Ok, So here is a little bit of a funny story. 

 

I am out working tonight, and i get a call of a couple of vehicles sitting in someones driveway.  They are not doing anything but just sitting there.  Well the owner of the home calls in to the Sheriffs Office and tells our dispatcher about the vehicles and gives the dispatcher a license plate number off of one of them.  I get out to the house and the vehicles are gone.  I speak with the home owners and find out the color of the vehicles.  One is a red Chevy car, and the other an older green pickup truck.  Well, i advise the home owners i will see if i can locate the vehicles. (which is a hard thing to do sometimes after they have already gotten a 10 minute head start on me.) 

 

I had just got back to the Sheriffs Office when I get a medical call of an elder gal who had fell and busted either her hip or her leg. (Bless her heart.)  So i go out to the medical call.  Well, while i am there I set outside to let the medical units in the house to do their thing.  While I am outside, i happen to see a red chevy car and a older green pickup drive past the house........I think to myself..."there is no way these are the same vehicles. It is almost two hours later"  What do i do...I clear the medical and start to follow these two vehicles.  I get behind the red car and run the plate.....and can you believe it...same plate number the home owner gave me.  So i stop the car and as i get out the older green pickup starts to pull up, so like an idiot stand in the road and tell the driver of the pickup to pull over as well.  I speak to all the kids in the vehicles to figure out what the heck they are doing out there.  They are GHOST HUNTING!!!! WOW!!!!

 

They said they got on the internet and looked up areas that have ghosts....scary situation.....bunch of kids out ghost hunting at 2 in the morning...well from running their information one of the ghost busters ends up going to jail for a reason yet to be made known.  I advise the rest of the kids that it was probably in there best intrest to return home and put an end to the ghost hunt....Besides, i didn't need to have to arrest them for busting ghosts without a permit. And i am not sure, but I didn't see any equipment needed in this day and age to catch ghosts.  After all, it is my duty to serve and protect and i didn't want one of them getting beat up by them scary nasty ghosts out there. 

 

I am thinking about calling the REAL GHOST BUSTERS and letting them know they now have some new recruits they may want to hire.   One was arrested because he just had to try and catch that last ghost. 

 

Deputy Scary Police Man.

Well, I know this has been a long time coming. and for the very few people out there that tend to stop by and read my so called little blog now and then, I am sorry I have not kept up on this more.  So here goes a very looong story short......

 

As you may know about a year and a half ago I moved to Maui, Hawaii...great place to live.  I really liked it there and enjoyed the weather.  After 18 months of being there, times got hard from lack of work and didn't know how I was going to come up with rent money on top of every other freaking bill I had to pay. (And to all you bill collecters......Your check is in the mail.)  So I found out that the great County of Jefferson here in the state of Idaho was hiring again so I jumped on the plane and came out and tested.  I got the job and I am back out on the road again.  I really missed this line of work and am very grateful to everyone here for giving me the chance to come back.  The down side to all this......I CAME BACK IN THE MIDDLE OF FREAKING WINTER!!!!!  

 

Not sure if anyone has been to Maui or not, but the weather there is perfect in everyway, all year round, all day long, everyday..So has you can guess...I am now freezing my ass off out here.  But I guess that is what I get for coming back at this time of year.

 

I am with my beautiful wife and two great kids here so at least we can all suffer together.  Christmas is just around the corner and I am looking forward to that.  Also I am going to try and stay up to date with this blog now that I am back so just look for more storys from the stupid people on here from time to time. 

 

Good talking to all of you again and I hope everyone is cold.....(hey, you can't expect me to suffer alone can you?)  Take care and talk to you soon.

 

Deputy Frozen Nips.

I wish you could comprehend a wife's horror at 6 in the morning as I
Check her husband of 40 years for a pulse and find none. I start CPR anyway,
hoping to bring him back, knowing intuitively it is too late. But wanting his
wife and family to know everything possible was done to try and save his
life.

I wish you knew the unique smell of burning insulation, the taste of
soot-filled mucus, the feeling of intense heat through your turnout gear, the
sound of flames crackling, the eeriness of being able to see absolutely
nothing in dense smoke-sensations that I've become too familiar with.

I wish you could read my mind as I respond to a call, Is this a false
alarm or a working fire? How is the building constructed? What Hazards await
me? Is anyone trapped?' Or to call and ask what is wrong with the patient? Is
it minor or life threatening? Is the caller really in distress or is he
waiting for us with a 2x4 or a gun?

