Posted: 1/3/2015 2:04:42 PM EDT
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Any of you folks ever do a ride along with Law Enforcement?
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| My barber went on a ride-along with me one Sunday dayshift (only day he didn't work). Long, boring day until 3ish. Went to a domestic at townhouse. I was talking to male half outside, other officer inside with female half. Guy broke bad, we fought. He was beating the hell out of me. Couldn't get to radio to call for help. Finally decided he was going to beat me to death. Pulled SIG and aimed right at his face. He instantly surrendered. Got him cuffed and stuffed. Totally forgot barber. He had the most shocked look you ever saw!! I went to ER after jail, right knee pretty messed up. |
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Did it years ago, twice. Once with a small town northern Michigan dept (24K population) and then another one with a husband-wife team of Michigan DNR conservation officers whiletthey went after shiners during deer season.
DNR officers much more interesting. I was a newspaper reporter 23 years ago in that town. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Quoted: My barber went on a ride-along with me one Sunday dayshift (only day he didn't work). Long, boring day until 3ish. Went to a domestic at townhouse. I was talking to male half outside, other officer inside with female half. Guy broke bad, we fought. He was beating the hell out of me. Couldn't get to radio to call for help. Finally decided he was going to beat me to death. Pulled SIG and aimed right at his face. He instantly surrendered. Got him cuffed and stuffed. Totally forgot barber. He had the most shocked look you ever saw!! I went to ER after jail, right knee pretty messed up. Shit man. I hope you recover quickly! Domestics have a habit of turning to shit in an instant.
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I went on a LEO ride a long once, even ended up staying at the LEO clubhouse. They let me have the top bunk and a bologna sandwich!! what a swell bunch of guys! So, what'd you do?
Meh, nothing glamorous. Forgot to take care of a speeding ticket and ended up with a warrant issued because of it. Bunch of cheap ass friends couldnt come up with 200 bucks between them to bail me out (People that I had bailed out at least once myself) and they wouldnt let me bail myself out so I had to get extradited to the county the ticket was from before I got out. On my Birthday.... eta: To this day Im also pretty sure the sheriff who picked me up to take me back to his county was a bit sloshed. He had cologne breath going on and was a little slurry. He had this old square crown vic, let me sit in the back uncuffed and smoke a few cigarettes while we screeched tires around corners to the podunk county seat where the jail was. Running about 90 and hes telling me fucking jokes while my ass is clenched and Im trying not to think about dying.
If I lived in that county Id vote for that old fart, he was awesome!
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My best friend in my home state is a police officer so I go on ride alongs every time I go home. I've probably been on 9 or 10.
Most fun was Thanksgiving night and it was slow. Only got one call so he called his buddy that pilots the police chopper and we got to ride along with them. It gave me a new respect. You're not getting away when the chopper is up. Most memorable was the night he arrested one of the cities most wanted. He got taken down and the detectives called in. I got to watch it on closed circuit. He acted tough for about 35 minutes. Almost like a police drama he broke at the 45 minute mark and confessed to a couple of murders. That was the one night I was worried. Before we went met up with the other cops he pulled over at a bank and gave me his extra vest. I was pretty vigilant listening to the radio about where they were seeing people move. Generally they would be pretty boring if he wasn't my best friend and didn't have anything to talk about. |
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Dress nice. Keep quiet while the officer is broadcasting on the radio. For the love of God, leave your CCW in your personal vehicle. Dress in comfortable, warm clothing in case you have to bail out of the car and walk home. I kicked a ride along out once when I got dispatched to a stand-off.
Barking like a K-9 unit while the other guy is broadcasting is pretty funny... but only once or twice at max. Talk over the ccw thing with the guy you're riding with - you might be surprised at the answer. (though it would be great liability on you and or the officer) I always told them to keep the sh#t holstered unless stuff turned bad. My ride along(s) were always told that if they stood by and watched me take a beating - that they would be next (either by the perp, or by me after I got up.) 
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Dress nice. Keep quiet while the officer is broadcasting on the radio. For the love of God, leave your CCW in your personal vehicle. Deputy I'll be riding with is a friend. My Colt Lwt. Commander will spend the shift at his house. Dress nice is specified in the rules. Black jeans, coat and western boots will be my UOTD. Squared-away on comm. The deputy is one of the sharpest individuals I've had the pleasure of knowing in my sixty years. Looking forward to watching him on the job. I'm betting he will be Sheriff there one day. |
You sir, have the most awesome avatar on the site.
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Dress in comfortable, warm clothing in case you have to bail out of the car and walk home. I kicked a ride along out once when I got dispatched to a stand-off.
