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Are you sure that the COP was from that area? Near the Stadium there are many details and many officer fill in for the OT. Maybe in CO the cops would have driven them to the HOTEL. NOT IN THE BRONX it seems. OH well.

Police Departments need to do more proactively to show what they're all about and why they do what they do. Citizens Police Academies, ride alongs, explorer posts, fairs, etc all contribute to public eduation as to what the police do and why. We have OPEN HOUSE EVERY YEAR but that doesn't tell people what we do. They see some equipment eat free food and that is it. People don't care about what police do. Ride alongs are a liabiliy so that won't happen. The bottom line is THAT POLICE ARE HATED. That's it. We give tickets, arrest people and screw up traffic whenever there is an accident or when construction is being done. Of course that is my fault right? Everyone forgets about when we have to go to your house in the middle of the night because your alarm goes off or your kid is missing or somebody just harrassed you in some way or etc... But as for everything else it doesn't matter. Does it bother me, maybe a little but I won't lose sleep over it. I chose my profession. I knew what the deal was. I agree Seth's post other than what is above. So in a nutshell. The MEDIA makes it SOOO BAD for US. OH well.

We wouldn't be talking about this if the KID wasn't a you know what. Screw the kid he got what he deserves and I bet that is not that last time you hear of him involved with the law. Take CENTRAL DISPATCHING PLEASE

I remember the call AUDIT with DR D at Hunter MTN. It was awesome. If they had just done that in the first place I wouldn't have let my MAC run out. Maybe I will go and see what is up. At least I know that my CASES won't be called. LOL

I agree but you have to think of it in other ways. MOST LEO's don't know that you can't RMA if your 16. It is IMPLIED in and accident and the 16yo has to go to the ER and NO a parent or guarding can be reached. We don't know what the crew was thinking. If they go against the PD then they might feel they will be BLACKBALLED. Can I say that or not? It seems like your darned if you do and darned if you don't in this situation. DARN I said DARN again. Not sure if MEDIC 1 was even there. I will find out though. Most of the time they might get cancelled enroute either by SHPD calling MPPD or inderectly by NEXTEL or by some other means. Not too sure in this case.

NEW 12 EQUALS JOKE. I was watching this morn. You should all watch if you can tonight I am sure they are going to have the Wife or Girfriend or Mother of the person that was arrested. SHE says she is going to go to town hall everyday and protest. HOW ABOUT SHE GETS A JOB. Must be nice to live off the SYSTEM. BTW the arrestee is a KNOWN CRIMINAL with a LONG HISTORY. About the Brutality Show. The scenario about the woman with the ticket. That was the one they said has POLICE BRUTALITY in it. No justification by the COP. Unless you consider LITTERING justfication. If that's the case. LOOK OUT WORLD.

I am sure we do. Do I know it, NO. I am not taser trained yet hopefully soon. There have been some calls when I wanted it used. Prob the same as everyone else. I guess you have to see how the Pt presents after being Tased. The ODDS are very low that a person dies from being Tased. Usually an under lying medical conditon or DRUGS that causes the problem. I would have the MEDIC come to HQ and pull out the barbs, put some antiseptic on the LITTLE WOUNDS that is causes and complete my paperwork. Did anyone think that you have to be TASED to be CERTEFIED? Do those people have to go to the ER to get them removed? NO BTW, I know that you can't RMA a 16yo. They should have just gone to the ER and dealt with PD after that. Just remember what you are reading isn't always the TRUTH. I know that you may be shocked by that but I am sure there is more to this. In fact I know there is more to this.

I have been saying we should do this within our community for ever. The problem is POLITICS. The chiefs of these DEPTS are not going to want to give up control. Neither are the MAYORS or TOWN SUPERVISORS. That is why we should just have a COUNTY WIDE PD. Just like NASSAU and SUFFOLK COUNTIES. You can keep some of the little DEPT but just make everything else the same. Talk about movement. We would be able to work in different parts of the COUNTY. That would be AWESOME.

