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We stay well
hidden until the sun goes down then rise up high, 500 feet above the ground. The first call comes, a robbery just occurred the suspect fled. Never seen or heard on-scene overhead, our skills put to the test. Five short minutes later another FLIR arrest. The second call comes, it’s a high speed chase. He’s driving so fast, the units can’t keep pace. He crashes the stolen and tries to flee, Unaware of the training LETA taught me. He hides in the bushes avoiding the light until the K-9s lead in and takes a bite. |
The third call
comes, a missing 2 year old. Its starting to rain and getting cold With no clues to go on we feel left in the dark But the FLIR system finds her, asleep in the park. The fourth call come and the narc’s wanna know Can we seek out a suspected indoor grow I look into my mystical green screen It’s a high grow, the biggest ever seen. We head back to base to load up on fuel Standard cock-pit conversation "Were too darn cool." We’re an elite group, there are none tighter Because we’re LETA trained night crime fighters. |
By: Deputy T. Salisbury
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department,
California
LETA Member #223