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Hooper · 12-12-2008, 09:03 PM

Karl,

Thanks for sharing that with us. I am very disappointed to hear about the poor response you received from that officer. I for one would like to get someone like you coming up to me on a daily basis, arrests generate intel for us, leading to bigger fish, at least, that's the idea. Maybe the TF was working an invest, maybe. I have to take exception that Cape officers are in uncharted waters with regard to the drug problem, this is hardly new to us. Heroine has had a hold on the Cape and Island for a long long time. Most of us who still do work on the road are familiar with the users in town, who deals on the side to make some cash and who is strictly in it for the money.

Its funny, we are down 6 officers in a department of sixty officers, 10%. And the town seem to have no problem with that, while at the same time the admin expects us answer the calls and to hammer the bad guys. Calls come first, and come they do even in the dead of winter, and the hammering comes only if there is time. It ain't sleepy Cape Cod any longer guys, and it hasn't been for a long long time. I would love to see more patrol officer focus put on the drug scene, but our budget barely allows for my department to do the bare minimum in responding to calls, never mind initiate meaningful drug invests.

12-12-2008, 09:03 PM	#12
Hooper Southsider iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bass River, Mass. Posts: 1,226	Karl, Thanks for sharing that with us. I am very disappointed to hear about the poor response you received from that officer. I for one would like to get someone like you coming up to me on a daily basis, arrests generate intel for us, leading to bigger fish, at least, that's the idea. Maybe the TF was working an invest, maybe. I have to take exception that Cape officers are in uncharted waters with regard to the drug problem, this is hardly new to us. Heroine has had a hold on the Cape and Island for a long long time. Most of us who still do work on the road are familiar with the users in town, who deals on the side to make some cash and who is strictly in it for the money. Its funny, we are down 6 officers in a department of sixty officers, 10%. And the town seem to have no problem with that, while at the same time the admin expects us answer the calls and to hammer the bad guys. Calls come first, and come they do even in the dead of winter, and the hammering comes only if there is time. It ain't sleepy Cape Cod any longer guys, and it hasn't been for a long long time. I would love to see more patrol officer focus put on the drug scene, but our budget barely allows for my department to do the bare minimum in responding to calls, never mind initiate meaningful drug invests.