I wish you could be in the emergency room, as a doctor pronounces
dead, the beautiful five-year old girl that I have been trying to save during
the past 25 minutes, knowing she will never go on her first date or say the
words, 'I love you Mommy', ever again.

I wish you could know the frustration I feel in the cab of the
ambulance or engine or cruiser, the driver with his foot pressing down hard
on the pedal, my arm tugging again and again at the air horn chain, as you
fail to yield the right-of-way at an intersection or in traffic. When you
need us however, your first comment upon our arrival will be, 'It took you
forever to get here!'

I wish you could know my thoughts as I help extricate a girl of
teenage years from the remains of her automobile. What if this was my
daughter, sister, my girlfriend or a friend? What were her parent's reaction
going to be when they opened the door to find a police officer with hat in
hand?

I wish you could know how it feels to walk in the back door and greet
my parents and family, not having the heart to tell them that I nearly did
not come back from the last call.

I wish you could know how it feels dispatching officers, firefighters
and EMS out and when we call for them and our heart drops because no one
answers back or to here a bone chilling 911 call of a child or wife needing
assistance.

I wish you could feel the hurt as people verbally and sometimes
physically abuse us or belittle what I do, or as they express their attitudes
of 'It will never happen to me'. I wish you could realize the physical,
emotional and mental drain of missed meals, lost sleep and forgone social
activities, in addition to all the tragedy my eyes have seen.

I wish you could know the brotherhood and self-satisfaction of
helping save a life or preserving someone's property, or being able to be
there in time of crisis, or creating order from total chaos.

I wish you could understand how I feel finding someone's Grand Parent
or small child deep in the dark forest alone, cold and wet and giving them
back to their family safe and sound.

I wish you could understand what it feels like to have a little boy
tugging at your arm and asking, 'Is my Mommy okay?'! , not even being able to
look in his eyes without tears from your own and not knowing what to say. Or
to have to hold back a long time friend who watches his buddy having CPR done
on him as they take him away in the Medic Unit. You know all along he did not
have his seat belt on. A sensation that I have become too familiar with.
Unless you have lived with this kind of life, you will never truly
understand or appreciate who I am, we are, or what our job really means to us.

 

....I wish you could though.

Well, it is me again.  Just wanted to let you all know that Maddog sent me some pictures (and yeah Mike I got them thanks.) I have added these pictures to the page so please feel free to take a look at them.  I am in the process of getting a new video up as well.  I am sure that video is old to everyone by now.  Take it easy and see ya later. 

 

  Cpl. Fish

Hello to everyone out there in blog land.  Not sure really what to say here except for sorry for not doing anything new to this page in a very very long time. I have been slacking I know and I am sorry for that.  There have been some changes in my life that some of you may already know about.  But the majority of you probably do not know or do not care.  One of the biggest changes in my life is I had to make one of the toughest decisions in my life....That was to leave the greatest place to work in the world.  JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE!!!!  I did not leave because I didn't like the work, or that it was to hard or anything like that.  I left because I had to make a decision on what was more important to me...My Family  or my job....I am sure you now know what I picked.  I would go back to work at the Sheriffs Office in a heart beat if I knew I could afford to do so.  But sadly at this time I can not.  I had to give up everything that I worked so hard to achieve there, one of those things was my K9 Jenny.  A very hard thing for me to do.  At least I know she is in good hands with a good friend and fellow officer Mike (Maddog) Jensen.  I know he will take care of her and I know he will keep me updated on everything she does.....(you better dog or I will be pissed and come back and beat that @$$)  But the hardest thing for me to leave there was the friendships I had made while working there.  I loved everyone I worked with.  The best people you can imagine.  I doubt I will ever be able to find other friends who can fill theirs shoes.  So to Colt, Aaron, Randy, Brian, Steve, Lynn, Korin, Rico, Ponch, Miller, Maddog, Wolfe, everyone on Rigby P.D. and everyone else....I will truely miss all of you, I could name everyone but I am sure you do not want me to.  But if any of you guys are reading this I miss all of you and stay safe and I look forward to coming back and working with you again one day. 

 

Don't feel to bad for me though, I have gone to a better place.....No, not there.  I have moved to Maui, Hawaii.  Lucky me huh!?!  And a little on the brighter side, I have just been informed that I will be joing the Maui Police Force very soon.  I am looking forward to getting back out on the streets doing the only thing that I know how to do.  So again please do not feel to bad for me that I left the Sheriffs Office.  I am not missing the cold one little bit.

