I have earned the right to ride along with a deputy from my county for sheriff explorers, lasts for 4 hours 3- 7pm I am riding tomorrow after school, I am very nervous and anxiety is taking over I hope I do not collapse at school, lol

Any help would be good or pointers

 

Thanks

Don't be nervous! I have ridden 7-9 times (Explorers) It is a great training experience. Be sure to bring money for food or drinks. Make conversations with the Deputy, prefferably about law enforcement. Tell the Deputy it is your first time riding. Riding is one of the reasons i joined explorers, and It is still one of the best things!

 

Check out this:http://www.realpolice.net/forums/police-explorer-58/93880-ten-things-you-should-know-before-ridealongs.html

Edited October 10, 201312 yr by epicfail115

Don't be nervous! I have ridden 7-9 times (Explorers) It is a great training experience. Be sure to bring money for food or drinks. Make conversations with the Deputy, prefferably about law enforcement. Tell the Deputy it is your first time riding. Riding is one of the reasons i joined explorers, and It is still one of the best things!

Thanks, I appreciate it

I have earned the right to ride along with a deputy from my county for sheriff explorers, lasts for 4 hours 3- 7pm I am riding tomorrow after school, I am very nervous and anxiety is taking over I hope I do not collapse at school, lol

Any help would be good or pointers

 

Thanks

 

Sit down, shut up, (as in if he is talking on the radio or with someone don't interrupt him) don't touch anything. Don't get involved and don't try to talk about how much you know about police work or tell him/her what to do. Talk about the football game or something like that. Don't ever talk about police work in the car. Also don't ever say its going slow or its a quiet night. 99% of cops hate it when you say that.

 

Listen to what he says, if he says get out, or stay in the vehicle don't question it just do it...

 

Follow those rules and you should be fine.

 

On my first one I did these and the officers were glade to have me ride a long again. At the department I ride at, if you screw up on the first time riding they don't let you come back. I have rode well over 60 hours...

 

Ride a longs are fun and very helpful, luckily at my department I ride at the officers let me out of the vehicle every-time unless it involved guns or something like that..

Edited October 10, 201312 yr by Darkangel

Good luck! Sounds like a blast!

Sit down, shut up, don't touch anything. Don't get involved and don't try to talk about how much you know or anything like that. Talk about the football game or something like that. Don't ever talk about police work in the car. Also don't ever say its going slow or its a quiet night. 99% of cops hate it when you say that.

 

Listen to what he says, if he says get out, or stay in the vehicle don't question it just do it...

 

Follow those rules and you should be fine.

 

On my first one I did these and the officers were glade to have me ride a long again. At the department I ride at, if you screw up on the first time riding they don't let you come back. I have rode well over 60 hours...

 

Ride a longs are fun and very helpful, luckily at my department I ride at the officers let me out of the vehicle every-time unless it involved guns or something like that..

Note Taken

Note Taken

 

 

Good then you should do fine, have fun and hey maybe you will get to shoot someone   jking lol

That's awesome!

 

I'm just curious, but my local PD and sheriff allow anybody to do a ride-along, provided they are old enough and don't have a criminal history. From the way you word your post, it sounds like not all explorers are allowed to go on a ride-along, but I thought that was a main part of the explorer program besides directing traffic at events and stuff. (please forgive my ignorance, I haven't really looked into it that much)

That's awesome!

 

I'm just curious, but my local PD and sheriff allow anybody to do a ride-along, provided they are old enough and don't have a criminal history. From the way you word your post, it sounds like not all explorers are allowed to go on a ride-along, but I thought that was a main part of the explorer program besides directing traffic at events and stuff. (please forgive my ignorance, I haven't really looked into it that much)

Yes I am slightly underage but my DFC Unit coordinator cut me some slack cause I turn the age soon and I have completed the training

That's awesome!

 

I'm just curious, but my local PD and sheriff allow anybody to do a ride-along, provided they are old enough and don't have a criminal history. From the way you word your post, it sounds like not all explorers are allowed to go on a ride-along, but I thought that was a main part of the explorer program besides directing traffic at events and stuff. (please forgive my ignorance, I haven't really looked into it that much)

They thought I was 18 by my size and how I look anyway lol

That's awesome!

 

I'm just curious, but my local PD and sheriff allow anybody to do a ride-along, provided they are old enough and don't have a criminal history. From the way you word your post, it sounds like not all explorers are allowed to go on a ride-along, but I thought that was a main part of the explorer program besides directing traffic at events and stuff. (please forgive my ignorance, I haven't really looked into it that much)

Also, yes my agency does rarely anyone on ride along unless you are an explorers or an aplicant

I have earned the right to ride along with a deputy from my county for sheriff explorers, lasts for 4 hours 3- 7pm I am riding tomorrow after school, I am very nervous and anxiety is taking over I hope I do not collapse at school, lol

Any help would be good or pointers

 

Thanks

have fun :D

have fun :D

Thanks, I will let everyone know how it went

Yes I am slightly underage but my DFC Unit coordinator cut me some slack cause I turn the age soon and I have completed the training

They thought I was 18 by my size and how I look anyway lol

Also, yes my agency does rarely anyone on ride along unless you are an explorers or an aplicant

 

Ah, ok. I think my department also gives priority to applicants and press, but you don't have to be in order to get one.

