Raindogblue

Call Load

 

As of yesterday, the department had 100,300+ calls for service for 2012. 

That's an average of 1100 calls for service per day.

 

 

Big, Blue Man

 

Leaving a call in the South Village,

a toddler dressed in PJs walked me to the door.

At the threshold he said, "Bye, bye, big, blue man."

 

I waved, Bye, bye, Batman.

He waved back, smiled, and shouted,

"Happy Birthday!"

 

His aunties had a good laugh.

 

 

Another Dance of the Oscar Tango

 

I'm working another OT shift tonight.

 

After working an OT shift

for three weekends in a row,

I promised my wife not to take

any new shifts for awhile.

 

 

 

Traffic Court

 

 

I have traffic court, today.

I am hoping for a short matter.

 

 

 

Uniform Update!

 

Yesterday, the shift was issued new uniforms. Each officer received two pairs of pants, two short sleeved shirts, and two long sleeved shirts. They're not hemmed and we're not authorized to wear them, but after a five year wait, it is something.

 

 

 

 

Parking Court

 

I had parking tag court today.

 

It was a cite for a car

with 08 tags from another state.

The car had flats tires

and a pile of debris under the car.

 

The owner didn't show.

 

 

Forty at the Burger Stand

 

Saturday, working OT, I spotted forty,

young, black men dressed in red

in the parking lot of the burger stand

off the state highway.

 

 

They're not eating, there's no girls,

and they're mean mugging the passing cars.

 

I snag cover and roll into the the lot.

 

They run,

sprinting off in every direction,

dropping wine bottles,

ditching objects in the planters

and bushes as they break.

 

The group reassembled a few blocks away.

I followed them east until they all hopped

on a passing bus.

 

I warned the next precinct

they had a bus load of Bloods

heading their way.

 

Parade

 

On Saturday, the North Village held a parade

for the oldest living member of the department.

He was hired in 1938 and retired in 1973.

Happy 100th Birthday Frank!

 

 

Tomorrow

 

Tomorrow is this blog's fourth year anniversary.

To mark the occassion, I have decided to open the blog up to reader questions for the next week, so if you have a question about policng or Raindogblue, now is the time to ask via the comment section.

Cheers,

RD

 

 

Dancing the Oscar Tango

 

I am dancing the Oscar Tango tonight:

Another A Shift to pay for the recent remodelling.