Rookie pranks!!!

[criticalthinker]

Funny thing is that they could have sent you across town knowing you needed gas, just to fill the tank and once you arrived, you were told you were not needed. Then, once you arrive back at work, sarge could have told you "Thanks for filling my tank rookie..." This reminds me of the things we used to do in the Navy. Send new recruits all over the ship (aircraft carrier) looking for sound powered phone batteries... Most of them never caught the "sound powered" part of it. Actually an officer send a new LT on the same mission and us enlisted helped out and sent the LT all over the ship... He was ****ed...lol Funny though...

CT

[corkywalker]

The most important qualities in the Job are a sense of humour and a thick skin!

[bluezy]

jokes

Funny thing is that they could have sent you across town knowing you needed gas, just to fill the tank and once you arrived, you were told you were not needed. Then, once you arrive back at work, sarge could have told you "Thanks for filling my tank rookie..." This reminds me of the things we used to do in the Navy. Send new recruits all over the ship (aircraft carrier) looking for sound powered phone batteries... Most of them never caught the "sound powered" part of it. Actually an officer send a new LT on the same mission and us enlisted helped out and sent the LT all over the ship... He was ****ed...lol Funny though...

CT

Keys to the drop zone
exstension cord for the range fan
chem-light batteries

[e-man]

Take it as a compliment that they did that to you. If they didnt like you they would ignore you, wouldnt show up on your calls, be slow to respond to your backup calls, key the mic when you try to transmit, and they definitely wouldnt play practical jokes on you. Continue with the "poor me" attitude and you might start seeing those kinds of things happen.

PTI that is in my mind a perfect response. Very true. The old saying "if they didnt care about you they wouldnt talk about you"
Kinda true right. Plus there trying to see if you crack under minimal pressure...
Have fun...

[Dash]

I left my car running during a call.

Came back outside, it was gone.

After about 5 minutes of standing there crapping my pants, and another 10 minutes of walking I decided to call my SGT.

Just before I called, squad members informed me that was a few streets down.

Not only that, but it was parked between 2 buildings so tightly that I couldn't see how they even opened up the doors let alone FIT it in there.

[dla4079]

Here is one that was played on a SEASONED OFFICER at our unit a while back:
A Sgt sent one of our officers to sit at the Padded Cell where we housed our "Suicide" or Special Management Offenders. The other Sgt had gotten into the cell and was wrapped in a sheet and sat on the floor mumbling to himself and acting rather crazy. We were watching the camera and saw the officer take a seat in front of the cell. We have to watch the offender in the cell due to possibly harming himself so the officer didn't think nothing of it. After a couple of minutes the Sgt in the cell started walking around the cell, still in his sheet, mumbling. All of a sudden he bolts out of the cell screaming. The officer just fell out of the chair and started scrambling with this look of Suprise on his face. The Sgt in the cell threw the sheet off and was laughing so hard he almost wet himself. The officer layed in the floor shaking for a second, and then started laughing himself. He was a good natured guy, and a blast to work with. He got even though.

[Hutch]

Some lil things I have done....

Change the location of the District Radio mic and PA mic... They are different but in the middle of the night it is hard to tell the difference...

Turn the yelp siren on when pursuit switch is flipped all the way on rather then on manual...

Turned heat on when the officer is out on traffic, when they get back to there car it is nice and warm for them on a 90F day

Fm Radio wide open... Lil suprise...

Nothing too funny, just enough to make ya jump... The PA mic one was really funny...

[DeputyGirl233]

This morning I stopped by P.D. to pick up my schedule (right now on light duty), and had the little annoying toy that squeaks once you sit or step on it. One of the guys that played the joke on me with the gas tank being empty etc, was at the receptionist area. I walked over where his desk is at, and placed the toy on his chair. Then stood there all innocent and waited for him. He came back, I guess he knew about it or maybe not, and sat on his chair when the toy made fartin noise.
Needlessly to say, the look on his face was priceless along with everyone laughing at him.

And now still contemplating for a good payback for Lt.