 

One last thing that has changed for me is the fact that I ended up breaking both of my elbows at the same time.  Yes at the same time.  I know that is hard to do but when I do something I do it big. ha ha ha.  I have been out of work now for almost two months and it sucks.  You think it wouldn't be that bad to be oout of work, but there is very little things you can do besides sit around in pain all day long cause you can't move you elbows without them hurting.  I did not have to have any casts put on or any surgery....yet..but, I have had to do a lot of Physical Therapy to try and regain the range of motion in my arms.  That has been fun yet a challenge.  But as of now I am almost there to regaing everything back. 

 

Well, there you have it.  I gave you a little bit of info on me again and I will try and keep this page updated as much as I can now.  I will be adding some pictures and that soon, and I look forward to hearing from everyone as well.  Take Care and I will talk to you later.

 

Cpl. Fish

This is a poem being sent from a Marine to his Dad.

For those who take the time to read it,
you'll see a letter from him to his Dad at the bottom.

It makes you truly thankful for not only the Marines, but ALL of our
troops.


THE MARINE




We all came together,
Both young and old
To fight for our freedom,
To stand and be bold.



In the midst of all evil,
We stand our ground,
And we protect our country
>From all terror around.



Peace and not war,
Is what some people say.
But I'll give my life,
So you can live the American way.



I give you the right
To talk of your peace.
To stand in your groups,
and protest in our streets.



But still I fight on;
I don't bitch; I don't whine.
I'm just one of the people
Who is doing your time.



I'm harder than nails,
Stronger than any machine.
I'm the immortal soldier,
I'm a U.S. MARINE!



So stand in my shoes,
And leave from your home.
Fight for the people who hate you,
With the protests they've shown.



Fight for the stranger,
Fight for the young.
So they all may have
The greatest freedom you've won.



Fight for the sick;
Fight for the poor.
Fight for the cripple,
Who lives next door.



But when your time comes,
Do what I've done.
For if you stand up for freedom,
You'll stand when the fight's done.



By: Corporal Aaron M. Gilbert, US Marine Corps
USS SAIPAN, PERSIAN GULF

March 23, 2003

Hey Dad,

Do me a favor and label this "The Marine" and send it to everybody on
your
email list. Even leave this letter in it. I want this rolling all over
the
US ; I want every home reading it. Every eye seeing it. And every heart
to
feel it. So can you please send this for me? I would but my email time
isn't
that long and I don't have much time anyway. You know what Dad? I
wondered
what it would be like to truly understand what JFK said in His
inaugural
speech.

"When the time comes to lay down my life for my country,
I do not cower from this responsibility. I welcome it!"

Well, now I know. And I do. Dad, I welcome the opportunity to do what I
do.
Even though I have left behind a beautiful wife, and I will miss the
birth
of our first born child, I would do it 70 times over to fight for the
place
that God has made for my home. I love you all and I miss you very much.
I
wish I could be there when Sandi has our baby, but tell her that I love
her,
and Lord willing, I will be coming home soon. Give Mom a great big hug
from
me and give one to yourself too.
Aaron
 
Aaron was assasinated by an IRAQ soldier while he was on patrol with 2
days
left after his Dad received this poem and letter

Please let this Marine (and all our military) know we care by passing
his
poem onto your friends even if you don't usually take time to forward
mail... do it this time!

Thanks

If this touched you as much as it touched me, please forward it on.
Let's help Aaron's dad spread the word...

FREEDOM isn't FREE
.someone pays for you and me.



"Life is a coin. You can spend it anyway you wish, but you can only
spend it
once."

Ok here as some fights that police officers have been in.  These videos can get pretty scary.  This is just one other thing that we have to put it up everyday.  Please understand that we are not out here to try and hurt people, we do our job and at times it calls for extreme force to be used.  The next time you deal with law enforcemnt, if you are not a police officer or something of the sort, please give us some respect and understand we are only here to help!!!  Cpl. Fish

Ok, You all have to take a look at this video. This is the type of stuff we have to put up with everyday.  Some people hate the cops, but look at this video and see the type of crap we have to go through to help keep everyone safe.  This video is amazing and yet at the same time gives me the chills, some of the crashes on it are amazing to see.     Cpl. Fish 

 

Alright, well i hope this doesn't make anyone think any less of me here.  But I love the show "Family Guy" on t.v.  There have been some episodes where i have started to cry i was laughing so hard at it.  I found this video clip on the internet of the voices of the show.  Now you don't get to hear all of the voices, but most of them.  The only one missing is Seth Green a.k.a. "Chris Griffin"  But I thought it was cool to see who did all the voices for everyone else.  Everyone does great with the voices.  Seth MacFarlane is a real genius.  And i must say he cracks me up in the show.  So if your a fan of "Family Guy"  Then you might like to see who does all the voices behind it.  And if by any chance, anyone that works on the show happens to see this.......Keep up the great work. 

