people…”

Posted on June 12, 2019 by donofalltrades

There’s an article in today’s local paper that summarizes the fact that here in St. Louis, four children have been killed in the past four days as the result of gun violence. Read it again. Four children. Four days. All … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged children, guns, law enforcement, police, st. louis, violence | 12 Comments

Reckless? i don’t know…

Posted on May 2, 2019 by donofalltrades

I was sitting in a barbershop yesterday when some of the men around me started talking about a recent police involved shooting in the St. Louis area. Long story short, a black woman, who is alleged to have been shoplifting at … Continue reading →

Posted in Police, Uncategorized | Tagged law enforcement, leo, police, police shooting, shooting, st. louis | 3 Comments

Post ferguson lessons still not learned…

Posted on March 15, 2017 by donofalltrades

I was cleaning out my drafts folder a little bit when I came across this post. I was asked by CNN to write a post for them a couple of years ago, I think during the Fersuson rioting, and either … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged community, Ferguson, law enforcement, police, race, st. louis | 9 Comments

Why I police (sort of), if not how…

Posted on September 14, 2016 by donofalltrades

A couple of years ago, I was buying some propane and other irrelevant items from a small business in a town just a few miles outside of St. Louis City. As I fumbled for some change from my pant’s pocket, my … Continue reading →

Posted in Police, Police Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged law enforcement, police, police academy, racism, st. louis | 11 Comments

A too long rambling on aid calls and oppression

Posted on September 7, 2016 by donofalltrades

This past Friday I was working patrol in the city when I heard an aid call come out. An aid call is short for an officer in need of aid call, and it is exactly what it sounds like; it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Police, Police Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged kaepernick, law enforcement, oppression, police, st. louis | 2 Comments

It happens…another shooting

Posted on November 23, 2015 by donofalltrades

Counting my time as a recruit, I have been a City police officer for over seventeen years. I was never one of those people who always wanted to be a cop. It wasn’t my lifelong dream for sure. Honestly, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged guns, police, SLMPD, st. louis, stl, violence | 10 Comments

On violence and the mental health of police officers…Who cares?

Posted on September 29, 2015 by donofalltrades

“Why don’t you go back in service, Don.” It wasn’t a question so much as it was a request. There were enough police officers on the scene and I wasn’t needed anymore, so the sergeant was cutting me loose to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged law enforcement, mental health, police, st. louis, violence | 44 Comments

It’s a tuesday night…

Posted on September 3, 2015 by donofalltrades

“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 crime, gun violence, police, shootings, st. louis, violence | 66 Comments

Murder? Hmmmph…

Posted on August 27, 2015 by donofalltrades

“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 guns, murder, police, st. louis, violence | 59 Comments

A senseless death…

Posted on March 12, 2015 by donofalltrades

We arrived at the Children’s Hospital Emergency Room at the same time. He and his partner parked and I pulled up to their left and did the same. I got out of my car and watched as the officer hurried … Continue reading →