A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of riding with the Ellensburg police department. I honestly thought I was going to sit in a car and be bored, responding to old people who complain about loud noises. The experience was actually entirely different.
I rode with Officer Mario Magnotti, who has been with the Ellensburg police for 3 1/2 years. We started at 7 and ended up responding to a few interesting calls: a domestic disturbance, a daughter who had to have Officer Magnotti escort her to get her items from her mothers house, and we stopped multiple cars. I even got to see how Officer Magnotti drives when he turns the lights on!
One thing that seemed to run in common with a lot of the calls he got: the perpetrators all apparently smelled bad. I feel like someone should do a study and see if many criminals also smell bad. Everytime Officer Magnotti got in the car he would use lots of hand sanitizer to make sure he was clean. I thought it was interesting.
About Me
- John Baran
- I currently attend Central Washington University working towards my degree in convergence media. On my spare time I like to listen to music, play guitar, and watch dumb movies and TV shows. I am also straight edge, so I spend most my time playing guitar!