"VKT from D17"

Constable Sarah Gray picked me up at 0830 hrs and within 5 minutes we had our first bit of business with a speeding motorcycle. Sarah threw a ticket book in my lap and informed me I was filling out the citation. I knew then it was going to be a great day. Afterwards I got showed around the station and was immediately issued my own ballistic vest and a police radio. The duty sergeant gave Gray instructions to make sure he heard my voice on the radio. Pretty sure they just wanted to hear my accent. "VKT from D17" was the radio traffic I had to get used to saying as Sarah made me talk to dispatch as we handled our calls. 9 years in the police service and I felt like it was my first day on the job again. We had a wide variety of duties as I observed the investigations from simple theft to disturbances between neighbors. I had the opportunity to observe a traffic checkpoint and finished they day with assisting the Criminal Investigations unit (CIB) as they conducted a raid on several subjects suspected of trafficking weapons. Thank you sooo much to Sarah and Bobby Gray who helped arrange my day!!

Location:Devonport Police, Tasmania