Kudzu
One crisp fall night, I was riding shotgun with my shift supervisor Lieutenant Ron Cain. The warmth of the day was fading. It must have been a full moon that night. Patrol units were rushing from call to call. Those of us from the traffic
GBI Investigation
One day, while on day shift patrol in Zone 2, I received a call from my radio. “Radio 141…” “141, meet with Warrant Deputy S.C. at the Sweetwater State Park entrance on Mt. Vernon Road”. When I arrived, Deputy S.C. said that he had a
Traffic Court
After a few years on patrol, I was chosen to be a member of the newly granted Douglas County Traffic Enforcement Unit in 1985. So, I said goodbye to day shift patrol and hello to 8 years of weekend night work. I will have more
Warning Shot
In my 38-year career with Douglas County, I only fired a warning shot 1 time. It was early in my career. At that time, I had recently been promoted from patrol division to the newly formed “TRAFFIC PATROL” unit. The Traffic Enforcement Unit began operations
Rookie Mistake #1
Radio Operator: February to September 1979. One night, while working as a radio operator, I received a phone call from a citizen in Zone 1. Back then, Zone 1 had only one patrol deputy per shift. That night, it was Deputy Robin C. (the same
Women in Law Enforcement Part 2
One night on a ride-along in Carrollton, in the 0-dark-thirties morning hours, Dean’s sergeant told us to 10-25, meet, in some parking lot in Carrollton somewhere. Hell, it was about 0300. His Sergeant drove up and was a female. She was of stocky build and
Women in Law Enforcement Part 1
In the 1970’s, very few women were in law enforcement. It was thought that women were too fragile for law enforcement. At that time, women really didn’t apply for law enforcement positions. They would usually apply and be hired for matron, secretary, or clerk positions.
The Van Part 2
As we turned onto Kings Highway, I had already been listening to the chatter on the car-to-car channel and heard the night shift patrol Lieutenant R.S. (Bob) gather his zone 1 deputies to set up a good roadblock at King’s and 5. When the van
The Van Part 1
One early morning in the early 1990s, around-o-dark 30, the D.U.I. Unit met for lunch. We called each other on the sheriff’s band to meet at the Waffle House at I-20 and 92. At that time, the DUI Task Force consisted of members LT. R.
My Written Reprimand
As you may recall from some of my previous stories like J.B. part 1, I had mentioned a reprimand. This story will also tie into other stories. Well, here’s what happened. In the fall/winter of 1980, Novemberish? My good friend and riding partner Deputy D.M.