Barking like a K-9 unit while the other guy is broadcasting is pretty funny... but only once or twice at max. Talk over the ccw thing with the guy you're riding with - you might be surprised at the answer. (though it would be great liability on you and or the officer) I always told them to keep the sh#t holstered unless stuff turned bad. My ride along(s) were always told that if they stood by and watched me take a beating - that they would be next (either by the perp, or by me after I got up.)
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Dress nice. Keep quiet while the officer is broadcasting on the radio. For the love of God, leave your CCW in your personal vehicle. Dress in comfortable, warm clothing in case you have to bail out of the car and walk home. I kicked a ride along out once when I got dispatched to a stand-off.
Barking like a K-9 unit while the other guy is broadcasting is pretty funny... but only once or twice at max. Talk over the ccw thing with the guy you're riding with - you might be surprised at the answer. (though it would be great liability on you and or the officer) I always told them to keep the sh#t holstered unless stuff turned bad. My ride along(s) were always told that if they stood by and watched me take a beating - that they would be next (either by the perp, or by me after I got up.)
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Any of you folks ever do a ride along with Law Enforcement? If so, care to pass on any anecdotes? Good friend of mine invited me on one. Swing shift in a less desirable part of town. First call was to a house where a guy had tried to kill himself. First he slit his wrists, when that didn't work he cut his own neck. I couldn't believe he was still conscious. He was also kind enough to let everyone in the room know he was Hep C positive after we all walked through the mess. 
I gained an entirely new respect for what these guys put up with day in and day out. I admit I was a critic of LE (in a general sense) before the ride along and it really opened my eyes to the realities of the job. I firmly believe anyone who has any interest in doing a ride along should do one. Of course there are still bad cops out there - but meet some of the good ones and see what they deal with everyday. |
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Did the ride-along with my friend last night. My only hope going in was that I finish the night not having been shot in the nads.
Nads are GTG. EVERY stop these guys do has the potential for terrible violence. They handle it well. It was good to see county and local LEO backing each other up on calls. Being an old Jarhead, it was fun busting balls with these folks. They give and take pretty well. My pal is somewhat vertically challenged, and on the SWAT team. So I had to hit him with midget tunnel rat jokes. 
I can tell you that the word gets around quick on who is or isn't squared-away. No JBT thug action. Just LEO damn good at their job laying it on the line. ETA: Hot dispatcher. 
Very not hot jail intake deputy.
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I don't really mind having them ride with me, so I usually end up taking them because the other guys despise taking the ride alongs. I have one today 3-11P
I usually run them down the basics of operating my shotgun/rife. It would be total worst case scenario but they could help me out if it's life or death. Listen to what the cop tells you when you start. If he says follow me everywhere I go, follow him. If he says stay in the car unless I tell you to get out, stay in the damn car. Don't ask questions the whole time. Some questions are good to go but 8 straight hours of that gets old and annoying. Policing is mostly boredom and paperwork and sometimes we do some crazy shit. Be prepared for the possibility to see both. |
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I don't really mind having them ride with me, so I usually end up taking them because the other guys despise taking the ride alongs. I have one today 3-11P I usually run them down the basics of operating my shotgun/rife. It would be total worst case scenario but they could help me out if it's life or death. Listen to what the cop tells you when you start. If he says follow me everywhere I go, follow him. If he says stay in the car unless I tell you to get out, stay in the damn car. Don't ask questions the whole time. Some questions are good to go but 8 straight hours of that gets old and annoying. Policing is mostly boredom and paperwork and sometimes we do some crazy shit. Be prepared for the possibility to see both. Great post. I look forward to giving it another go sometime. Great to spend time with a good friend, and see these folks out there taking care of business. |
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Dress in comfortable, warm clothing in case you have to bail out of the car and walk home. I kicked a ride along out once when I got dispatched to a stand-off.
Barking like a K-9 unit while the other guy is broadcasting is pretty funny... but only once or twice at max. Talk over the ccw thing with the guy you're riding with - you might be surprised at the answer. (though it would be great liability on you and or the officer) I always told them to keep the sh#t holstered unless stuff turned bad. My ride along(s) were always told that if they stood by and watched me take a beating - that they would be next (either by the perp, or by me after I got up.)
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Dress nice. Keep quiet while the officer is broadcasting on the radio. For the love of God, leave your CCW in your personal vehicle. Dress in comfortable, warm clothing in case you have to bail out of the car and walk home. I kicked a ride along out once when I got dispatched to a stand-off.
Barking like a K-9 unit while the other guy is broadcasting is pretty funny... but only once or twice at max. Talk over the ccw thing with the guy you're riding with - you might be surprised at the answer. (though it would be great liability on you and or the officer) I always told them to keep the sh#t holstered unless stuff turned bad. My ride along(s) were always told that if they stood by and watched me take a beating - that they would be next (either by the perp, or by me after I got up.)
I'd go on a ride along with you based solely on your avatar choices. |
