I started in February of 1987. I was hired as a patrolman. I’ve enjoyed my job, and still enjoy my job. I was in a large city and had applied and tested for this job. I thought, This would be a good place to raise a family. And it has been.
What is unique about being a police officer in a small town versus a big city? I think that question should be, ‘What’s good and what’s bad?’ What’s good can sometimes be bad. It’s the personal contact you have in a small community. I’ve said it often, these people are not strangers. In many cases, they’re my friends or acquaintances, they’re my neighbors. What’s a downside? Well, that said, again, these folks aren’t strangers. I know them. I understand that it’s not a fun thing to go through the criminal justice system. A lot of times you share their pain. You understand what they’re going through. All my contacts are certainly not negative, they’re positive. But when things happen within a family, and we’re involved in it, you feel their pain.
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