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Sandy Springs, here I come
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Well, I guess it’s time to tell you that I will be retiring from the Fulton County Police on Feb. 9.
I will be taking a position with the new Sandy Springs Police as a public information officer. This means that I will be getting up in the middle of the night to say, on camera, things like “perpetrator” and “suspected perpetrator” and “possible suspected perpetrator” as well as other catchy police technical phrases like “that guy shot the other guy and then we locked him up.”
I’m not a late-night or early-morning person, so be sure to TiVo this under “comedy” or “bloopers.”
There will be some obvious changes. I will continue writing columns and e-mails both off of the e-mail network and for the AJC. As we get set up, we will continue to send reports as we do now, with the change being that those areas of unincorporated Alpharetta and Roswell will be under the direction of the Fulton Police Special Services Unit. They plan to continue to send crime reports for that area.
During any down time of weekly crime reports, I will be sending articles and reports on crime-prevention topics and other related trends and information that are of interest to readers across the metro area. With the past success of how these reports and information were received by the homeowners and businesses, it would be dumb not to continue.
For those of you north of the river, I will miss you! The strongest of programs have come from the northern part of the county, thanks to the efforts of the residents and dedicated homeowner’s groups.
I hope that the upcoming neighborhood watch system in Sandy Springs will have the same level of dedication. Please stay in contact! (I like the gossip about the usual suspects and perverts.)
For you in Sandy Springs, this is a great opportunity to embrace a new government and especially a new police department intending on providing the day-to-day service and response that has long been overdue. I look forward to the building phase.
I get a new badge and in two months, if everything goes right, a new gun. Bullets will be forwarded to me in late June.
I will be making some changes and probably offer some options for those who want to remain on the network for crime-prevention topics or day-to-day stuff. There is a lot to learn by seeing other’s mistakes. (Don’t forget crime is a risk-and-opportunity formula.)
For those of you who read for the “mindless entertainment” value, well, some things don’t change.
For those of you who have never seen a police department start up from scratch, well, I haven’t either, so I’ll be keeping a journal of the process and I’m sure it’s going to be interesting in some sort of way.
My retirement schedule is as follows:
I will retire at the end of the day on the 9th, a Thursday. On the morning of the 10th, I’ll report to work for Sandy Springs.
This means that sometime during prime-time television on the evening of the 9th, I’ll be retired meaning that I’ll start being retired during the local news at 5 p.m. I’ll continue to be retired during “Will and Grace” (NBC) and “Survivor /Panama” (CBS) and “Dancing with the Stars “(ABC.) I will be totally retired during “My Name is Earl” and “The Office.” I will also be retired during the showing of “The “Comancheros.”
The Comancheros stars John Wayne and Stuart Whitman as a Texas Ranger and roguish gambler, respectively. Reluctantly joining forces, Wayne and Whitman try to round up the “comancheros” — renegade whites who’ve aligned with the Comanche people in smuggling guns and whisky.
Ina Balin plays the daughter of comanchero chieftain Nehemiah Persoff, who meets Stu and the Duke when they’re captured by the renegades. But will she help them get out of their bind, or is she too loyal to her father?
Don’t know, but I do know that I’ll be retired during that whole movie.
In the works …
We are in the construction phase of my Web site (meaning I haven’t paid the guy yet.) I hope to have that up and going soon (meaning this lifetime.) In the meantime, my e-mail is steverose14@yahoo.com so if you need anything between work e-mails, then give me a buzz. Look for another report next week.
It’s been fun!
Comments
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By becca
February 2, 2006 4:32 PM | Link to this
Cool. Welcome to Sandy Springs!
By CJ
February 2, 2006 11:27 PM | Link to this
hugs glad you got with sandy springs ;)
By Lake Rat
February 3, 2006 7:53 AM | Link to this
Just be sure to keep your bullet in your shirt pocket!
By Stace
February 3, 2006 8:13 AM | Link to this
Detective Rose,
They say alot of people who retire just seem to give up and die. If I was you, I would be extreemely careful between the time of “Dancing with the Stars” until “Fox and Friends” the next morning. Best of luck in your new position!!
By Donna
February 3, 2006 8:55 AM | Link to this
You know Crooked Creek will miss your dedication! Thanks for keeping us safe and entertained in the process! Creek Club Drive will miss you! Best of luck to you-Always! Stay safe!
By Mike
February 3, 2006 9:28 AM | Link to this
Best of luck in the new (ad)venture. Growing and organization from scratch and putting your own signature on it is exciting. I’m sure you’ll be working with some old familiar faces both in and out of uniform. Slante!
By Margaret Halbert
February 3, 2006 10:32 AM | Link to this
Our loss (residents North of the river) is Sandy Springs’ gain.
By John
February 3, 2006 10:55 AM | Link to this
Going to retire? You’ve been retired for years.
By maggie
February 3, 2006 11:45 AM | Link to this
Detective, we (residents North of the river) will definitely miss you. Good luck!
By Ken
February 3, 2006 12:26 PM | Link to this
Finally a worthwhile use of tax dollars.
By gttim
February 3, 2006 2:41 PM | Link to this
Glad your work for the AJC will continue!
By Regina
February 3, 2006 3:33 PM | Link to this
Congratulations and much continued success!
By Eldrick
February 3, 2006 4:05 PM | Link to this
Thanks steve for keeping me laughing about all those dumb crooks in Ga.I read your articles online in florida.
By Reader
February 3, 2006 4:39 PM | Link to this
Good Luck
you mean a gun with no bullets for awhile? isn’t that kind of dangerous? LOL
Good movie. I’ll have to try to see it again, thanks for the HeadsUp.
By concerned citizen
February 4, 2006 10:09 AM | Link to this
Please tell those idiots in Sandy Springs to lay off the adult bok stores! You guys have a lot more important things to worry about!
By Eddie
February 6, 2006 11:34 AM | Link to this
Good Luck Detective. We’ll miss you in unincorporated Alpha, but hey, we may be Riverside soon so when you get Sandy Springs set-up, retire again & help us set up Riverside!
By Kat
February 7, 2006 9:56 AM | Link to this
Hey, a gun with no bullets can be VERY dangerous. Think about the old Superman TV show. The criminal would fire all his bullets at Superman and they’d just bounce off his chest. But when the gun was empty and the criminal threw it at Superman, he had to duck! Congratulations, Steve, and good luck.
By Sharmyn Gaddy
February 8, 2006 5:17 PM | Link to this
I will definitely miss your sense of writing style and humor. I wish you good luck in your new endeavors.
By big RED
February 10, 2006 4:33 AM | Link to this
howdy. maybe i’ll see you again. working the nite shift stinks. think i can get a new trading card from sspd??