Ride_Along

Ride Along I could never imagine how a day in the life of a police officer would be so demanding. My ride along experience with Austin Police Department ended up being exciting and intense at the same time. I was fortunate enough to get to ride the entire shift, which starts at 6:00 p.m. and ends at 4:00 a.m., pending on the paperwork completed at the end of the night. I was to be at the East Substation in Austin at 6:00 p.m. on a Friday evening. The portion of East Austin that was patrolled is District 5, Charlie Sector. I was briefly introduced to the Sergeant and Corporal of the overnight shift. At 6:30 p.m., the two officers conducted a meeting and with four other associate officers. They spoke about problem areas and complaints within East Austin. The meeting had a certain seriousness, but the entirety of the meeting did not last long and ended up on a good note with some officers making fun of one another and telling jokes. The meeting concluded at 6:50 p.m., and I was to be riding with one of the Officers at the meeting. He stood a tall, strong, and serious man with officer, call, car, officers, ride, along, out, man, because, police, one, about, patrol, night, after, work, woman, being, arrest, another, women, trying, stop, pm, people, meeting, while, taken, situation, over, neighbor, help, disturbance, austin, arrested, around, very