Ride-Along With Officer Salcido
Originally published Sept. 7, 2010
Patrol Officer John Salcido has dreams of one day becoming a motorcycle officer, but tonight, his focus is strictly on his job: serving the people of South Pasadena and getting home safely to his 15-month-old daughter.
It’s close to 8 PM on a warm September Saturday night and Officer Salcido’s stereo in his police vehicle is tuned to Amp Radio. Katy Perry can be faintly heard in the background while short bursts from the dispatch operator fill the car from time to time with calls. He’s just pulled over and issued a ticket to a man for using his cell phone while driving. It’s amazing Salcido was able to see such a subtle action from across the street, three lanes away as he was driving the opposite way, but he thinks nothing of it. He’s had to do this several times today but the danger is treating it like a routine. (more…)
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