More Impressions and Applications

I told the radio-telephone operator my intent was to fill out paperwork for a ride along and she directed me to the application, which was next to the Requests for Police Reports on the wall in a plastic bin. She offered me a clip board, which I used to fill out the form. The form was simple and one-sided. It asked for basic information, emergency contacts, purpose statement, disclaimer signature, as well as time, date, and zone preferences. The form required a witness signature, most likely from the radio-telephone operator, and authorization signatures from Chief of Police George Turner and Zone 2 Commander Robert Browning.



My impressions on the police station would be incomplete if I neglected to mention the restroom. It looked clean enough to have supper in; in fact, it had a table and two chairs. There were also three sinks with mirrors and three stalls, which contrasted sharply with the women's one woman wheel-chair accessible restroom. This is a vivid demonstration of the City of Atlanta Police Department's male to female ratio of four to one.



The City of Dunwoody Police Department's Ride-Along Program application is five pages long and downloaded from http://www.dunwoodypolice.com/. The first page lists the guidelines, which includes a minimum age requirement of 18, excluding Explorers. The applicant must acknowledge with a signature and date. The form will be reviewed and approved by the Deputy Chief and Chief of Police Billy Grogan respectively. In my next post, I will continue my discussion on the City of Dunwoody Police Department's Ride-Along Program application and discuss my application to the City of Marietta Police Department's Ride-Along Program.