And welcome to the NEW forum aimed (?) at the law enforcement community. Of course, everyone is invited to participate and take their best shots! Thanks to Derek for adding this forum!
I'll start the lineup with a brief history of my life behind the badge.
Joined the Village of New Rome (Frankling County, OH) as a Deputy Marshal in the summer of 1977. Cool title, but think small village. Very small village. Worked uniform (the County SO did any criminal investigations) for four years before moving on to bigger and better. The Village of New Rome was officially disbanded in 2005.
Joined the Clinton Township Police Dept in Feb 1981. Also located in Franklin County, in the northeast corner (one of the tougher areas). It was a tough place to work. 37 liquor establishments, mostly country-western and Go-Go bars (back before they invented lap dances). Low to upper middle class, with the project and trailer park thrown in for variety.
The night crew carried special, custom-made nunchukas (by the Sr Sergeant) in special sap pockets on our trousers. 14 inches long, 3/4 in square (3 in of lead in the end) and connected by parachute cord with just enough play to fold them together. They were VERY effective.
Worked uniform for several years and then in criminal investigations. Was a member of the Central Ohio Drug Task Force and was a certified insturctor for the Ohio Police Officer's Training Academy.
We carried the S&W heavy barrel .357 (I forget the model) in stainless, fixed sights. It was a great weapon. We then went to the new 4906 in 9mm, when they first came out. So new, no one made a holster yet. We all carried a backup of some sort, eventually going to the S&W 940 (9mm), 5-shot (moon-clip), hammerless. Great pocket gun. I still have mine.
At first (for me) the night crew carried the occasional M1 carbine or dbl sxs shotgun (my favorite) in the crusiers. Eventually we put away our toys and had Remington 870 with choate folding stocks in electric locks, muzzle down on the passenger side.
In November 1994, a tired truck driver from OK and I met in the middle of I-70 (Columbus) when he decided he wanted my lane more than I did and made my cruiser a hood ornament on his Kenworth. That's another story, but it needs visuals.
I retired in May 1995 after a knee operation and lots of therapy. I moved from Ohio to MA at the end of 1996 and here I am.
Who's next? What's next?
RJ
I'll start the lineup with a brief history of my life behind the badge.
Joined the Village of New Rome (Frankling County, OH) as a Deputy Marshal in the summer of 1977. Cool title, but think small village. Very small village. Worked uniform (the County SO did any criminal investigations) for four years before moving on to bigger and better. The Village of New Rome was officially disbanded in 2005.
Joined the Clinton Township Police Dept in Feb 1981. Also located in Franklin County, in the northeast corner (one of the tougher areas). It was a tough place to work. 37 liquor establishments, mostly country-western and Go-Go bars (back before they invented lap dances). Low to upper middle class, with the project and trailer park thrown in for variety.
The night crew carried special, custom-made nunchukas (by the Sr Sergeant) in special sap pockets on our trousers. 14 inches long, 3/4 in square (3 in of lead in the end) and connected by parachute cord with just enough play to fold them together. They were VERY effective.
Worked uniform for several years and then in criminal investigations. Was a member of the Central Ohio Drug Task Force and was a certified insturctor for the Ohio Police Officer's Training Academy.
We carried the S&W heavy barrel .357 (I forget the model) in stainless, fixed sights. It was a great weapon. We then went to the new 4906 in 9mm, when they first came out. So new, no one made a holster yet. We all carried a backup of some sort, eventually going to the S&W 940 (9mm), 5-shot (moon-clip), hammerless. Great pocket gun. I still have mine.
At first (for me) the night crew carried the occasional M1 carbine or dbl sxs shotgun (my favorite) in the crusiers. Eventually we put away our toys and had Remington 870 with choate folding stocks in electric locks, muzzle down on the passenger side.
In November 1994, a tired truck driver from OK and I met in the middle of I-70 (Columbus) when he decided he wanted my lane more than I did and made my cruiser a hood ornament on his Kenworth. That's another story, but it needs visuals.
I retired in May 1995 after a knee operation and lots of therapy. I moved from Ohio to MA at the end of 1996 and here I am.
Who's next? What's next?
RJ