I love to help people. It is what I am good at anyway. I get joy when I can help people and make them smile. I am a “fixer” at heart. My own friends come to me for advice and help in dealing with their issues. I have always known that I wanted a career in an area where I can be a service to others; a direct service to others.
Honestly, though, I never saw myself being a police officer. All through high school, I assumed I would go to college to go into social services, or become a counselor of some sort. It took a crazy incidence my senior year in high school to realize this was the field I was meant to be in.
It was in October. I was walking home, with some friends, from a Varsity football game on a Friday night. About three blocks from my house, we saw flashing emergency lights and heard sirens. Of course, we were curious, so instead of taking a different way we went straight on to see what was going on. A neighbor’s house was blazing! It was crazy watching the firefighters try to control the fire. What really caught my eye though, were the police officers. Some were guarding and making sure no one entered the house or got too close but what was going on with the other officers and the family really took my attention and my heart! The youngest of their children couldn’t be found. The parents were panicked. Two officers calmed the parents and kept them from being too hysterical. Another, I could hear, was talking to someone else reporting the missing child. And yet, another was actually looking for the child in the crowd. The little girl was only 4 years old. The officer that was looking for the girl did finally find her. She was in a bush in the very front of the yard, crying. The officer held her close, reassuring her it was ok and that he was bringing her back to her mom and dad.
Don’t get me wrong, it was a wicked fire, and the firefighters did an amazing job. It’s just, what took me, was how all of the police officers worked together. It really took a team effort to do all that they were doing. I realized then, that I really wanted to be part of a team like that. A team where we may have our own duties but we need to work together to help a situation. Even though, usually police officers are at the head of a situation; it seemed this force was working the real potential tragedy and bringing a happy part to a very unhappy situation. They helped not only the family, but the firefighters as well, by ensuring everyone else’s safety. Now, becoming part of a team like this is my passion!
Wish my story would help you!