Caleb Unseth » police http://calebunseth.com NOT just another WordPress weblog Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:07:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 A Fair Warning To You All http://calebunseth.com/2010/05/a-fair-warning-to-you-all/ http://calebunseth.com/2010/05/a-fair-warning-to-you-all/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 08:38:57 +0000 Caleb http://calebunseth.com/?p=380 Read the rest]]> If I see you driving down my street with a blown out front tire and then parking along the curb at 3am, I *will* stop and ask you if you need help. If you ask me for pot, you will make me suspicious. If you are obviously high, you will make me more suspicious. If you then ask me for a cigarette, I will tell you that I will go get you one and I will go back to my house and then call the police. After this, an officer will arrive on the scene and find that you have left your vehicle. They will then hear you yelling and screaming in your house. This causes them to call for backup which results in 8-10 officers pulling up who want to meet you (and possibly shake your hand). They will then bust down your door and arrest you when you don’t let them in.

Don’t try and tell me you haven’t been warned.

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CPA Graduation

Hopefully in December they will offer the COPS (Citizens on Patrol) class. This will certify me to be able to operate a police radio (they let you borrow one when you are out on patrol), and then meet with the officers before their shift begins and find out where the best places to patrol are.

In January, I will join the CPAAA (Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association) which will get me a badge, uniform, and the ability to help with traffic management (football games, concerts, church events, etc), security for the same type of events, and I also hope to get into the Vehicle Parking Enforcement division which will allow me to go out write tickets to people parked in handicap spots.

Now, the downside to all this is that whenever I do this, I’m required to have a partner with me at all times whether I’m doing traffic, patrol, or VPE. If you are interested in this, I’d be happy to tell you more and help you get signed up for the next class so that you can join and we can do this stuff together.

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