I was just on the DIVE RESCUE INTERNATIONAL website and I noticed that there is a FLOOD AND MOVING WATER RESCUE CLASS being given at the end of OCT in YORKTOWN. There was no more information other than the dates. Does anybody have any further details? I think our DIVE TEAM would love to take the class. Any info would be great. THANKS

Greenburgh cops on cart patrol By REBECCA BAKER THE JOURNAL NEWS (Original publication: August 26, 2007) GREENBURGH - Think being a police officer is glamorous? Exciting? Filled with high-speed chases and heart-stopping action? Then you haven't been on shopping cart patrol with the Greenburgh Police Department. No TV moments here - just a few officers driving around, looking for stray grocery carts in the Fairview neighborhood. They tag 'em, load 'em onto a trailer and lock 'em up outside the police station until their owners claim them. "Most patrol officers don't have time to focus on this," Officer Pete Dandreano said. "It takes a little pressure off them." Dandreano is part of a six-man team whose job is to rid the town of quality-of-life crimes -stolen shopping carts, abandoned vehicles and the like - that are considered a scourge in suburbia. The department is even cracking down on bicyclists who don't wear helmets, handing out citations to rule breakers. Police Chief John Kapica said such crimes may seem small, but they have a big effect on people's everyday lives. "They affect a lot more people than do crimes like burglaries and stuff like that," he said. Kapica said there's good reason for focusing on nuisance crimes: They can pose serious safety hazards. If a cart rolls in front of a car, or if an 8-year-old takes one on a downhill ride, suddenly there's the potential for problems. And riding a bike without a helmet not only violates town code, it's dangerous. The quality-of-life patrol enforces laws that are already on the books, but the ones that often take a back seat to more serious crimes, Kapica said. "All these things that we were doing sporadically in the past, we're going to be doing consistently now," he said. Kapica said the quality-of-life patrol's mission is to inform more than to punish. Police will drop citations if cyclists show they bought helmets before their court dates. The department will hand out information pamphlets about the helmet law and give away 100 bicycle helmets to needy adults and children. Kapica said that if the police see an elderly person pushing home a supermarket shopping cart, they would offer the person a ride home in their patrol car. He said he plans to ask the Town Board for money to buy two-wheeled grocery carts for senior citizens; the town spent $1,000 on two-wheeled carts for seniors in 2000. Meanwhile, the cart cops have a job to do. On a morning patrol in Fairview last week, they found a pair of gray A&P grocery carts on Carlton Street, a red cart from Staples and a blue cart from Pathmark on Rosemont Boulevard, and another empty A&P cart on Tarrytown Road, across from Crossroads Plaza. Patti Councill, a spokeswoman for A&P supermarkets, said 40 to 50 carts are stolen every six months from the Tarrytown Road grocery store. But she was unaware Greenburgh police were collecting stolen carts. The quality-of-life officers, each of whom has other duties in the patrol division, are performing their new assignment during their regular shifts, but will work overtime if needed. John Jackasal, an officer training in Greenburgh, said the quality-of-life patrol is a chance for officers to show that they want to help the neighborhood. "The residents actually see us addressing their concerns," he said. Jack Simpson, a 50-year-old retail manager who lives on Carlton Street, smiled a little as he watched the officers strap the carts onto the trailer. "It's a good thing," he said. "These carts shouldn't be out in the street." Why not just have the HIGHWAY DEPT pick up the carts? Pretty ridiculous if you ask me. Unless of course it is OT.

You know what I was just thinking? I think they should have CONVICTS picking this STUFF up. I wanted to say another word but we aren't allowed. How about people that have COMMUNITY SERVICE. Not the POLICE.

HERE IS A HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION. What ever you read from this point on is something I made up. OR IS IT? Let's say you have a fully staffed medical facility in your jurisdiction with many patients. On an occasional basis E-911 is called to your local PD (lets say every 17 days or so) and a request is made for an AMBULANCE. The AMBULANCE gets there and it turns out that the PATIENT has had lets just say for the sake of arguing DIFF BREATHING for SOMETIME. You are also told by the staff that the Patient is going to a particular floor at a nearby HOSPITAL and not to the ER. This doesn't happen all the time, but it does happen. Now let's say that there may be a FULLY STAFFED PAID SERVICE about 1 mile away at all times unless out on another RUN. Who should be called? Do you think that a PO should also go on this call? From a PD standpoint I don't see the need for a PO on this call unless it is a legit EMS CALL or another need for PD response. Not for a TRANSPORT because a DR finally calls back and see that the numbers are not in the patients favor and decides that is the time to call for an ambulance. Taking a dedicated MEDIC out of service is wrong and taking a VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS out of service is also wrong. Especially when the PATIENT isn't even going to the ER. This isn't a PAID/VOLLIE issue this is a MEDICAL FACILITY ISSUE that I believe is doing the WRONG THING by calling 911 when they should be calling a LOCAL TXP SERVICE. If this sounds familar to you or you can relate just leave it at that. I don't want to name names or SMEAR a MEDICAL FACILITY. Like I said in the beginining, This is strictly HYPOTHETICAL.

