Daisy Raisler

The recent comments by United States President Obama has left me doubting his common sense.
One of the precepts in America is: Innocent until proven guilty.

Eleven years of police work in Florida has left trails of policing experience embedded in me. Enough to understand that surrounding circumstances can change an innocent story into a [...]

I caught myself trying to put off some work and from the recess of my mind I remembered the night I responded to a call: gun shots fired in the area.
Eleven years of police work in one of America’s top crime stat cities will yield a story or two whether it be a high [...]

In my 11 years of tour as a police officer the most common police incident reported was ‘Domestic Violence’. When I was assigned the afternoon shift not a day went by without having to record 1-2 Domestic Violence reports on my tour.
There is an incident that I recall quite vividly: it was a typically [...]

I was so excited, tonight would be the first night I’d ride solo.
After role call I had reviewed the ‘BOLO’ s (be on the look out) that were issued for the evening to make note of any stolen cars or high profile suspect; I then walked into the sergeants office to get the keys [...]

If you are a police officer in one of the major metropolitan areas your first year will hold many ‘Firsts’.

It was policy back in those days with MDPD for a ‘rookie officer’ to work each shift three months with a different Field Training Officer (known as FTO’s). During my third month as a police [...]