Happy New Year

[Valor55]

We have rookies running around trying to figure out where all they shots fired they are hearing are coming from. Try everyone's back porch. Duh. I think they are expecting dead bodies everywhere.

[Norm357]

Im sitting her listening to the boyz fire off their guns in the neighborhood.:rolleyes:

Happy New Years everyone!:D

[FoodStampz]

I'm watching the celebration on cnn.com :P

[Aussie George]

Well all in all, it was a pretty quiet night here.

We had a massive show of force in the City by Police. This kept arrests down as there was such a visible presence.

Of interest, one of the Senators joined up as an observer with one of out foot patrols in the City for the night. He was reported to say that he was extremely impressed with the level of professionalism of our officers and has a greater appreciation for what we do. And in his credit he was out with the crew all night. Not just a few hours or a fleeting visit.

Most of the licenced premises remained closed to prevent pub brawls and the like and that helped things quite a bit too.

We had a suicide about 7.00 pm and one of his friends (who was grossly intox) played up that much that he got a free bed after numerous warnings. "Yeah, we know your mate just died, but there is only so much crap we are going to tolerate, and due to your current state of mind, you can have a free bed for the night." Great end to the year. Happy New Year.:rolleyes:

And then there was the guy who about 0200 hrs pushed his girlfriend out of a moving vehicle, in front of people, then promptly did a u-turn and lined her up, and ran her over and killed her.

He was on the run still (after dumping his car near bushland) when I knocked off at about 0630 hrs. I got to work and found out they caught him later in the day. And a Happy New Year to him, his girlfriend and their families. :mad::rolleyes:

The rest of the night we had two pursuits, one with a BMW Z3 stolen recently and used in a spate of burgs. Why would you steal a Z3 and use it in burgs? Obviously didn't plan on stealing anything big?? :rolleyes:

Then there were the 43 noise and fireworks complaints. Get a life people!!!

If you haven't worked out I don't really see the point in NYE and couldn't give a toss if we got rid of it all together. Just an excuse for people to act like raging tossers and another reason to miss out on a night at home with the family for so many cops/ambos/etc that are called in to clean up this human garbage parade.

What is the NYE equivalent to BAH HUMBUG?? :p

[Valor55]

I was outside on a traffic stop playing cover. I knew it was midnight because it sounded like Faluja suddenly. It was pretty much chaos all over after midnight. I had a bazillion calls.

[Mike Romeo]

Hope everyone has a great new year! Nothing quite like a fresh start.

[RemyG]

I was outside on a traffic stop playing cover. I knew it was midnight because it sounded like Faluja suddenly. It was pretty much chaos all over after midnight. I had a bazillion calls.

So did he/she get the ticket in 07, 08? Or were you feeling generous with it being a new year and all :D

[Valor55]

So did he/she get the ticket in 07, 08? Or were you feeling generous with it being a new year and all :D

I was the cover officer. The contact arrested the driver on a warrant.

[Valor55]

The funny thing was the rookies spazzing out over "shots fired." A bunch were on a call and started racing around the neighborhood with their guns out thinking they were taking fire. Myself and another officer had to both speak up that it was midnight and people were shooting in the air.