Ahh i remember my first ride along... it happened last year (Explorers) it was a night time shift from 4 to 11pm  me and the officer did a Traffic stop because of the city and the part we were patrolling the Explorers on ride a longs are allowed to have a taser with them do to the high crime... when we were on that traffic stop the officer ran the guys name and plates and everything the guy first did not pop up in the system the officer thought he was clean and was about to let him go when i notice the officer spell his name wrong i informed the officer and the name was corrected the officer then called for back up and a lot of them... i found out that the guy we pulled over was wanted for 2 counts of murder one on a officer and one on his wife... he had a Tac 9 in his car loaded.. ( Round in chamber ) if anything went down that night and the officer was hit i would have to use my taser to protect my self but it did not come to that im thankful that he gave up peacefully and a little about his crime he has been wanted since 1987... the guy was in his late 70's... after that the ride along was peaceful i still do them to do and i love it :3

Ahh i remember my first ride along... it happened last year (Explorers) it was a night time shift from 4 to 11pm  me and the officer did a Traffic stop because of the city and the part we were patrolling the Explorers on ride a longs are allowed to have a taser with them do to the high crime... when we were on that traffic stop the officer ran the guys name and plates and everything the guy first did not pop up in the system the officer thought he was clean and was about to let him go when i notice the officer spell his name wrong i informed the officer and the name was corrected the officer then called for back up and a lot of them... i found out that the guy we pulled over was wanted for 2 counts of murder one on a officer and one on his wife... he had a Tac 9 in his car loaded.. ( Round in chamber ) if anything went down that night and the officer was hit i would have to use my taser to protect my self but it did not come to that im thankful that he gave up peacefully and a little about his crime he has been wanted since 1987... the guy was in his late 70's... after that the ride along was peaceful i still do them to do and i love it :3

cool !

I'd also ask your Explorer supervisor if they have tips.

Doing my first ride-along on wednesday during school luckily :)

Sit down, shut up, (as in if he is talking on the radio or with someone don't interrupt him) don't touch anything. Don't get involved and don't try to talk about how much you know about police work or tell him/her what to do. Talk about the football game or something like that. Don't ever talk about police work in the car. Also don't ever say its going slow or its a quiet night. 99% of cops hate it when you say that.

 

Listen to what he says, if he says get out, or stay in the vehicle don't question it just do it...

 

Follow those rules and you should be fine.

 

On my first one I did these and the officers were glade to have me ride a long again. At the department I ride at, if you screw up on the first time riding they don't let you come back. I have rode well over 60 hours...

 

Ride a longs are fun and very helpful, luckily at my department I ride at the officers let me out of the vehicle every-time unless it involved guns or something like that..

I have to strongly disagree with most of that. I had my first ride along with a Field Training Officer of a smaller, local department, and he said he likes people asking genuine questions about the job, and having real interest in the work. He was happy I showed up in slightly better than casual attire. I wore jeans, but I wore nice jeans, not ripped ones, I had clean shoes and a buttoned shirt with an undershirt, un-tucked. During the ride along he asked me about what was motivating my interest in the work, I told him about myself, I asked him about why he joined, what he thought was hard about the job, what he thought was entertaining. He quizzed me a bit to see about my mindset and morals. I don't remember all the questions, but two that stuck with me (which I answered correctly) were;

1.) Are you prepared to have someone die in front of you unable to do anything about it?

2.) If you pulled someone over for DUI and it was your own chief, would you arrest him? And what if he had just gone through a terrible divorce with his wife and he would lose his job because of his arrest?

He also noted a few observations I made that assisted him, such as picking out license plates with expired tags that he could pull over, spotting a broken tail light, and spotting suspicious movements (a male shoving something inside a female drivers purse and a heavy odor of perfume) inside a car we had pulled over. He showed me his service pistol and his taser when I softly inquired about them. "So what kind of side arms do you carry?" "What is it like being tased?" He even showed me the tactical rifle mounted above our heads without even asking, but I asked "Why use these instead of shotguns?" He liked my questions.

He saw and learned that I had true interest and motivation for looking into a law enforcement career, I was well spoken, I was mature (I was 22 at the time) for my age and he commented that normally he'd never recommend that his department hire anyone under the age of 27, but I would be an exception.

