WHAT TO DO:

1. Post a blog each week of at least 200 words. You could:
-describe something you learned that week
-explain something that surprised you about the week
-provide an update about projects you're working on
-explain how you solved a problem

Include images or video that you shoot on project-the combination of words and images is what makes a post interesting

2. Comment on one of your classmates' posts. Show your interest in what your classmate is doing on his/her project; make good feelings!

Let's agree that all blog posts are due by the end of the day on the last three Mondays during May, which means the first post is due by the end of the day on Monday, May 10. Happy blogging!

Jack Breisch

Sunday, May 9, 2010

First Week at the Shaker Heights Police Department

My first week at the Shaker Heights Police Department has actually been quite exciting. I'm a part of a set Senior Project program at the SHPD, and it is designed to give participants a little "taste" of everything in the criminal justice process. Halle Baltes also wound up pursuing a Senior Project at the SHPD, so I'm very lucky to have another Hawken student in the program with me.

Because the program aims to give the participant insight into the system from every angle possible, I've had a bunch of different experiences this week. For example, Tuesday morning we observed Beachwood court cases (which included a theft and an assault), and Tuesday afternoon we sat in on a detectives' meeting to discuss a homicide case from 2006. Thursday morning we were with the jailer. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday we got out on the road doing ride-a-longs, meaning we were in the car when the cop pulled people over for traffic violations or when the cop had to respond to a 911 call. Specifically, we responded to a fight by the high school on Wednesday and a house alarm on Friday.

The most notable event of the week, however, was an incident Wednesday morning. A guy was running up and down a street about a block from the police station breaking into cars. The SHPD were able to cut him off and corner him, but when he pulled a gun on the police, a cop shot him. He was taken to the hospital where he later died. I actually was not at the station that morning because I was taking an AP exam, but according to Halle, the station was buzzing. I'll attach a link to the article in the comments section because it won't let me copy and paste into this post.

Anyways, Halle and I are gearing up for another exciting week. We're scheduled for some shooting at the range this week, and I know we're both looking forward to that. Hopefully pictures will come soon; Halle's got them all on her camera now, but there's some of us in our bulletproof vests (we were required to wear them for our ride-a-longs) and our other adventures thus far.

-Becky
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4 comments:

  1. 10rasrebMay 9, 2010 at 7:37 PM

    Here is the link to an article about the incident. The article was originally published in the Plain Dealer on Thursday.

    http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/05/shaker_heights_police_fatally_1.html

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  2. EmilyMay 10, 2010 at 2:07 PM

    That sounds like so much fun.

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  3. jbreiMay 10, 2010 at 2:13 PM

    Yikes. I'm jealous. The program for you guys seems so well organized--with you in mind. But don't get shot!

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  4. AndrewMay 10, 2010 at 4:21 PM

    Wait - you get to wear bullet proof vests? haha That's so cool! How much does one weigh?

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