Its that time of year when people drop by the station, and deliver cookies, baked goods, and such for the officers to share, as a thank you for the job we do. This week, a woman dropped off one of those huge decorated chocolate-chip cookies, with a piece of paper that said "To the Officers."
It wasn't until about an hour later, I noticed the paper was a thin card. Written on the card was a note. The note related that four years ago, the woman who gave us the cookie attempted suicide in the park. My troops found her, got her to the hospital, and her life was saved. The cookie was a "thank you" for saving her life.
Those are the moments and stories that make my job so satisfying.