[pumpkin]

Keys to the drop zone
exstension cord for the range fan
chem-light batteries

Box of grid squares
Left-handed crescent wrench
Muffler bearings
Canopy lights
Riser grease
Bucket of prop wash
Decompression bubbles
Capillary level

[Staubb00]

Take it as a compliment that they did that to you. If they didnt like you they would ignore you, wouldnt show up on your calls, be slow to respond to your backup calls, key the mic when you try to transmit, and they definitely wouldnt play practical jokes on you. Continue with the "poor me" attitude and you might start seeing those kinds of things happen.

key the mic when you try to transmit- LOL i always feel bad for one of 1st shift old timers when 2nd shift is on and they do that to him. it's funny as he!! though. good advice it's better to get a thick skin and be liked then over-do it on the sticking up for yourself and be hated. but I wouldn

[VACOP1]

Keys to the drop zone
exstension cord for the range fan
chem-light batteries

Ya Box of Grid squares
having you check the shocks on a tank
looking for a prickE9

[RabbitMPD]

My first day they told me to get a one-D-ten-T form. I couldn't find it for the life of me. He said, "Come here and write it down then!" I thought he was really mad at me. So, I wrote it down. "1D10T" I still didn't get it at first

The last one they did to me is after I totaled a brand new squad car with 200 miles on it. After a few days off I came back and everything seemed normal. People saying they were glad I'm ok but we quickly got down to business. After roll call my Sgt. says, "Hey since you f***ked up our new car you need to wait until somebody comes back with one." No problem. After about 10 minutes he told me a car was ready. I went outside to where we park our cars. My entire shift was there and my car was fully supped with training wheels. Bastards.

Humor is what keeps us sane in this job.

[edg103]

Box of grid squares
Left-handed crescent wrench
Muffler bearings
Canopy lights
Riser grease
Bucket of prop wash
Decompression bubbles
Capillary level

Blinker fluid
Summer/Winter air in the tires
Rotating the air in the tires

[Trooper3882]

Okay her it is
OSP requires all its Troops to spend 4 days with the criminal detectives My first day I'm tagging along with the Sgt and oh..his phone rings. He gives it to one of the detectives and a few minutes later I get called in to talk to Det. 1. He says "this lady" has a complaint, i'm real busy would you just talk to her real fast and let me know whats up. ( I should have know a Det. would not have a new guy " just make a call for him"

I call this lady and she procedes to tell me she witnessed this guy having sex with a mini donkey at 5:45 am. I get her horspower and as much info as I coud stand.. She went into some very nice detail. ( BTW this "lady" is the Sgt's wife who workes for DHS) So, she tells me she recognized this guy and gave me his info. I go back to Sgt and fill him in the info. He says Det 1 is real busy, could I just make a few calls and interview this gal. Happy go lucky me says sure I run a criminal history on the guy and before I an even look at it the Sgt takes it and tells me to set up an interview with this gal. Needles to say I run around the office for 5-6 hours researching the crimes, this guy ans talking to the the "lady" a few more times before I get my hands on his CCH ( criminal history ) i print a new one I wanted to see what his background was like! I read the first line and in says he is in prison for 36 months and has been for over 6 months.

Ps I had a "funny" feeling about the whole thing from the begining, but I'm new I'm not going to question the Sgt...

I go back to the Sgt with straight face and go over the case. Then I inform him the guy is in jail. He looks straigh at the ground, and I busted up...I called him a few names, and tossed the CCH at him. He, the detectives, office staff and other patrol peeps laughed it up..... good times
BTY this was a real case in OR and this guys was really in prison for this crime.

[Delta784]

Send rookies to "barking dog" complaints at the animal shelter. What rookie knows the street address to the dog pound?

Send rookies to calls at streets that no longer exist, or are renamed, but still appear in the street directory. If you can talk a cool sergeant into playing along, have him call the rookie on the radio, who is desperately trying to find the bogus address, and start yelling "I'm waiting for you at your call, where are you??".