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That was a hell of a story. It actually reminded me of one my dad used to tell… My dad was a police officer from 1956 to 1990. In the late ’60s they had a rash of break-ins at some mausoleums in the cemetery. The thieves would take gold teeth, jewelry, and the left hands from the bodies. They pulled the drawers out to get at the remains. When my dad finished investigating, they had to push the drawers back in. As he did that, the bottom of one fell out. The man inside had died around 1900 and was a pretty heavy guy—all of the decomposition fluid spilled out all over him. I remember him saying he ran out of the mausoleum and proceeded to lose his lunch for quite a while. These are the kinds of stories that should be documented, including the ones officers tell with that dark sense of humor—because they’re part of the real job. If the people who write TV shows would use real stories from real cops instead of the unbelievable BS and misinformation they put out now, everyone would benefit. I’m not going to mention what show had a great premise but is now crap. @therookie

This is a story about the time I vomited so hard as a policeman it made my stomach hurt. I was working the night shift one time. I worked from 10pm to 6:30am. We get a call that a truck had run off a bridge abutment, down a really steep inline and was laying upside down across some railroad tracks. I make my way to the wreck. It was just getting light outside so I am guessing it was about 6am. I get to the site of the accident and lo and behold, there WAS an old Ford truck lying about 200 feet below the bridge abutment and it was on it's roof directly across the tracks running beneath the bridge. Me and an EMT make our was down the embankment to the truck. The embankment was covered with dead kudzu and pine needles and was slick as ice. Once we were at the truck, we see there is a dead dude hanging upside down from his lap belt. Post mortem lividity had already set in. His belly was snow white but his chest, face and arms were a mottled deep red purple. It is our job to get him out of the truck and back up the embankment to get him transported by the coroner. We had several more EMT's and firemen come down the embankment to help us. We were going to used a backboard, lay the body on it, and pull him up the incline like you would a sled. This dude had to weigh at least 325 pounds. He was a big guy. So, we get him out of the truck, put him on the back board, and start pulling him up the hill. We would pull him 10 feet up and slide back down 5 feet. It was hot, slippery and steep. We finally get him to the top of the hill and the coroner was there to do his thing. The got him loaded up and transported him away from the scene. It is now our responsibility to get the truck off the tracks and up on the road. Two wreckers were used. They winched the truck from opposite ends of the bridge 5 to 10 feet at a time. It was very precarious so they had to go slow as hell. Once at the top of the hill, they had to flip it up on it's wheel so they could take it to the impound lot. One wrecker wrapped a winch cable around the opposite sided and with one pull of a lever, flipped it on it's wheels. Now, one of the things a police officer has to do is inventory the contents of the vehicle. I was trying to get the VIN# and there was a wadded up cigarette pack on top of it. So, I opened the door of the truck so I could move the cigarette pack out of the way. I stuck my head inside to do that and felt moisture droplets hitting me on the head and the back of my neck. I turned my face upward to see what it was just in time to catch a face and mouthful of bodily fluids that had leaked out of the guy and on to his roof from when he was upside down. The salty, shitty, coppery tasted made me gag so hard, I thought I would break my ribs. I jumped back and started dry heaving and vomiting so hard I saw blinky things in my vision. We did not know anything about AIDS back then and all we carried for disinfectant was that jellied alcohol crap from the 80's. I drank about half the bottle I had trying to get that taste out of my mouth. The other guys were laughing so hard at me. It took me quite a while to not have to gag if I thought about it. Just one more story from my time as a policman in a small town.

@MrWillis907 I hate people like that when camping, I try to stay away from others. Next worst thing is at the shooting range, it’s huge space why did you set up next to me, no one else is here. Everyone needs to follow the men’s urinal protocol and we will all get along.

