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Wow. Talk about your problems...
I work as an armed guard at a federal facility. we have been talking and worrying that we might become more of a target as the economy worsens due to the kind of work we do here.
Anyway, the other day while I was in one of the guard booths relieving a team member for break (I am the rover), we heard 4 shots. Pop, Pop, Pop,....Pop. I reported this to the Control center (which is my main station) and then recieved a call from the other booth. I also called our other station to tell him to keep his eyes open.
Anyway, I could see a police vehicle about 100 yards down the road with its lights flashing. I thought he might be in a gunfight, or in pursuit. But then we caught sight of him standing by his vehicle. Turns out he apparently came across a buck whitetail that had been hit and injured, and he put it down.
So I continued on with my duties, and I later was told what agency had been involved. A sworn police agency, but we have overlapping jurisdiction in that area.
Anyway, while working another site today I just happened to run into an officer of that agency. I jokingly expressed displeasure with an officer firing of 4 rounds within the confined area and setting us all on edge for a short time.
Well, it turned out to be the chief of that department. He replied that it wasn't his agency as far as he knew, and it would have been only one shot, not 4 if they had been involved. He called his dispatch to make sure no one had discharged a firearm that day. Dispatched said they had not.
So, if I check the video, and it is indeed the agency we thought it was, what should I do about it?
Should I call the chief and tell him I confirmed it was his agency?
Should I stay uninvolved and keep my mouth shut?
There is a chance my employer will not want us to get involved as well, but thats a whole nother story.
I work as an armed guard at a federal facility. we have been talking and worrying that we might become more of a target as the economy worsens due to the kind of work we do here.
Anyway, the other day while I was in one of the guard booths relieving a team member for break (I am the rover), we heard 4 shots. Pop, Pop, Pop,....Pop. I reported this to the Control center (which is my main station) and then recieved a call from the other booth. I also called our other station to tell him to keep his eyes open.
Anyway, I could see a police vehicle about 100 yards down the road with its lights flashing. I thought he might be in a gunfight, or in pursuit. But then we caught sight of him standing by his vehicle. Turns out he apparently came across a buck whitetail that had been hit and injured, and he put it down.
So I continued on with my duties, and I later was told what agency had been involved. A sworn police agency, but we have overlapping jurisdiction in that area.
Anyway, while working another site today I just happened to run into an officer of that agency. I jokingly expressed displeasure with an officer firing of 4 rounds within the confined area and setting us all on edge for a short time.
Well, it turned out to be the chief of that department. He replied that it wasn't his agency as far as he knew, and it would have been only one shot, not 4 if they had been involved. He called his dispatch to make sure no one had discharged a firearm that day. Dispatched said they had not.
So, if I check the video, and it is indeed the agency we thought it was, what should I do about it?
Should I call the chief and tell him I confirmed it was his agency?
Should I stay uninvolved and keep my mouth shut?
There is a chance my employer will not want us to get involved as well, but thats a whole nother story.
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