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When They Stand »

April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month This post is in honor of all who have suffered. I don’t write about the sex crimes part of my police job often though it’s considered my specialty. These cases cause me sleepless nights, tears and heartache. I’m not the victim but as a society we are all [...]

Who Will Step Into Gabby Giffords’ Footprint? »

On January 25th, 2012 Gabrielle Giffords resigned her Congressional seat. It was an emotional and unifying experience not only for Arizonans but Americans across the nation.  It also showed that Washington could put aside its political gutter warfare and amalgamate for a short time. Her 8th district seat is now unoccupied. In June there will be [...]

My CSI Rant »

I’ve known for years that a cop’s life is never easy or glamorous. If it was, all our cases would be solved in one hour and I would arrive at a crime scene with a low cut top, pink Jimmy Choo pumps to match my handcuffs, and long sexy hair streaming down my back. I [...]

Bad Luck Cadet #22 – I Would Not Cry (& Open Thread) »

This is the 22th installment in the Bad Luck Cadet series. It’s best to start with Accidents Happen to enjoy my adventures at the police academy after turning 40. It’s all about the fun, laughter and pain. Well maybe pain, pain and pain! The following morning we lined up at the bottom of the hill [...]

Women’s History Month – Women and War »

The summer after I graduated from the police academy I was asked to give a speech for our city’s July 4th celebration about women in service to our country. I was honored. Through my research I was amazed with the history of women fighting for the United States and serving our country. For National Women’s [...]

Bad Luck Cadet #21 – Failure Is Not An Option »

This is the 21th installment in the Bad Luck Cadet series. It’s best to start with Accidents Happen to enjoy my adventures at the police academy after turning 40. It’s all about the fun, laughter and pain. Well maybe pain, pain and pain! After what seemed like a short weekend, Monday came around. It was [...]

Bad Luck Cadet #20 – Electric Erection »

This is the 20th installment in the Bad Luck Cadet series. It’s best to start with Accidents Happen to enjoy my adventures at the police academy after turning 40. It’s all about the fun, laughter and pain. Well maybe pain, pain and pain! The end of our time at the academy was in sight. We [...]

Bad Luck Cadet #19 – Pepper Spray Me, Shoot You »

This is the 19th installment in the Bad Luck Cadet series. It’s best to start with Accidents Happen to enjoy my adventures at the police academy after turning 40. It’s all about the fun, laughter and pain. Well maybe pain, pain and pain! I made it through another week. It was now the week of [...]

Bad Luck Cadet #18 – The Most Popular Cadet »

The Most Popular Cadet is the eighteenth in a series of posts on my misadventures in becoming a police officer. The first in this series is Accidents Happen. I became a police officer while suffering a midlife crisis in my forties. I became a detective a few years later. Crime in my small town skyrocketed [...]

Bad Luck Cadet #17 – The Police Perspective »

The Police Perspective is the seventeenth in a series of posts on my misadventures in becoming a police officer. The first in this series is Accidents Happen. I became a police officer while suffering a midlife crisis in my forties. I became a detective a few years later. Crime in my small town skyrocketed when [...]

Bad Luck Cadet #16 – No Jerking Off on My Range! »

No Jerking Off on My Range! is the sixteenth in a series of posts on my misadventures in becoming a police officer. The first in this series is Accidents Happen. I became a police officer while suffering a midlife crisis in my forties. I became a detective a few years later. Crime in my small [...]

Bad Luck Cadet #15 – You’re Not Dead Until I Say You’re Dead! »

Testing Hell Week Begins is the fifteenth in a series of posts on my misadventures in becoming a police officer. The first in this series is Accidents Happen. I became a police officer while suffering a midlife crisis in my forties. I became a detective a few years later. Crime in my small town skyrocketed [...]

Bad Luck Cadet #14 – Testing Hell Week Begins »

Testing Hell Week Begins is the fourteenth in a series of posts on my misadventures in becoming a police officer. The first in this series is Accidents Happen. I became a police officer while suffering a midlife crisis in my forties. I became a detective a few years later. Crime in my small town skyrocketed [...]

Senseless and Heartbreaking: The Tragedy in Tucson, Arizona »

I’ve held off offering an opinion on the deaths in Tucson or  voicing my views on the near fatal shooting of Gabby Gifford and the wounding of thirteen others. I’m an opinionated woman. Anyone that knows me will tell you so. I’ve personally been involved in a media blitz where any news, right or wrong, was [...]

Bad Luck Cadet #13 – Gun Fights and Car Chases »

Gun Fights and Car Chases is the thirteenth in a series of posts on my misadventures in becoming a police officer. The first in this series is Accidents Happen. I became a police officer while suffering a midlife crisis in my forties. I became a detective a few years later. Crime in my small town [...]