To the tourists that parked your rented Mini Winnie so close I can reach out my window & touch your coach in a campground with tons of empty spots. Thanks for starting your generator at 0500 hrs. I hope you’re still here tonight for the party, it starts at midnight. Ugh

@MrWillis907 Hopefully they didn’t park there because they like to snuggle…😳

@AnnetteVandehey @gmdurk @AndrewMarchand No, not personal there’s a lot of misinformation in the world and when people throw it out there like they know what they’re talking about it just makes law-enforcement officers jobs that much more harder.

@gmdurk @Dwebss262 @AndrewMarchand I said I believe you, sir. This is obviously personal for you.

I don't know the law in Wisconsin but, from the Romo video, are you not allowed to call your lawyer?

@AnnetteVandehey @gmdurk @AndrewMarchand You can be taken to a hospital or medical facility and have blood drawn pursuant to that warrant—even against your will (reasonable force is allowed). This is standard practice and is explicitly authorized.

On-call judges and phone warrants make 2 a.m. feasible. Most Wisconsin counties have procedures for officers to contact an on-call judge by phone, use fill-in-the-blank warrant forms, and get approval quickly—even in the middle of the night. Defense attorneys familiar with the system describe it as typically taking an hour or less.

And who is going to sign off on a search warrant at 2am? I have never heard of someone taken to a hospital after execution of a search warrant. By morning you are sober. That’s why the penalty for refusal is high. But feel free to cite whatever you feel is applicable. Yes. I am relying on local knowledge. I generally research, but I’m just explaining what I have seen over many years.

@gd83680 @EODWX5 @nearmap It was confirmed (I think it was final) as an EF3

@EODWX5 @nearmap That had to be close to EF4 damage

BEFORE AND AFTER: A great job by @nearmap showing the damage caused by the EF-3 Appleton-Menasha tornado on Monday. #wiwx

@blackdragon407 @WilliamShatner @Support Thanks for letting me know, I had no idea.

@Dwebss262 @WilliamShatner @Support Correction: YOU pay for this. Some of us don’t.

And while we are on conspiracy theories; I had another conversation with that insipid #Grok program and it agreed (after denying it) that it’s only there to placate people. The mis/disinformation it creates from conjecture and Reddit postings and presents them as facts is boggling. I saw a post yesterday that when I went to investigate was absolutely wrong. When I confronted the program and pointed out the flaws it said it would correct itself and I had nothing further to worry about. Then I had a friend today while he was driving his Tesla ask Grok (which comes with the car) the exact same question and Grok answered exactly the same giving the wrong information. When I went back to Grok today it finally revealed that it cannot learn at all and that it’s programmed to appease you (and lie to you to assure you it is learning when it cannot.) It cannot even fill in a support ticket to let the developers know the issues so it can learn to give correct answers. When I asked what could be done; it said to send an email to Support@X.com (which after I asked if real people answer it; Grok said it’s AI and would take a lot to get to an actual Human.) I find that a bit disappointing that it appeases but cannot correct mistakes and uses crazy people’s diatribes on Reddit, X, blogs and weirdly enough lawsuit filings. It mixes them together and presents amalgamated conjecture as facts that people will believe but have no basis in truth.😵‍💫🤯 #fixgrokordumpit

@CLAYLAVLS @OldRowSwig Well, you certainly seem like you know what you’re talking about. 🙄

@OldRowSwig Cops knew he wasn't drunk. They just wanted to get their arrest quota filled.

FREE ROMO!!!

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2/3

IPG in Menasha — the building my son used to work at. Completely decimated. 1/3 #Wisconsin #Appleton #MenashaStrong #EF3Tornado

@scooch81 @AndrewMarchand They called the standardized field sobriety test. They’re the same everywhere.

@AndrewMarchand Technically no, but this was a genius move on Romo’s part because at trial, they will argue that his refusal to participate in tests is consciousness of guilt and evidence that he was drunk. Now his can argue that romo refused only bc he believed he had right to lawyer.

Standardized field sobriety tests (SFSTs) are roadside evaluations that officers use to look for signs of impairment. The results help them decide whether there is probable cause to arrest someone for operating a motor vehicle vehicle while intoxicated (OMVWI). With all due, respect what you said is monkey nonsense😁. If you refuse the standardized field sobriety test, then you automatically screw yourself.

