LC has some competition

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 5:23 am

I have fantabulous news. at least i think so.

My home town PD has hired me on as a reserve officer.

I start at the ILEA(Iowa Law Enforcement Academy) in November. When the chief retires in December, a spot will open up and I will become Officer Wolverine.

less pay than what i make now, but better hours, less stress and the commute will only be 5 blocks instead of 45 minutes.

devist8me · Post by **devist8me** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 7:08 am

Congratulations! I'll try not to give you a reason to frisk me

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 7:10 am

That's great news. I'm proud of you. :yh_clap

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 7:34 am

Way to go buddy ! Very noble profession !

Now you & pussycat can do the good cop bad cop routine on accountable.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 7:48 am

Can LC be the bad cop? :yh_drool

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 8:13 am

Was there ever any question about that ? :wah:

actionfigurestepho · Post by **actionfigurestepho** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 8:58 am

Ooh, congratulations!

I definately want to see some hot pictures of you in your uniform.

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 9:25 am

Great new, you will great Law Enforcement Officer..:-6

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:26 am

Go Wolfy!

Does that mean FG members get breaks on speeding tickets?

We are very proud of you!

Post by **Betty Boop** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:32 am

Congratulations Officer Wolverine!!:)

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:39 am

i am very proud to call you brother!!! now i want to hear all about your academy days!

:rolleyes:

:yh_beatup .........less stress????? HAHAHAHAHA

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:59 am

Well Done Luv, i'm sure you'll make a fine officer x

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 5:48 pm

thank you, thankyou, thankyou.

i'm not an officer yet. I get fitted for my uniform wednesday. I start field training next monday.

Academy classes start monday November 7. then in january i start in earnest.

nervous. but its a happy kind of nervous, ya know.

My guys at work are excited for me, so now i have to pick and train my replacement.

and yes, MUCH less stress than what i do now. I'll go from 65-70 hours six days a week to 50 or so five days a week.

I was finally able to get my mile and a half time down. have to be able to do it in 12:51 or quicker in my age bracket. Got it down to 12:02:34. hell yeah!

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 6:47 pm

i REEEAAALLLY want to talk with you a year from now

...and i hope you'll do an academy thread, we can share horror stories! my defensive tactics instructors were Sgt. death and Lt. pain. :wah: ....actually i hope i can give you moral support throughout, we need good officers everywhere!

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 8:41 pm

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DadinIowa · Post by **DadinIowa** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 3:53 pm

Wolverine wrote: I have fantabulous news. at least i think so.

My home town PD has hired me on as a reserve officer.

I start at the ILEA(Iowa Law Enforcement Academy) in November. When the chief retires in December, a spot will open up and I will become Officer Wolverine.

less pay than what i make now, but better hours, less stress and the commute will only be 5 blocks instead of 45 minutes.

Just in case i forgot to tell you, I am DAMN proud of you boy!

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 1:43 pm

Bothwell is a very, very, very, very unbelievably Lucky man!

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BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:00 pm

Oh great, MORE cops 'round here. What's a biker to do??? I won't get away with sh!t now!!! :yh_eyebro

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:05 pm

BabyRider wrote: Oh great, MORE cops 'round here. What's a biker to do??? I won't get away with sh!t now!!! :yh_eyebro

don't worry, i'm a biker in Cop's clothing.

you know for longest time when i first got here i thought you fella was a pilot. the way you talked about the Blue Angels.

even after you posted pics of the group, i still didn't get it. "why are the Blue Angels located in Detroit?"

:o

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:07 pm

who gave you that photo of me Wolverine? ??

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:09 pm

Wolverine wrote: "why are the Blue Angels located in Detroit?"

:o
:yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl

That's great!! He gets that a lot..."What are you guys, military bikers?" Or more usually, "Are you guys a LEO M/C?" (The "blue" throws 'em off.) It creates much confusion.

I'm looking forward to the horror stories from academy that you & LC swap. Stories of your torture will really brighten up my day! :yh_bigsmi

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:09 pm

lady cop wrote: who gave you that photo of me Wolverine? ??

i have had that for almost 3 years. buddy of mine gave it to me. that is the reason i wanted to become a cop. hotties like that running around. bad guys'll be too dumb struck to do anything.

i will eventually develope an immunity to it so i can take out the crooks.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:11 pm

ah, i knew you wanted to be a cop strictly for humanitarian reasons!

...what is it about women and handcuffs and pat-downs?

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:00 am

hey wolvie, find out if you guys get pepper-sprayed in firearms class. that will give you something to look forward to! hahahahahaha i have a good story for you when that comes around.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 3:36 pm

i just want you to know this is quite rare---------:( AUSTELL, Georgia (AP) -- A trainee at a state law enforcement academy was accidentally shot and killed by her instructor Tuesday during a classroom exercise, authorities said.

The police trainee was among about 30 students in the seventh week of a state-mandated 10-week training course at the North Central Georgia Law Enforcement Academy.

