Ramblings of a Civil Servant

I first met Rebecca Buck in 2000 at the 28th Precinct.  I had just gotten out of field training and sent to evening shift. She was a 30 ye...

Caveat Emptor Greetings.  For some of you, this is your first time stopping here after you found me from my Buzzfeed article .  Recently, m...

The forecast was 90% rain, but warm.  This posed a problem.  A new problem for us as it turned out. "So what do we do?  Raincoat?...

"No smiling."   That's what the cop taking the photos you see above tells you when you sit down in a uniform shirt 8 size...

So a week or so ago, we returned from our 10 day trip to Hong Kong and Taipei.  The trip was prompted by a desire to see my eldest brothe...

So like the rest of the world, I've been following the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri over the past few weeks.  T...

When I arrived at the 28th Precinct in February of 2000, fresh out of the NYPD Academy, I remember walking into the locker room and on almos...