So Wednesday I'm at the park with my wife and kids. Totally off duty and enjoying a picnic and a beautiful day.
While I'm there I notice a dude on the other side of the street running, hauling freight. He's wearing long pants and a jacket and ball cap. Not a jogger. He keeps looking over his shoulder at another dude running after him. The other dude isn't keeping up so well. I'm pretty certain even the FBI would figure this is a clue. So being the street cop I am I run across the street and intercept the trailing dude and yelled, "What did he do?" The guy says, "He stole from the store!"
Yeah boy! The chase is on, now I'm like a dumb dog chasing the mail truck down the street. The suspect is running up a hill into an alley and I follow. I'm dialing 911 on my cell phone figuring I can keep the dude in sight until uniforms show up. I get about 50 feet from him and he stops and spins around facing me. He starts shaking his shirt and 15 packages of steak fall out. I'm not sure if he's unencumbering himself to fight me or pull a weapon so I draw down on him with my concealed duty gun.
I yell, "Police! Get on the ground! Get on the ground NOW!"
He stops and lays down and I yell for him to show me his hands and he complies proning out for me.
I got dispatch on the line and tell them I'm off duty and have a shoplifter at gun point. Uniforms already got the call for the shoplifter and a citizen with a gun call from the owner of the supermarket chasing the guy. They broadcast it's me and I tell the owner to flag them down and show them where I am. It took about 2 minutes but the guys came. There is no better feeling in the world than hearing those sirens come for you. I work with this shift a lot and figured they'd recognize me but I had my badge out for them anyway.
The suspect had two outstanding warrants and several previous shoplifting charges so he got a trip to the pokey. The 15 packages of steak averaged about $8 each.
I went back and finished my time with the family at the park.
My wife's been calling all her friends bragging all evening. :D
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04-20-06 04:45 AM #1
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04-20-06 04:50 AM #2
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Good job....
So....did you get hooked up with any good steaks from the store owner...?
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04-20-06 04:51 AM #3
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Hah and I thought my day was exciting. But finding a dollar at the bus stop really dosn't compare to this :eek:
It has been _0_ days since the last "will this hurt my chances" thread.
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04-20-06 04:52 AM #4
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You TURD! :D
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Good Job Valor!
Can you lay your life down, so a stranger can live?
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04-20-06 05:17 AM #5
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Hey...building a new house costs money....so I am betting he's looking for all the hook-ups he can get.... Originally Posted by acreature
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04-20-06 06:19 AM #6
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Hmm, Good job. :D
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04-20-06 06:25 AM #7
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Originally Posted by Valor55
GREAT job!!! I'm envious.....nothing ever happens to me off duty.
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04-20-06 06:36 AM #8
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Nice job, Valor!
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04-20-06 06:36 AM #9
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Famous last words. Originally Posted by michiganstud
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04-20-06 08:53 AM #10
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Way to go!!
Nice hustle man!! High 5 coming your way!!!!:cool:
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04-20-06 09:26 AM #11
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You weren't wearing the pink shirt were you?:p
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04-20-06 12:18 PM #12
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ROFL - Just what I was thinking. Better find some wood to knock on, buddy. Originally Posted by Oldbillplod
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04-20-06 12:52 PM #13
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Valor you are my hero.
Good job!
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04-20-06 12:53 PM #14
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Good work Valor.
Another high five.:D"He didn't want to tell the cop he was on his way to the Butt Pirate Palace for a little two-step with Joe-Joe during the Village People marathon." - Cat_Doc
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04-20-06 01:09 PM #15
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Great job, Valor. Always on duty
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