My advice: Ask well though out questions, but don't make it all business, and don't leave them closed ended. Meaning use fewer yes and no questions. Make them open ended so he has to explain things, talk about himself, talk about his job and his take on the laws. Be respectful and let him do his job, but don't sit in the car like a stack of paperwork. Be there for a reason. I'll be going for some more myself towards the end of the year with another department, once I'm finished with the citizens police academy I'm in now.

Good luck.

Ahh i remember my first ride along... it happened last year (Explorers) it was a night time shift from 4 to 11pm  me and the officer did a Traffic stop because of the city and the part we were patrolling the Explorers on ride a longs are allowed to have a taser with them do to the high crime... when we were on that traffic stop the officer ran the guys name and plates and everything the guy first did not pop up in the system the officer thought he was clean and was about to let him go when i notice the officer spell his name wrong i informed the officer and the name was corrected the officer then called for back up and a lot of them... i found out that the guy we pulled over was wanted for 2 counts of murder one on a officer and one on his wife... he had a Tac 9 in his car loaded.. ( Round in chamber ) if anything went down that night and the officer was hit i would have to use my taser to protect my self but it did not come to that im thankful that he gave up peacefully and a little about his crime he has been wanted since 1987... the guy was in his late 70's... after that the ride along was peaceful i still do them to do and i love it :3

2 counts of murder!!!! somebody has been a bad boy

I have to strongly disagree with most of that. I had my first ride along with a Field Training Officer of a smaller, local department, and he said he likes people asking genuine questions about the job, and having real interest in the work. He was happy I showed up in slightly better than casual attire. I wore jeans, but I wore nice jeans, not ripped ones, I had clean shoes and a buttoned shirt with an undershirt, un-tucked. During the ride along he asked me about what was motivating my interest in the work, I told him about myself, I asked him about why he joined, what he thought was hard about the job, what he thought was entertaining. He quizzed me a bit to see about my mindset and morals. I don't remember all the questions, but two that stuck with me (which I answered correctly) were;

1.) Are you prepared to have someone die in front of you unable to do anything about it?

2.) If you pulled someone over for DUI and it was your own chief, would you arrest him? And what if he had just gone through a terrible divorce with his wife and he would lose his job because of his arrest?

He also noted a few observations I made that assisted him, such as picking out license plates with expired tags that he could pull over, spotting a broken tail light, and spotting suspicious movements (a male shoving something inside a female drivers purse and a heavy odor of perfume) inside a car we had pulled over. He showed me his service pistol and his taser when I softly inquired about them. "So what kind of side arms do you carry?" "What is it like being tased?" He even showed me the tactical rifle mounted above our heads without even asking, but I asked "Why use these instead of shotguns?" He liked my questions.

He saw and learned that I had true interest and motivation for looking into a law enforcement career, I was well spoken, I was mature (I was 22 at the time) for my age and he commented that normally he'd never recommend that his department hire anyone under the age of 27, but I would be an exception.

My advice: Ask well though out questions, but don't make it all business, and don't leave them closed ended. Meaning use fewer yes and no questions. Make them open ended so he has to explain things, talk about himself, talk about his job and his take on the laws. Be respectful and let him do his job, but don't sit in the car like a stack of paperwork. Be there for a reason. I'll be going for some more myself towards the end of the year with another department, once I'm finished with the citizens police academy I'm in now.

Good luck.

 

I didn't mean like don't ask questions, I meant don't go on about police work, police work, police work, if you seen something like a officer getting killed or something like that don't talk about that stuff ect...

Ahh i remember my first ride along... it happened last year (Explorers) it was a night time shift from 4 to 11pm  me and the officer did a Traffic stop because of the city and the part we were patrolling the Explorers on ride a longs are allowed to have a taser with them do to the high crime... when we were on that traffic stop the officer ran the guys name and plates and everything the guy first did not pop up in the system the officer thought he was clean and was about to let him go when i notice the officer spell his name wrong i informed the officer and the name was corrected the officer then called for back up and a lot of them... i found out that the guy we pulled over was wanted for 2 counts of murder one on a officer and one on his wife... he had a Tac 9 in his car loaded.. ( Round in chamber ) if anything went down that night and the officer was hit i would have to use my taser to protect my self but it did not come to that im thankful that he gave up peacefully and a little about his crime he has been wanted since 1987... the guy was in his late 70's... after that the ride along was peaceful i still do them to do and i love it :3

 

Would you mind giving me the suspect name? Because that guy should of been on the FBI most wanted list, because one does not forget that name, also what state do you live in? Because any weapon like that is illegal for a minor to carry under the age of I think 21... (Talking about you carrying a Taser)

Edited October 12, 201312 yr by Darkangel

I am waiting for my first ride along but good luck!