15
Jul
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 […]
10
Jun
The police academy days were fun for the young bloods; for some it was the next thing to do after college, for the older folks it was just another job to help support their family. As for me, I think back at the early days of my first marriage when I was paying my way […]
07
May
One of the few things that I regret not doing back in my career as a policewoman was: keeping a journal. Eleven years working in one of the nation’s top crime infested counties in the 1980’s has left me with memories that will forever haunt me.
Names of the ’subjects’ and ‘victims’ I don’t remember, […]