By Cuffsandcops
Friday evening I went on my third ride along of the year. It all came about from talking to the deputy at the sporting goods store from my last tale. I spoke with that deputy on another visit to that store about doing a ride along. He works as an investigator and referred me to the patrol division. He provided a name and phone number for me to call to set a ride along up. The following day, I made the call and left a voicemail. A few days later, I noticed a missed call from the sheriffs department while I was at work. I took a moment to return the call and spoke to the Captain. I gave him the back story of my conversation with the deputy at the store and inquired about experiencing the arresting process. He told me that was not something they did, but a ride along could be scheduled. The Captain emailed me paperwork to complete which included a waiver and instructed me to send it back to him to move forward.
It took me a week to get the paperwork done, as it needed to be notorized, which proved more challenging that I would have thought. I emailed the paperwork back to the Captain. A couple of days later, I had another missed call from the sheriffs department.
