Sunday, March 25, 2007

LAPD - A Great Experience

Last week, Scott went to Los Angeles to spend the week with some officers from the LAPD. The officers he met with treated Scott and the other Detective he was travelling with very nicely. They went on a ride-along with members of their gang unit and met some great contacts that will be very useful for future projects by both police agencies.
The LAPD has three (3) training facilities. We toured the oldest one that is still fully operational. They have a huge outdoor gun range with 40 shooting bays.


There was a Mountain Bike Course taking place during the visit. I was an Acting Sergeant of a Mountain Bike Team in Calgary a few years ago & seeing how much fun the bike officers were having on their obstacle course made me miss that excitement!


We also made time for some fun tourist activities. The LAPD guys took us to some night time hotspots & we got to see the Hollywood Star Walk -- my hands are the same size as Tom Hanks!


We also managed to squeeze some time in @ Universal Studios! Great rides, stunt shows and tons of people watching!


The park was virtually empty and we didn't have long to wait in any line-ups. It gave us some time to stop and say 'hi' to Ms. Munroe.


All in all, a productive week. I have lots to bring back to share with my team and the +24 sunny days gave my Spring tan a jump-start! But it sure was nice to come back on Saturday and be home with Katie for a few days!

Have A Great Week Everyone!

1 comment:

Louise said...

So last week when you said you were "at least going to be in the same country" - Scott was in California!? I didn't pick up on the "LAPD" thing, so was clueless - duhh! But looks like you had a blast & how fun to get in some sights as well:)