I am not missing the aspect of this. I think it is ridiculous for these guys to be out there while there are way more serious crimes going on. Greenburgh hasn't worried about it for this long so why now? Like I said, I will do it for OT and only OT. How many calls for stolen shopping carts have you responded to? Obviously if it was such a big deal to these MULTI BILLION DOLLAR COMPANIES they would want to come down hard on the violators. But they don't. Obviously it makes the neighborhood look better but I still think that the Highway Dept should be handling it.

Statement from New York Yankees regarding condemning gang-related New Era apparel The New York Yankees were completely unaware that caps with gang-related logos and colors had been manufactured with the New York Yankees logo on them. These caps were made under a licensing agreement between New Era and Major League Baseball and were not subject to the Yankees' approval nor shown to the New York Yankees at any point prior to their retail distribution. The New York Yankees oppose any garment that may be associated with gangs or gang-related activity. Upon learning of the existence of these caps this morning, the New York Yankees contacted Major League Baseball. We were notified by the Commissioner's Office that steps had already been taken to recall the caps from all points of sale. The league ensured that no such product will be manufactured in the future.

What's that supposed to mean? LOL

We got one

So this afternoon I was going over the Palisades Mall. Traffic coming S/B on 87 towards the TZB was a nightmare. All of a sudden I see lights and hear sirens. It was HATZOLAH trying to get through impossible traffic. What is that about? I could see if it was an emergency but I know that it was just a transport. I wish there was a Trooper in the area so HE/SHE could have questioned as to why they were going lights and sirens. I CAN'T STAND HATZOLAH.

What if we are using a quote and there were curses in the quote. Do we get penalized? Because of this thread I have not cursed in public in a few days. I would like to thank EMT BRAVO for me not cursing and being a better person. Can we talk about why I stayed up till 4a to watch the Yankees lose? How come on a 1-2 pitch Henn can't throw it outside? Man I am mad, but I didn't curse.

Instead of complaining about losing your STUFF, GO AND GET IT ON TIME. If the ER is not cleaning the stuff anymore than 8HRS after your call would probably be sufficient to get it back. Don't wait 3 days or more to go back to the ER. I know that some of you live far away from some ER's. Designate someone to go and get the stuff. Here is the other problem. People are taking other people's stuff because they may never run into that agency again. VACGUY are you saying that ALL TRANSCARE EMPLOYEES ARE THIEVES? Don't put PAID GUYS as strictly the ones Taking equipment. There are probably more VOLLIES taking stuff then PAID guys.

There is no confusion, they belong to FDNY or other AGENCIES. LOL There has to be a better system to getting your equipment back or you can just find out who took them and have them arrested.

