11-2

I have to begin by saying that my thoughts and prayers today have been with my brothers and sisters in Charleston County. Deputy Joe Matuskovic of the Charleston County Sheriff's Office was shot and killed early this morning. Another Deputy was also shot and is in critical condition last I heard. Please keep these families in your prayers. (The suspect was neutralized on scene after a standoff)

Had DUI today. We learned SFST (Standardized Field Sobriety Tests) and how to prosecute a DUI. Over all a pretty good day.

Had to run this morning bright and early...only one more of those left!

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A Part Of America Died

Somebody killed a Policeman today,
and a part of America died.
A piece of our country he swore to protect,
will be buried with him at his side.

The suspect that shot him will stand up in court,
with counsel demanding his rights.
While a young widowed mother must work for her kids,
and spend many long, lonely nights.

The beat that he walked was a battle field too,
just as if he'd gone off to war.
Though the flag of our nation won't fly at half mast,
to his name they will add a gold star.

Yes, somebody killed a policeman today,
in your hometown or in mine.
While we slept in comfort behind our locked doors,
a cop put his life on the line.

Now his ghost walks a beat on a dark city street,
and he stands at each rookies side.
He answered the call, of himself gave his all,

And A Part Of America Died.

11-1

DUI week has begun! Thanks to 3 excellent DUI officers: Tim, Jake, and Chris I have been looking forward to this week since we started. Traffic and DUI has become my passion in Law Enforcement and is what I want to focus on. Very excited to finally be here. There is no excuse for Impaired Driving: especially leading to a death and I want to be a part of the solution. 

Only 2 weeks left!! We are single digits 

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10-5

Did Crisis House today. Basically you respond to a call and handle it. Can't reveal any details other than that. 

Very fun and beneficial! 2 weeks left including DUI week!! 

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10-4

Had Courtroom and Traffic practicals today. Won my court case and did well on traffic stop. 

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10-3

Had active shooter training yesterday. We had a great time and learned, in the words of Mr Franklin, a metric a$$ ton of valuable lessons. 

I cannot reveal training details but I got shot 2x. Fortunately neither would have been kill shots but it's very eye opening knowing you could have been killed if this was real. Really shows how important and valuable training is.

Last night we learned to breach doors and did more building clearing.

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10-2

Had Building Clearing practical today. Learned how to properly and safely clear a building of threats. I was shot a couple times but learned a lot!! Doug did an excellent job teaching and helping. Brett from Irmo was a great partner.

We had traffic stops tonight but it's pouring rain and power is out in our building so not much going on. 

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10-1

Well back at it for another week. Practicals (hands on training) starts this week 

We did Active Shooter classroom training today. Very interesting stuff. Had Liberty tonight so got to go back to Rock Hill and see the family. 

We are officially seniors now so the end is near!! 

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