I’m just curious what goes through peoples minds when they run from the cops. Ok so here is the situation. I get called to a residence about a lady that won’t leave. I will call her Dodo just because. When we get there Dodo decides she doesn’t want to talk to us so she gets in her car and takes off. I of course follow her, and then attempt to make a traffic stop. Well Dodo decides that she really doesn’t want to talk to me so she just keeps driving. Well now we are in a pursuit. She is not speeding, she just won’t stop. Another officer gets in front of her with lights and siren blaring. He tries to get Dodo to stop by boxing her in. Dodo apparently decides this is a good time to try to go around the other officer, so she tries to go around. She just about hit the other officer so he finally lets her by. I get back in behind Dodo, and we continue to follow her with the lights and sirens.

            At this point I’m thinking Dodo must be really stupid. We keep following her, not at high speed or anything. I’m trying to figure out where she thinks she is going. Anyway she runs a lot of stop signs, and is lucky no one was coming too fast down the streets. She then pulls into her driveway, and stops. I guess she figures that if she makes it home we will just let her go… OK well she’s home lets just leave her alone now. NOT!

            We end up dragging her out of her car, and taking her to jail. Now here is the kicker. When she did finally stop, and we made it to her car door, I realize there is a 7 month old baby in a car seat, but not buckled in. The baby is screaming, and I’m appalled that she put her baby in this kind of danger. We charged her with endangering a child, and eluding. This hasn’t gone to court yet so I can’t tell you any details, but I bring it back to … Where in the hell did she think she was going to go. If she had simply pulled over when I first attempted to stop her she would have not been charged with anything. She would have simply been told to stay away from the property that she had originally been at.

     Ok so I'm back from the State Fair. It was a long long week. I was teamed up with a guy from another city. We made more arrests than any other team out there. I don't know how many arrests but we got 5 or so a day. The Lynard Skynard concert brought in a rough crowd. We had several fights that night. There is nothing like pushing your way through a jam packed crowd, and then trying to stop 10,000 idiots from fighting. We grabbed the main aggressor, and started out of the crowd, I ran over a few people on the way out.

     We made a lot of arrests for minor consumption, and a lot for underage tobacco as well. eight days away from your family is a long time though. I was so excited  to get home and see my wife, and my son. I'm not sure they were so excited to see me. I guess i was gone on a hard week for my wife. Anyway it was good, and the paycheck will be better.

     Once again I'm off to go work at the State Fair, as security. It's 8 days of 16 hour days. The pay isn't that great but after working that many hours I should do ok. I believe the two concerts this year are Lynard Skynard, and Sara Evens. The concerts should be pretty tame. I don't think Lynard Skynard will have a too many trouble makers, and Sara Evans will probably have a lot of cowgirls.

     Anyway, it should be interesting. I think it's Jeff Foxworthy that said if you want to feel better about yourself just go to the State Fair, I definatly understand what he means by this. There are some very scary looking people that go to the state fair.     I willl give a full report when i get back, and if i am able to get internet while i'm there maybe I will even update while I'm there.

 

 

On another note, there was a shooting of two probations officers, and one Police Officer not far from my area. From what the news has said the three officers are going to be ok, and the bad guy was shot and killed. I don't have any more info than that, here is a link to the new vid.