Stories

I was a deputy working for the county— under the Sheriff.

We used to arrest guys, take them to the local jail, and then turn in all the correct paper...

I was in the coastguard for several years. When we started having kids, my wife and I made the decision for me to “come home” and look for a different...

I still get anxious every time I deliver a warrant, eviction papers, legal documents, anything…

I know intellectually that some of these encounters— ...

I got out of the service and got my law degree. I didn’t serve long— just enough to pay for school. Because of that, though, and because my family is ...

I was at my daughter’s college graduation. It was a 2-year community college— the kind where they do a lot of vocational training.

I found myself spe...

I joined the State Highway Patrol while I was in my mid-twenties. Real fast, I picked up special code words and nicknames the guys had for various sit...