 

Cpl. Fish

Ok, so if you are a fan of David Letterman. You will love what he does here to Richard Simmons.  Richard is trying to talk about his new steamer, but, like always letterman is having fun.  Listen to what he says to Richard while he is talking about the price of the steamer, and then watch what he does to make fun of him.  you have to love it.  I started crying when i first seen this. 

 

Cpl. Fish.

Ok, I was sent this in an email, and i loved it.  Any police officer out there would.  Just listen to what this administrator has to say to the press about the way they are reporting the death of a police officer.  I agree 100% on what he is saying, and i hope that every admin out there for police are willing to back their guys like he is here.  I work with a great admin, that does back us up on what we do as long as we were in the right. And there is nothing better then a coworker who has your back.  Pass this video on if you like, no worries here.  And may God watch over all of us brothers in blue.     Cpl. Fish

"The Badge"

He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.

He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.

Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.

He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whos blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.

His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.

He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.

And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.

But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.

Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.

Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.

So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.

In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.

Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.

Written By:

David L. Bell
Sergeant

Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina

Ok everyone, you have to listen to this call. I know it is a fake, prank call, but it should get you laughing out there.  So just sit back and listen to what good ole' boy "Ned" has to say about the new gay and lesbian channel that is about to go onto t.v.  When i first heard it, i laughed so hard i started to cry it is great.

 

Cpl. Fish

Hey there it is me again, just thought that i would write and see what was going on. Also i added the new Numa Numa video to my page, the first time i seen the old numa numa video i laughed so hard i was in tears, so i thought if any of you liked it, you might like the second, the song is a little better but the video is kinda lame, so sorry if you do not like it.  let me know.   Cpl. Fish

"Just A Cop"

The funeral line was long,

There's an awful lot of cars,

Folks came out of the restaurants,

They came out of the bars.

The workers at the construction sites

All let their hammers drop.

Someone asked. "What is this all for?"

And they said, "Aw, just a Cop."

Some chuckled at the passing cars.

Some shed a silent tear

Some people said," It's stupid."

"All these dumb policemen here."

"How come they are not out fighting crime?"

"Or in a doughnut shop?"

"Sure is a lot of trouble,

For someone who's just a Cop."

They blocked the intersections,

They blocked the interstate.

People yelled and cursed,

"Damn, it's gonna make me late!"

"This is really ridiculous!"

"They're makin' us all stop!"

"It seems they are sure wastin' time,

On someone who's just a Cop."

Into the cemetery now,

The slow procession comes,

The woeful Taps are slowly played.

There's loud salutes from guns.

The graveyard workers shake their heads

"This service is a flop."

"There's lots of good words wasted,

On someone who's just a Cop"

Yeah, just a Cop to most folks.

Did his duty every day.

Trying to protect us,

Till they took his life away.

And when he got to heaven,

St. Peter put him at the top.

An angel asked him, "Who was that?"

And he said, "Aw, just a Cop."

The Judgment:

The Officer stood and faced his God,

Which must always come to pass.

He hoped his shoes were shinning,

Just as brightly as his brass.

"Step forward now, Officer,

How shall I deal with you?

Have you always turned the other cheek?

To my church have you been true?"

The Officer squared his shoulder and said,

"No, Lord, I guess I aint,

Because those of us who carry badges can't

always be a saint.

I've had to work most Sundays,

And at times my talk was rough,

And sometimes I've been violent

Because the streets are tough.

But I never took a penny

That wasn't mine to keep.

Though I worked a lot of overtime,

when the bills got too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help

Though at times I shook with fear.

And sometimes, God forgive me,

I've wept an unmanly tear.

I know I don't deserve a place

among the people here.

They never wanted me around except to calm their fear.

If you've a place for me here, Lord,

it needn't be so grand.

I never expected or had too much,

But if you don't...I'll understand.

There was silence all around the throne,

where the saints often trod.

As the officer waited quietly for the judgment of his God.

"Step forward now, Officer."

"You've borne your burdens well."

"Come walk a beat on heaven's streets,"

"You've done your time in Hell"