All great advice. I’ve approached several vehicles, one in the dead of night during a Youth Lock-In event…I was the only Officer on duty. It got my heart rate up (but not much). I’m extremely well trained/studied, and I did it by-the-book…with hopes the book didn’t need revision 🤷🏻♂️😂
It turned out to be a LEO who had obtained permiss…
All great advice. I’ve approached several vehicles, one in the dead of night during a Youth Lock-In event…I was the only Officer on duty. It got my heart rate up (but not much). I’m extremely well trained/studied, and I did it by-the-book…with hopes the book didn’t need revision 🤷🏻♂️😂
It turned out to be a LEO who had obtained permission from our Executive Pastor to use the rear parking lot to sleep in his car between shifts. He was from a city an hour away and subcontracted to the city adjacent to ours (traffic control on a major highway rebuild). It all checked out. We were both professional (he had both hands on the wheel and never budged until I was in a place where we could communicate effectively).
We became friends, and I made extra rounds out back so he could feel safe when sleeping between shifts…and I brought him coffee when time to get up. But you don’t know who you’re approaching until you get to a certain point. Go slow, BE READY….you can bet I was.
I don’t like approaching cars…but someone has to do it. Here am I Lord, send me.
All great advice. I’ve approached several vehicles, one in the dead of night during a Youth Lock-In event…I was the only Officer on duty. It got my heart rate up (but not much). I’m extremely well trained/studied, and I did it by-the-book…with hopes the book didn’t need revision 🤷🏻♂️😂
It turned out to be a LEO who had obtained permission from our Executive Pastor to use the rear parking lot to sleep in his car between shifts. He was from a city an hour away and subcontracted to the city adjacent to ours (traffic control on a major highway rebuild). It all checked out. We were both professional (he had both hands on the wheel and never budged until I was in a place where we could communicate effectively).
We became friends, and I made extra rounds out back so he could feel safe when sleeping between shifts…and I brought him coffee when time to get up. But you don’t know who you’re approaching until you get to a certain point. Go slow, BE READY….you can bet I was.
I don’t like approaching cars…but someone has to do it. Here am I Lord, send me.