News article in local paper Oct. 5th, 2007
A brown bear under a bridge on Highway 80 near Donner Lake, California - he went to sleep on a ledge and then authorities put a net under him and shot him with a tranquilizer dart and he fell into the net. They then took him off the bridge and released him.
2 comments:
Hi,
I have just come across your blog site and very interesting it is to.
But I wondered if I could ask you a question please?
What do you think of David Copperfield?
I am not in the force but I have many, many police blog sites I read. I love them.
There are so interesting and allows you into their working lives and explains things they do which you just didn't realise they did!
Their sense of humour is also brilliant.
I had many a laugh with them.
Look forward to hearing from you,
Thankyou.
Hello Annette,
Thank you for your posting. In relation to your question I can only comment that I enjoy reading The Policeman's Blog by David Copperfield. Most official announcements are potitically correct and sanitised to avoid upsetting the political masters or the general public. Whereas, in this forum the officer is free, within certain inevitable constraints, to speak his mind and air his personal views. That can only be a good thing. I know that he has an extremely wide audience and, although I do not always concur with some of his sentiments, I find it refreshing to learn of the mindset and logic of an officer currently serving on the frontline as in David's case. I retired from the police service almost 12 years ago and I fully recognise times have changed dramatically since then. I have nothing but great respect for our young men and women in blue who, in the vast majority of cases, perform diigently 24 hours a day for 365 days a year, often in dangerous and life threatening situations, whilst the rest of us are asleep or relaxing at home watching video or enjoying a family meal together. The Policeman's Blog affords them the opportunity to "let off steam" and vent their concerns or grievances in a way that would otherwise remain simply the "canteen culture" and therefore unknown to the rest of us. Long may he continue to provide us with an informative, knowledgeable and often humorous daily account of life on the frontline in today's demanding yet rewarding modern Police Service.
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