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how to deal with pd
I just out found out tonight, that my wife and I are getting investagated. I'm a vol. firefighter and finishin up my emt studies. My wife works for the pd as a dispatcher, and yes they dispatch for the entire county. To get to the point, after calls I will stop in at the pd and talk with her and the other dispatchers. I stand out in a little hallway, but will not go in by the computers or there work area. I am getting blamed for being by a desk, don't even know who's it was until tonight and also talking crap about them. The way i look at it is if I need training to run medical calls with the department or fight fire, how and why can they get away with it? All they do get in our way instead of helping out. I know its always going to be a battle with the two departments. I have respect for law enforcment have many family member that do that for a living. They can come into our house, but we can't go into there's. Can anyone help or give me advise of what I can do?! Thanks
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Permalink Reply by ED Lawver on
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I also take my wife in supper or a snack, dependin on what she is working for a shift. Another example is the midnight to 0800 shifts teenage daughter sat in the comm center for 8hrs.
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Permalink Reply by Fireman Larry on
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From your version of the incident, you were in the wrong, here I'll explain. You are being accused of being near a desk, whether you were or not, there may have been something on that desk of great concern, it could've been evidence or similar, by you being there, a fast talking, quick witted attorney can get his client cleared by claiming it was tampered with, maybe sensitive photos or any thing of that nature. It may just be a violation of policy, that you were there, whatever the reason may be, you were not there on an official capacity and they have every right to be concerned. As far as correcting the problem, you can try to make amens of it, maybe write the chief a letter of apology, explain why you were there, let them know that you weren't aware there were rules that would've kept you from that area, if it wasn't posted to keep out of that part of the station, you just didn't know. If you should do that, be tactful, be open minded, try not to offend anyone or it could backfire.
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Permalink Reply by joemac on
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Let them investigate you. If you've done nothing wrong, you have nothing to worry about. It's on them to prove otherwise. Unless they have video or other evidence of you doing something, you're in the clear. In the meantime, stay away from the PD.
This is similar to something my dad taught us: never put yourself in a position to be blamed for something you're not guilty of. My older sister was once accused of stealing something from someone's apartment after she visited a friend while the parents were away. My dad's strong advice was to not ever put yourself in that position, where you could be blamed for something. To this day, I make it a practice to not go into someone's house when they're not at home.
My brother-in-law used to house a few tools of mine, while he was restoring a car. I was allowed to go there and use the tools when I needed to, whether they were home or not. I never went there when they weren't home, even though I knew where the key was, and I had absolute permission. I don't need for something to be broken or go missing and be innocent of any wrongdoing, but still be blamed. I avoid such circumstances, based on that lesson learned long ago.
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