Whether it is researching the DEA, the life of a county sheriff or a private investigator...or making sure that the details about a distant location and professions are exactly right.Often, it involves traveling for research...as these photos show, from a day planned by the Mystery Suspense writers group.
The second photo was of a video shown during which one has to make a split-second decision to shoot--or not. It gave me a far greater appreciation of the decisions officers have to make.
The LA police department did such an amazing job of hosting us. Here is their bloodhound, an exceptionally friendly pooch. :)
We got to meet members of their Swat team, bomb squad,
drug reinforcement, mounted officers and more. What an amazing day.
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Roxanne Rustand
So did you (or was it your daughter), make the correct split-decision when shooting? Looked like a great experience at the police academy! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSounds like exciting research! What an amazing experience!
ReplyDeleteI would like to meet the mounted officers and their horses. It is good to see how police officers are being trained.
ReplyDeleteHi Roxanne, thanks for sharing your day with us. Several years ago I was in a Leadership Horizons class as part of my library continuing education and we visited a jail and had breakfast made and served by inmates, we observed a trial, and went to the firing range that afternoon. we were taken to the police shooting range. I actually did some target practice and yes, I shot a gun!
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sounds fun
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Hey Roxanne! Thank you for sharing your police academy experience. It must have been EPIC!
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Wow, what an exciting and amazing job!! Sounds like you get to do a lot of very interesting and fun things. Looks like it is Lots of fun researching! Thank you for sharing this article and the nice pictures. aliciabhaney@sbcglobal.net Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteSadly we had a police officer killed in the line of duty here in Tuscaloosa. His funeral was yesterday. Such a sacrifice he made and such an outpouring of love from our community. My grandfather and uncle were both in law enforcement. My uncle retired from homicide. He said it wore on him big time.
ReplyDeleteI think it’s great what you are doing for research. True to life is so much better to read.
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