Memo from 2002 I wrote this memo several years ago. It was written after I had a close call. I'm posting it here, because there are working cops who read this blog and everyone can use a little reminder now and then. 8-14-2002 This job involves a lot of luck. The other night I was lucky, unlucky, really lucky, really unlucky and finally really, reall lucky. A LBPD cop was shot at and the suspect was believed northbound on the 405 Fwy. I went code 5 on the 405 at Carson St. I saw a car that matched the description (to my standards anyway). That was lucky. A felony T-stop was done, another deputy searched the suspect and he was placed in the backseat of my black and white. Turned out it wasn't the suspect. That was unlucky. But Pat hunt got into my black and white and ran the vin and the suspect for me. Turned out the guy's CDL was suspended.....oh yeah and the car was stolen. That was really lucky. When I got the suspect into the booking cage, I did the usual search...
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