On Thursday July 23rd, 2010
I graduated from
the City of Roseville's
It's a two-week course that gives you an
inside look at the daily operations of your local police force.
The highlights:
Standing on a rooftop to watch the K-9 units below
find a hiding suspect,
track marijuana,
and go plain nuts in the back of a police car
when the sirens start to blair.
{The car was rocking!}
Getting to be a fly on the wall of the dispatch center.
I freaked when they got a call about someone that had a knife...
{Yikes!}
{Yikes!}
Visiting the local jail and checking out the booking rooms.
{Talk about creepy}
Walking the underground shooting range.
The best part was spotting bullet holes in random places
that were way, way off target.
{Who's shooting behind you on the target line?}
Handling the SWAT team equipement and
learning what it takes to qualify.
For example, timed pull-up exercises...
while toting 70+ pounds of extra weight?
{No thank you!}
Learning that on average
there are only eight officers on patrol at any given time!
{No wonder there's never a cop around when you need one!}
All in all,
it was a GREAT experience!
I learned so much,
and have a whole new appreciation for what these
good people do in our behalf.
...
The kids were a bit confused though.
Owen thought mom was a cop now...
No,
mom is just mom, son.
Sorry to disappoint!
...
The kids were a bit confused though.
Owen thought mom was a cop now...
No,
mom is just mom, son.
Sorry to disappoint!
And Samuel came away hoping that I was
finally up for packing some heat!
Again,
sorry to disappoint!
Though I wouldn't mind trying my hand
at the range sometime...
{smile}
