Schlepnier
Regular Member
Greetings all my fellow OCers
I knew it had to happen eventually...so here goes
I need to start by once again congradulating the thurston county sheriff's department for professional and correct behavior.
In my daily routine after work i walk about 2.5 miles around my housing community for my bit of needed exercise. since i work a swing shift this is usually early morning hours betwen 1-3am.
i always have a very bright halogen headlamp on to prevent me from becoming roadkill. well apparently today somebody saw me walking and OCing and called it in, while the dispatcher may need some help in not wasting officers time over OC, the officer acted appropriately.
At first i noticed a local Yelm PD cruiser go by but it did not stop. and then a few minutes later a sheriffs cruiser approached from the opposite direction.
He turned on his overhead and asked me "how things were going", to which i replied just fine.
He then asked if i was armed, i responded "absolutely"
He then asked if i was out for a walk which i answered in the affirmative and noted i had been doing so every night for many years. apperently this is not the first call he received about me since he confirmed he knew i did.
He asked if i lived in the housing community, which i said i did, he then asked me my name. at this point i refused to give the information citing TERRY.
At this point he agreed that i had that right, and bid me a good night and drove away.
I recorded the entire 2 minute or so encounter on my phone, if i knew how to transfer it i would let you listen.
I knew it had to happen eventually...so here goes
I need to start by once again congradulating the thurston county sheriff's department for professional and correct behavior.
In my daily routine after work i walk about 2.5 miles around my housing community for my bit of needed exercise. since i work a swing shift this is usually early morning hours betwen 1-3am.
i always have a very bright halogen headlamp on to prevent me from becoming roadkill. well apparently today somebody saw me walking and OCing and called it in, while the dispatcher may need some help in not wasting officers time over OC, the officer acted appropriately.
At first i noticed a local Yelm PD cruiser go by but it did not stop. and then a few minutes later a sheriffs cruiser approached from the opposite direction.
He turned on his overhead and asked me "how things were going", to which i replied just fine.
He then asked if i was armed, i responded "absolutely"
He then asked if i was out for a walk which i answered in the affirmative and noted i had been doing so every night for many years. apperently this is not the first call he received about me since he confirmed he knew i did.
He asked if i lived in the housing community, which i said i did, he then asked me my name. at this point i refused to give the information citing TERRY.
At this point he agreed that i had that right, and bid me a good night and drove away.
I recorded the entire 2 minute or so encounter on my phone, if i knew how to transfer it i would let you listen.
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