for the week of February 24, 2010

by Eloise Campanella

I will be submitting a shortened version of the Bull Sheet this week so I'll make up for it with the following video.  If one picture is worth a thousand words, this speaks volumes.  As my friend who is veteran said, "My computer screen went blurry while watching."  Mine did also.  I'm sure you'll have the same problem.  Don't call IT folks.  It will clear up. 

http://www.nragive.com/ringoffreedom/index.html

AT THE DETENTION CENTER...

Inmate did not eat a third meal in a row and medical was contacted.  He was also seen by counseling and he agreed to start eating.  Counseling said he was not depressed, just mad.

ON PATROL...

Subject was contacted walking in the snow without shoes on a county road.  She was extremely intoxicated (no kidding) and said she was walking to Longmont.  She was taken to PVH and placed on a detox hold. 

A 17-year-old was arrested after he grabbed his mother's throat during an argument and bit her arm when she attempted to restrain him.  When the juvenile was released from his mother, he scratched and dented the hood of her vehicle.  Booked at the Hub.

Subject was stopped for defective license plate light.  Sounds petty, doesn't it?  Well, he is revoked as an Habitual Offender with so many active restraints that he won't even begin to see his license until 2014.

Subject believed she was purchasing a car from a seller through E-Bay Motors.  She responded to an ad on Craig's List and sent $4100 via Western Union to the seller.  To date, no car, no money, no seller.  Investigation continues.    

MISCELLANEOUS....

Ooooo weeee, this is a good one.  Sheriff got the following note (in part) and passed it on to Personnel.  I love it. 

There are seven questions I'll ask right now. I took a good look at the department's website but I couldn't find anything that definitely answered it and I wanted to be sure. First of all would be alright if I wore my cowboy hat on duty? I never go anywhere without it. I understand how some agencies in the Southern States allow it so I was hoping to find one in the Northern States where I live. I don't see any reason why I couldn't since with my uniform I'd still be identifiable as an officer. Plus if there's no direct rule that says I can't, why not? In my opinion if there is no direct rule saying you can't, you can. .......Second does the Larimer County Sheriff's Department have a K-9 Corp? That's what I've wanted to do on the Force since practically Day 1. I like dogs alot so working with a Police K-9 would be the perfect position for me. Third ....? Fourth ..... Fifth.... I have a Business Technology Degree. Will that work or do I need something else. I don't want to get stuck with a desk job. As I said, I want the Patrol Division and then the K-9 Corp. Sixth, if your agency doesn’t allow Cowboy hats what does it allow? Please include an attachment of a copy of your agency’s policy toward headgear. Seventh, if your agency doesn't allow Cowboy hats do you know any that do?  I would appreciate any response you could give me please. I ask these this question now because I'm sorry to say that if the answer to it is no then me joining the Larimer County Sheriff Department is out of the question.

Okay, his last sentence is very true, very true indeed...  His joining LCSO is out of the question.

A co-worker sent the following out this morning:  "To the anonymous person who kindly cleared my car windows last night - thank you -  Coming out after applicant testing after 8:00 p.m. last night it was an fabulous treat to find that someone had already cleared all of my car windows for me.  It's wonderful to work with such nice people."   That's what I'm talking about.

Maybe some of my readers have seen this but for those who haven't, have a chuckle.  These line are taken from actual police videos and I only wish we could use them.  But alas, a little too sarcastic for LCSO. 

·         You know, stop lights don't come any redder than the one you just went through.

·         Relax; the handcuffs are tight because they're new.  They'll stretch after you wear them awhile.

·         If you run, you'll just go to jail tired.

·         You don't know how fast you were going?  I guess that means I can write anything I want on the ticket, huh?

·         Yes, sir, you can talk to the shift supervisor, but I don't think it will help.  Oh, did I mention that I'm the shift supervisor?

·         Warning! You want a warning?  O.K, I'm warning you not to do that again or I'll give you another ticket.

·         No sir, we don't have quotas anymore.  We used to, but now we're allowed to write as many tickets as we can.

·         Yeah, we have a quota. Two more tickets and my wife gets a toaster oven.

Whoa, mentioning a toaster oven once got us in trouble with some folks who have a poor sense of humor. 

So until next week, that's all she wrote.