I have started my new role as a police officer with the Hagerstown Community College Police Department (HCCPD) earlier this month. In fact, I completed my 80 hours field training program (FTO) today (May 14, 2022), which means I'll be on my own starting May 16, 2022.
I love being back in police uniform and have been excited waking up at 0530 hours to prepare for a 0700-1500 shift. That said, the workload is extremely slow with dispatch pretty much giving us no calls so far as there are no crimes on campus. But I've been training a lot, doing a lot of reading related to case laws, laws of arrests and other study materials.
I believe I will like the position in the long run, despite a drastic change of pace. I still hear the calls dispatched to Washington County Sheriff's patrol deputies, triggering happy memories but also reminding me of the challenge some of those calls can cause. I do not miss much the Detention Division. I do not fully know what my long term plans will be (staying put vs applying somewhere else) but expect to at least work two years at the college.
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