Billy
I was fresh outta High School in the summer of 1976. My parents said, “College or work?” I chose work. My first job was for Fitzgerald’s Gas and the station manager, Billy T. I was employed as a gas pumper. Check your oil? After a
Sip, and the Tackle
One day, the radio gave the Zone 1 deputy a call of a heated “10-16” (domestic) in the duplexes off Highway 5. “Sip” acknowledged the call and Sgt. Eddie immediately told me to respond to the call as backup. Allen said he would cover our
EDL Well Done
This story is about Douglas County Sheriff Earl D. Lee. I recall one day in the summer of 1988 when I was entering the Sheriff’s Office in the daytime! I entered through the Patrol Entrance to the New County jail, built in 1983. Now, this
Hang on Otis Part 3
There was no graded area, just woods, and paved streets. The only way out was through me. I had slowly entered the subdivision with Otis when I saw the first side street to my left. As I got to the side street, I saw the
J.B.’s Story Part 2
By the summer of 1985, I had impressed the higher-ups with my Patrol duties. I was in the running for a Traffic Unit spot. The Sheriff’s Office received a “Grant of Funds” from the FEDS and the State of Georgia for a 4-man Traffic Unit.
Frank
One cold winter morning on my day shift patrol, I started east on my patrol rounds checking businesses. Allen went south, and I went straight east on Bankhead Highway to start in downtown Lithia Springs. (Zone 2 = two deputies.) It was winter and still
Bob the Turkey
One day, around lunchtime, Radio got a call of a “10-11” from a resident on Cedar Mountain Road. (Zone 1) A 10-11, by the State Sheriff’s Radio Code, meant a dog complaint. About 80% of the 10-11 complaints were dogs barking. I arrived at an
Hang on Otis Part 2
It had been a few years since my run-in with the Alabama State Trooper in Dothan (See Honeymoon Trooper). I had the thought, “How in the hell did he get the ass end of that patrol car to sling around going in the other direction
Hang on Otis Part 1
I had heard talk by other deputies having to carry an association man around for a couple years. This task was usually done by the shift senior man or more often by the shift supervisor. One morning I was working the “Task Force”. Yes, Task
J.B.’s Story Part 1
I first met J.B. when he was hired on as a jailer. J.B. was just out of high school and eighteen when he became a jailer. I had now been working for the Sheriff for a year. I was radio operator for six months and