Thankful

This week we celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday.  I am thankful again this year that our police department members have been healthy and uninjured for the most part.  Even though we police a relatively safe community, this still is a very dangerous job and any call can turn to tragedy in a fraction of a second. 

I was reminded of this a little more than a week ago when our folks were assisting Mission PD track down a man who had just killed his brother.  Even though it does not get more dangerous than that, our officers knowingly put themselves in harms way to protect the public.  In this case, as they were closing in on the suspect's location, the incident ended when he turned the gun on himself.

So while being thankful is an everyday thing at our department, I am comfortable knowing our staff members are doing the right things for the right reasons while keeping our City, their peers, and themselves safe and protected.