Presiding Officer

Today, October 7, 2015 at 1 p.m. Officer Peter Malloy and myself, Officer James Reed arrive on the scene at 123 Jones street to serve an arrest warrant to a repeat offender by the name of, James Lou Ellen Brown. He had failed to appear in court after multiple, different charges of, driving with a suspended license, unsafe lane change, no driver’s license and a possession charge. Officer Peter Malloy was familiar with Mr. Brown and his location, after having arrested him before on possession for…

Common mental health crisis presentations police officers will most likely encounter in people are problems with mood and energy, problems with thinking and psychosis, and problems with personality and coping. They are also likely to encounter people that have chronic problems with memory, thinking, and behavior, and problems with anxiety. Other crisis signs include not being able to take in information, inability to pay attention, interacting outside of your reality (hallucinations or…

“Dance is the hidden language of the soul of the body.” Martha Graham says. Dance and leadership go hand in hand. It brings people together, which is what I love about dance. It takes a lot to be an officer for the Black Diamonds, so why should I be recruited as one? For years, my mom has choreographed and taught Bollywood dance to people. As a result of that, I have lots of experience in choreography, and in teaching it. I have helped my mom choreograph lots of dances, giving me the title of…

paraphernalia. Officer Armendariz #0211 also arrived on scene and assisted me.…

superior officers. Orders are given to lower ranking members that they sometimes do not agree with. However, our military members are taught to take orders from superior officers no matter if they agree with the orders or not. One of our military foundations is to obey. Soldiers are taught from boot camp to obey with no questions asked. If they don’t listen to orders given to them by superiors they are punished. When a solider commits a crime due to an order coming from a superior officer I…

The Quest For Power The Lord of The Flies, written by William Golding, tells the story of young British boys who are stranded on an island in the middle of the ocean. These boys were in a plane escaping from a war scene when their plane came down. The will to survive and get off the island is a leading factor for stress and a key issue. However the quest and assertiveness to be in control and have power drives two boys in particular throughout the story. Power starts off in the form of a conch,…

that officers need to work on defending themselves . Why is it that such a problem…

Homicide Detectives were requested to respond to an officer involved shooting at 514 East 8th Street. Upon arrival, I made contact with Sergeant James Lesher and I was advised the elements of the scene. Sergeant Lesher stated that Officers were dispatched to a call of a disturbance that was at the residence of 514 E. 8th Street. Sergeant Lesher advised that he received information from patrol supervisors on scene that while Officer Dennis Hutchins and Officer Juston Tyer were driving to the…

“Negro dogs” were scent dogs of various breeds. Usually they were trained specifically for pursuing escaped slaves. For some slaveholders, this training included having enslaved people simulate escape so they could be pursued by the dogs. Sometimes however the same animals were also used for fox chases. Slave catchers were often proud of the prowess of their dogs. They advertised the speed in which their animals could retrieve a runaway in local papers. Due to the level of training, a good…

Afghanistan: There were many challenges in the military but I am choosing to write about one scenario that made me realize what type of person I am. Even though I had struggle all through school, I was surprisingly good at being a Marine. Once I finished my first year in the military my parents grew to be pretty comfortable with the idea of me being in the corps. I think it is because they saw that I was finally growing up. In the Marine Corps they do not care about excuses and they definitely…