Category: CURRENT EVENTS
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Fragments Observed: Riding with the Mobile Police Department, Part 12
Author’s Note: In honor of National Police Week, I am posting this article early. Thank you, Mobile Police Department, for protecting and serving those living and visiting within the jurisdiction. Your work is appreciated! My twelfth ride for this blog series began like many shifts. On a Monday morning in March, I meet my assigned…
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Fragments Observed: Riding with the Mobile Police Department, Part 11
I reported to 3rd Precinct on an overcast Thursday in late February for my monthly ride. As it was only my second time in the northeast Mobile precinct and my first time for a nightshift there, I figured I would see some new-to-me situations. That proved to be true. My host officer for the patrol…
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Fragments Observed: Riding with the Mobile Police Department, Part 10
An unseasonably humid pre-dawn Saturday in January found me at morning roll call in 4th Precinct for my fifth ride in the area, and my third for this series. See Part One and Part Six of “Fragments Observed: Riding with the Mobile Police Department” for my previous articles in this precinct. Besides the squad being…
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Fragments Observed: Riding with the Mobile Police Department, Part 2
On a muggy pre-dawn morning in mid-May, I entered the behind-the-scenes section of Precinct 3 (northeast Mobile) for the first time. While each precinct is similar, there are differences beyond the age and architecture of the buildings that set a certain tone to each shift. The atmosphere that Saturday morning was eagerness to start the…
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Fragments Observed: Riding with the Mobile Police Department, Part 1
After completing “Fragments Observed: Life During Mobile’s Progressive Era” last month, I’m pleased to announce a new blog series that will hopefully take us through the end of the year. New articles in “Fragments Observed: Riding with the Mobile Police Department” will post the third week each month. In keeping with the tone of the…