The recruit was not identified pending notification of relatives. Details of the accident also were not released Tuesday night.

Cobb County Police spokesman Dana Pierce said the veteran instructor was "very traumatized" and had to seek medical attention.

The academy is one of 10 regional training centers for law enforcement officers in Georgia.

venus · Post by **venus** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 3:40 pm

Way to Go wolverine...

Im really pleased for you.

Youll have to put up a pic of you in uniform, sniff all grown up and off protecting the neighborhood!

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:52 am

ok so i'm going to be a reserve. to start. since the Lt. was an instructor at the Academy for 3 years, riding with him will count toward class time.

Last sund was the first day "on the job" spent almost 3 hours just going over the vehicle. Not a whole lot happened. Seat-belt, speeder. Cat stuck on a roof.

my lunch got comped at the Cafe.

around 1830 or 1900 got a call about a bar fight.

Like Floppy said, it was weird being on the other side of one: breaking it up instead of gettin in on it. Hahaha

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:02 am

will he be your FTO? or this was a 'ride-along'? because you are still a civilian i am surprised if he let you put your hands on anybody. it's a liability problem.

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:09 am

lady cop wrote: will he be your FTO? or this was a 'ride-along'? because you are still a civilian i am surprised if he let you put your hands on anybody. it's a liability problem.
LC, I watched a COPS program the other night where a single officer had a man pulled over who got seriously goofy, and was obviously on some sort of dope and outweighed the officer by about 100 pounds. The cop couldn't get him down and 2 civilians passing by saw he was in trouble and helped him get the bozo in cuffs. Would that be a liability problem if the idiot decided to try to sue? You know full well how these criminals are always looking to get a big chunk of change handed to them for one stupid reason or another.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:15 am

your scenario BR...the civilians in your COPS show are good samaritans. so whatever good samaritan laws apply depends on the state. but in the case of our wolfie being under the color of authority, that is a different matter. ie...say he hurt someone in the bar brawl. he is still a civilian, he has no certification. so the dept. for whom he was an 'agent' is liable for the bar guy getting his neck broken. if it was a ride-along he should never have got out of the car. if he was under supervision of an official FTO he still can not put his hands on someone.

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:17 am

Ah, ok. Thanks for clearing that up for me! And good mornin'!! How you doin' today??! :yh_hugs

Umm...FTO?? Field training officer?

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:17 am

lady cop wrote: will he be your FTO? or this was a 'ride-along'? because you are still a civilian i am surprised if he let you put your hands on anybody. it's a liability problem.
i am an uncertified police officer. passed the academy pretest, i qualified at the academy range, i passed all the PT. As far as the state of Iowa is concerned(for 6months) i am an officer of the law.

My home town has 6 months to get my signed up for the academy. Until then, they get to use me.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:26 am

Wolverine wrote: i am an uncertified police officer. passed the academy pretest, i qualified at the academy range, i passed all the PT. As far as the state of Iowa is concerned(for 6months) i am an officer of the law.

My home town has 6 months to get my signed up for the academy. Until then, they get to use me.don't take offense wolfie! maybe iowa is different. but there is no such thing as an uncertified police officer in most states. you either are or you are not certified. i understand you are hired. but you don't have the legal authority to make arrests right? you are a trainee and the dept. is liable if something happens. when i was in academy i could not make arrests or get into physical altercations. i was hired but not a cop yet. are they letting you wear a gun? we did not wear a gun until we gained our certification .

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:45 am

lady cop wrote: don't take offense wolfie! maybe iowa is different. but there is no such thing as an uncertified police officer in most states. you either are or you are not certified. i understand you are hired. but you don't have the legal authority to make arrests right? you are a trainee and the dept. is liable if something happens. when i was in academy i could not make arrests or get into physical altercations. i was hired but not a cop yet. are they letting you wear a gun? we did not wear a gun until we gained our certification .

no. no. I am NOT a certified officer. I am a RESERVE officer. I am granted all the same powers of arrest as a full-time officer. I have to do 4 weeks of training with either the chief(certified) or the Lt(certified).

I start attending class(bookwork) at the academy in November.

In January, i become a cadette at the academy.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:52 am

Wolverine wrote: no. no. I am NOT a certified officer. I am a RESERVE officer. I am granted all the same powers of arrest as a full-time officer. I have to do 4 weeks of training with either the chief(certified) or the Lt(certified).

I start attending class(bookwork) at the academy in November.

In January, i become a cadette at the academy.you may need to ask some questions. you did not say, are you armed NOW? you have full arrest powers NOW? our reserves have to be certified too. this is beginning to concern me, i am going to ask some questions in iowa....this is not said to offend you, you may really not have the full picture or someone is blowing smoke...this is hard but true...you may be wearing the uniform under some hiring program, but you are still a civilian. and your liability is personal as well as dept.

pina · Post by **pina** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 11:26 am

Congrats IÃ‚´m sure youÃ‚´ll make a good cop.