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by DoubleJ
Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:21 pm
Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
Topic: Thinking about signing up for a "Ride Along"
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Re: Thinking about signing up for a "Ride Along"

I've been on a couple o' ride-alongs with a local municipality. one of my ol' HS buddies is one of the Fuzz out that-a-way, and allowed me to ride with him, both times. as an aside, I was informed not to carry, but I still had my weapon with me. you know, the one between the ol' ears. anyway...
first time out we had an "unresponsive persons" call, and arrived on scene before EMS. both got in the house, and I began assessing the pt (the ABC's) while the Fuzz began collecting background on the pt. was interesting, and definitely got mah blood a-movin'. EMS got on scene, took over and got the guy squared away and transported.

second time out we got a call about a structure fire, which we later learned, that had been caused by someone bbq'ing and they had dumped the (still smoldering) ashes into a plastic garbage can. :oops: D'oh!
funny side note about this particular incident. We were on the side of the road doing a traffic stop, when we see the 'Truck come rollin' by, flashers and siren. The Fuzz gets on the horn and asks dispatch, "Uh, is Fire enroute to a call???" "yup." so we go hightailin' it outta there and arrive on scene moments after Fire. after it's all said and done, The Fuzz asks Fire who was drivin' the 'Truck.
"Uh, me."
"You realize you drove the WHOLE way from the 'House without your headlights on???"
"no."
Turns out, with all the flashers illuminating the road, dude forgot to turn on the headlights! :lol:
"Here ya go." and he turns on the headlights for'em, "Now you can find yer way back to the Station."
oh, we had a good chuckle about that'en. still do, too. :biggrinjester:

had a good time cruising around, pulling people over and, most importantly, finding a good place for dinner. learned a lot, and gave me a lot of perspective on the other side of the coin. needless to say, my associate was the most professional person you've ever met, and walked away from each and every situation having helped that person in some capacity.

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