Personal Narrative: My First Year In Law Enforcement

For the past 2 years I have been part of the San Francisco Police Activities League as a Cadet. As a Cadet I’ve had many opportunities that I never thought I would have. We, Cadets, help the San Francisco Police Department with any assistance they need in big Bay Area events or fundraising. I’ve gotten the chance to also meet the Chief of Police, Greg Suhr, and now Retired Deputy Chief, Lyn Tomioka. Never in my life did I think I would have the wonderful and honorable opportunity to meet 2 excellent people and many more amazing Officers. In the 2 years, I was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by Chief Suhr for the work I’ve done as a PAL Cadet.

“The Sheriff´s office has issued a mandatory evacuation order for your area.” A phone call like that will get you out of bed in a hurry, and it’s something you don’t get used too. I grew up in Ramona, California, a small rural town with not much to offer. Mountains, farm animals, hillbillies and fires… all a part of Ramona.

“We have identified the body of Pamela Zimmerman, and we suspect there is foul play. The Bloomington-Normal Police Department is doing everything they can: I am sorry.” These words from a police officer are permanently etched into my head. Those simple fifteen words play on repeat throughout my head a multitude of times throughout the day, sometimes never leaving my head. As the wise holocaust survivor Viktor E Frankl once said, “When we are no longer able to change a situation- we are challenged to change ourselves.” I woke up on November Fourth, 2015 thinking it was going to just be a normal day; little did I know that I was about to be hit with news that would change my life forever.

Officer Ortiz allowed me to get out of the patrol car, and observe him questioning the man that was accused of violently arguing with his girlfriend outside of Flacos. It concluded with the man walking away from the area and being told he will be trespassed the next time. Shortly after that, another disturbance call came through the radio. A (10-96) was being “harassed” from her apartment and she felt like she had to move out, so she sat outside with her things. Officer Ortiz and I got out of the patrol car, and walked up to another Officer on scene trying to calm down the enraged woman. In this situation, no action could be done because where was no other person to talk to about the matter. The third disturbance of the night was called after we returned to the patrol car. This call was a domestic violence disturbance, called in by little kids. A couple was fighting in the house while the kids were in the room resting and the mother went to jail for beating on the father. The man was certain that he didn’t fight back however; his kids were extremely frightened by him. Another Officer explained to the two young girls that their mother would be back in the morning after first appearance but for now had to follow their father’s rules and go back to

Having a black father and a white mother has always had some family members question my kinship to them. The older I got, the more my identification became reliant on one aspect of myself over the other. The African-American part of me became suspect in the eyes of certain family members with no real comprehension on my part as of why. I saw ignorance towards my whiteness, not only within society but within my own family, which resulted in the inability to perceive my blackness.

My full name is Samantha Taylor Miller, I am a criminal justice major. I am from Little Falls, New York. I currently live in North Hall with my roommate, who is also my close friend from high school. Although Little Falls is only about thirty minutes from UC, I am glad I chose to live on campus because I have met so many new people as a result of living in the resident's hall.

I currently have an Associate degree in Criminal Justice and have attended Professional Military Education (PME) courses in Security Forces Apprentice and Security Forces Leadership courses. Moreover, I was selected to attend the MWD Handler and Kennel Master/Trainer courses at Lackland Air Force Base (AFB) Texas. I have also attended the Non Commissioned Officer Academy Management Course at Petersen AFB, Colorado that enhanced leadership capabilities. Lastly, I was selected to attend Yuma Joint Forces Regional K9 Training with U.S. Marine/Navy in Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona in preparation for combat mission in

To start this night was very warm and I had a feeling in my gut that it was going to be a very busy night. So, I arrived at the Public Safety Building and Officer Champoli came and got me. He informed me that before we head out he had to finish up a DWI report from the night before. So while he typed up his report I saw what it was like to type up reports today for officers. Its all automated except for the narrative portion you just point and click and type in the information. He got a phone call from the Sargent and he told him that he was needed out on the road. While we were driving he told me about a crack addict he had arrested the night before and that she had multiple arrests on her record and had some stuff shoved up a certain area drugs should not be. At which point we got called over to Metlars for a suspicious

On February 24, 2017, I responded to 2809 W Royal Oaks Drive in reference to an intoxicated subject. Beaufort County Dispatch advised me a male was intoxicated attempting to drive a vehicle. I arrived in the area and observed a gray 2014 Chev Camero, bearing a South Carolina license plate; MMJ124 parked in the roadway. The individual was standing behind the vehicle, and appeared to be unstable by not keeping his balance while standing.

On 06-09-2016 at 1103 hours I was contacted at the front desk of the Police Department in reference to stealing.

Everyone has the experience of D.A.R.E officers, learning all about the drug related side of criminal justice and the intensity of the choices children make. This was a positive experience in my criminal justice history, as we had fun experiences leaving lasting impressions with the officers that came to aid in our futures. Shortly following we enter into higher education where officers are posted on school sites to aid in prohibiting illegal activity as well as protect those against violence. I never had to experience any positive or negative interactions with those posted officers, and for that I am thankful. My next experience came when I was assigned a research paper my senior year of high school. Taking a forensic class was on the top of my list in high school, as my aspirations were to become a crime scene investigator. With the research paper that came assigned through the class, it was my responsibility to interact with law enforcement and interview several potential employers as well as co-workers. This experience alone made a large impact on my future endeavors. Some officers had a very

When I was 18 years old I packed my bags and made my way to The Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy for 10 weeks. I was following in the footsteps of my father and his father who had attended the same academy in their youth; my parents were so proud! At 18 I was a hotheaded, smug, careless teen who, despite my law enforcement lineage, had no inkling of exactly what I was getting myself into; at the time, however, I did not realize that. I walked in that first day with such confidence and pride. Because I grew up in a law enforcement background, I expected to blow everybody away with how knowledgeable I was, but I quickly learned that I was sorely mistaken.

As an illustration, I was a regular guy walking around the sidewalk of Staten Island.

As a Senior Reconditioning Associate, I can build on all the training and knowledge received as a Detail Associate. My work as a reconditioning associate I have shown exceptional result focus and attention to detail to every station that I could learn on this side. I would like to transfer these traits along with outstanding work ethic and teamwork to our paint

I’m Isaac, and I guess something interesting about me to start is that I’m half Korean and half Chinese, and I also became a Canadian citizen just last year, on top of that I also lived in Canada for around 13 years. Throughout my time living in both Vancouver and Toronto, my hopes and dreams had changed for my future multiple times, but I determined myself to go into the police department for a long time now. Whether it’s being a part of the detective field or the Emergency task force. Why I’m determined to go into this field is, first the yearly salary is very reasonable with benefits as well as an amazing pension after I retire. The second reason would be I always wanted to live a somewhat luxury life style, with