Rockland EMT volunteers continue to serve passionately By CHRISTINA JENG THE JOURNAL NEWS (Original publication: August 23, 2007) Ask the emergency medical technicians how many calls they've completed and they'll probably shrug their shoulders. Linda Lenz's 6,000th call came and went with little personal fanfare, though her fellow EMTs at the Congers-Valley Cottage Volunteer Ambulance Corps waited with excited anticipation. "Everyone was watching and counting and wondering who was going to be on the call when I made it," she said. She added simply: "And then one afternoon it happened." Steve Kaye, captain of the Spring Hill Community Ambulance Corps, really can't recall when he completed his 10,000th call, an astounding achievement to other volunteers, each call representing a life in danger. "I don't know, a while ago," he said of the milestone. "I don't make a big deal out of it. It's not a big deal." But ask the volunteers if they remember their first ride and they noticeably brighten. "I remember my very first one," Lenz said. "That was the day of nerves, either lack of or too many." Kaye, 66, easily recalled his adrenaline-pumping introduction to the ambulance corps - a car accident. "It was one of worst ones I've ever been to in my entire life," he said, "the very first one." Lenz and Kaye have been volunteers for their local corps for more than 30 years and both continue to humbly, but passionately, serve their neighbors thousands of calls later. Kaye noted that if his numbers seem high, it's because Spring Hill answers more than double the amount of calls other corps do. Other volunteers have poked fun at Kaye for his dedication, but nevertheless, both he and Lenz are highly regarded for their commitment. "I get teased a lot. ... 'Don't you have a life?'" Kaye imitated with a chuckle. Steve Stoltze, vice president of the Nyack Community Ambulance Corps, who's completed about 3,000 calls in about 20 years there, said that to even volunteer 10 years was no small feat. "The dedication is extraordinary," he said. To volunteer, Rockland residents must sacrifice time away from home or from work. The job can also take a toll on your emotions, he said. "It's hard," said Stoltze, 41. "What we see and what we encounter is very stressful. A lot of people get burnt out and don't stay." Kaye admitted that his devotion to the corps has resulted in entire nights away from home, missed meals and missed family parties. "The real hero is my wife," he said, only half jokingly. "She's put up with this for 36 years." Rockland EMS coordinator Kim Lippes said with many couples working two jobs so that they can afford to live in the county and the amount of time that goes into training to become and remain an EMT, the number of volunteers is dwindling. There is no central agency that records the number of EMT volunteers in Rockland, but from data submitted by 14 corps, there are 1,185 members covering a county with about 250,000 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 population estimate. That means less than half of 1 percent of Rockland's population volunteers with its ambulance corps. However, that number may be higher than the actual percentage of EMT volunteers because not all corps members are active. Lenz's and Kaye's time with their respective corps is all the more admirable as the agencies attempt to recruit others and retain current members, Lippes said. "They're very dedicated individuals, and we're lucky to have them," she said. Asked if they ever considered quitting, both are quick to say no. Kaye said along with the friends he's made, he finds satisfaction when he is able to help someone who's been injured. "You don't know what it's like until you've saved somebody's life and their family thanks you," he said. For Lenz, a horrific accident involving a childhood friend continues to motivate her to help others. While growing up in the Bronx, a young Lenz and a group of friends were waiting for another of their pals to join them to play. Their friend, who was in a car when another vehicle ran a stop sign and crashed into it, was thrown from the car - right in front of them. "None of the kids knew what to do. No grown-up knew what to do," she said, soberly. "No one knew what to do except to get an ambulance." Their friend died, but Lenz continues to fight for the lives of others, always with a soft spot for young people. "Makes up for my friend that died," she said. "In some ways. Especially if it's someone young." Just think about how much money they could have made if they were PAID.

Why does somebody need to keep track? I remember my first call and that is it. Not sure when my last call will be but I can tell you that I won't remember it. Unless it is something good. 10,000 calls? I am not a math major but that means that he did 1 call EVERY DAY for 30+ Years. Now here is the problem. If they both leave the AMB CORPS are there other members to do the calls? It sounds like they have been doing a brunt of the calls for a long time. That is the PROBLEM around here. You see the same faces on all the calls. What happens when they leave?

But the MILK is sometimes SPOILED waiting for VOLUNTEERS. At least with the PAID the MILK is fresh. It is all a matter of time. Why don't you just concede and share with the PAID PERSONELLE person? You can still VOLUNTEER if you want to, but at least the COMMUNITY will get an AMBULANCE when they need it.

That might be the problem though. Nothing in this WORLD is perfect and you can't satisfy everyone. When I go to post I don't think about you SETH, I think about what I am going to write and about the TOPIC on hand. I am sorry if people read into what is being said. Believe me if anybody on here was in front of me when I was saying this stuff you would really be offended. Not because I am a mean person, but because I say things that other people aren't prepared to hear or say. In person I am very loud. Prob going deaf or something. My brother thinks I learned to whisper in a HELICOPTER. Anyway.....