Not only do I write crime novels, but I participate
in committing crimes (wink, wink) to help train police officers. Some number of
years ago, I attended a citizens’ police academy, and now I’m part of an alumni
group that meets monthly but also participates in role playing exercises for
police training. Today I got handcuffed twice, first for domestic violence and
second for trespassing. In the domestic
violence scenario, another citizens' police academy alumni member and I were shouting at
each other when the police trainees arrived. They had to sort out what was
happening (we accused each other of assaulting the other, while both of us had
fake blood on us). The police separated us, cuffed us and took our statements.
Picture below. All in a day’s work.
Mike Befeler
Mike Befeler
That sounds like fun, Mike. I got to role play for an FBI SWAT team training exercise a few months ago. We played out various scenarios in an abandoned mall, and the tactical unit did their rescue drills. It was a blast.
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