He is a citizen and whether allowed or not he knew that he was getting screwed, he should have declined the FST. The FST is nothing but monkey drills and it is likely that the arresting officer would not be able to conduct the same drills under the same conditions. It is merely justifying the arrest. To be proven later in a court of law and after the tox screen comes back.

@AnnetteVandehey @AndrewMarchand Everybody’s different people exhibit signs of intoxication differently. I’ve seen raging alcoholics have one beer and pass out and blow a .35. I have also seen people blow at least a .3 and they acted pretty normal.

@AndrewMarchand You are allowed to call your lawyer once you are in custody. Wisconite here. I also think he should have blown. It’s easy to get off on technicalities in WI. But refusing a breathalyzer is an automatic charge difficult to challenge. He doesn’t not appear to be very impaired here.

Wisconsin law does not treat refusing a chemical test as automatic guilt of OWI. Refusal is a separate civil violation that triggers its own penalties (license revocation, assessment, possible ignition interlock). The refusal can be used as evidence of consciousness of guilt, but the state still has to prove the underlying OWI charge. Officers can also obtain a search warrant for a blood draw. Being from Wisconsin doesn’t make the legal claim correct. If you refuse an Intoxilyzer test most departments, get a search warrant and they take blood from you.

He refused a breathalyzer as well. He should have taken it. Unfortunately, WI law automatically treats no breathalyzer as guilt. And if it was mixed substances, WI will not insist on a blood test. I know plenty of people who beat these charges. I know that’s kind of embarrassing.. but I am from WI. 😆😆

Once you get through booking, you might be given the opportunity to make a phone call. It depends on your cooperation and how busy they are. There is no guarantee of a phone call when you’re in jail. If he cooperated during the booking process, he might be given the opportunity to make a phone call to arrange for someone to pick him up or to call whoever he wants. But he would only be in there for a 12-hour hold if he didn’t get picked up, and not much a lawyer can do for you then.

@AnnetteVandehey @gmdurk @AndrewMarchand It’s not the same thing other than you blow into it. One is accurate for court and the other one is not.

@gmdurk @AndrewMarchand A pbt is just a scene breath test. They redo it at the station. He might have passed. But you are right. The breathalyzer at the station is always performed.

@JessJess1328791 @BadgedPatriot 🤷🏻‍♂️ it was the 60’s, before department policy rules.

@Dwebss262 @BadgedPatriot That’s some brutal stuff, but that’s what rookies get.

After spending hours at the police department, Rookie Alexa Popcorn was given the chance to display his new found skills of reciting the phonetic alphabet & backing up using side mirrors in front of the entire shift. He was first taken outside to a large parking lot, where he stood proudly with his masking tape name tag next to his vehicle. He was told to get inside & using only his side mirrors, to successfully back into 3 parking spaces while running his police lights. Prior to starting, he announced over the PA system "I am rookie Alexa Popcorn & I can do this". Amazingly, he was successful. He was then taken inside to the men's locker room, where he stood on a step ladder & again announced "I am rookie Alexa Popcorn & I can do this!" & in a clear & loud voice, recited the Phonetic alphabet from Alpha all the way to Zulu. The entire shift clapped for Rookie Alexa Popcorn. For his outstanding efforts, he was presented with a Certificate of Achievement with his name "Alexa Popcorn" proudly printed on it. He was then presented with a box of generic popcorn (because the name brand stuff isn't for rookies) & given a $10 Amazon Gift card to purchase his own Alexa (Cuz rookie salary cap is 10 bucks). Finally, to end the ceremony, Rookie Alexa Popcorn removed his masking tape name tag & placed it on his clothes locker where it will stay until he successfully completes training & becomes a real policeman. I then explained to Rookie Alexa Popcorn that if we didn't like him, we'd probably still do what we just did, but he'd never have gotten popcorn or a gift card.🙂 The rookie smiled. We clapped👮‍♂️🚔