Polo?
This cracks me up… And to think it came from a newspaper- probably the reporter who checks the police log daily… hoping something interesting is in it. This must have been golden for him! If it’s real. I tried Snopes and it wasn’t listed. But criminals really can be that dumb.
There was a thread I saw on Splitcoast where a woman was explaining her absence from SCS. She checked in with her group, letting them know she had been in jail and explained the whole sordid story. My law enforcement nose told me that she wasn’t giving all the details because if it really happened as she said, she wouldn’t have been arrested. There’s always more to the story.
The response from her group was as expected- shock, horror, sympathy, anger at the police. Only one person questioned it (and she’s in the biz). I know the public in general has a distorted view of the police. I get all sorts of crazy demands daily – by people who watch too much CSI or believe everything they see on TV as it applies to law enforcement. I’m just some “girl” who answers the phone- “connect me immediately to the Desk Officer“! So I thought I’d make myself available to answer any questions I can, about what really happens in a police department. And what you should always question when you read accounts in the press. I can tell you this for sure- every press release we send out looks different in the paper and not just because the editor fixed our typos! Do you want to know what really happens in briefings? What the cops are really like? What dispatchers really do between 911 and radio transmissions? (Well, you all know i blog…lol!). I would LOVE to give the scoop on the normal day to day hilarity as well as worst calls ever, or what have you. Just tell me what you want to know!
I don’t know everything, obviously, but I’ve been a dispatcher for 20 years this October (ohmiwerd, i don’t know how that happened). So come on! Lay those questions on me! This could be fun (or my worst nightmare!).
robin
March 7, 2009 at 09:18
are you serious? this is fantastic. i was actually just scouting about google last night trying to find an answer to something. hopefully this falls into your realm of oh so much experience. what i’ve been trying to find out is this… if there has been a crime or if you see police activity or hear a police chopper flying in your neighborhood, is there a way to go about finding information on what has happened? (online would be the preference of course.) there has been some weird activity in our neighborhood lately that i would like to know more about what’s going on but there’s been nothing on the news or newspapers about it that i have found. it would just be nice to know. thanks denise! have a lovely weekend :O)
ps i would love to know about the most terrified caller you ever had to deal with… has someone ever called you screaming in your ear with shear panic, scared for their life over something? how do you deal with that? morbid curiosity over here…
Britiney
March 7, 2009 at 13:33
Oh My Werd! I want it all, baby!!! Dish the dirt! I cannot WAIT to hear it ALL!!!
Linda McClain
March 10, 2009 at 16:41
I bet you have some amazing stories. I know how you feel – as a nurse, I can’t stand to watch shows like ER – they are so freaking off. Then, everyone thinks they can and should share all their personal medical issues with you thinking you’ll have the miracle answer all their doctors and specialists haven’t already entertained. Just like anyone else, it’s TMI – I really don’t want to know about that mole.
Wow that sounds whiney, doesn’t it. I love being a nurse – it’s just weird how the media can twist all our professions.
Joan B
March 22, 2009 at 23:15
you crack me up. very interesting…
Kristin Moore
March 25, 2009 at 06:18
OMG, I totally want to know about your craziest caller! Most bizarre situation! You are so hilarious Denise, and I can completely picture you telling these stories in person!