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I wonder how a reporter can spell my name correct but manage to misspell my father's. At least he's use to having the news misspell his name from his career. I started on the right foot though.
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Southfield adds three new officers
Southfield's newest police officers got a friendly word of caution from their new boss: The job might not be what you expected.
"Being a police officer is more than issuing speeding tickets or putting the bad guys in jail," police Chief Joseph Thomas Jr. said Wednesday morning as three cadets took the oath of office to become officers.
New officers, particularly in Southfield, are expected to interact with citizens and other city workers to a higher degree than previously expected, Thomas said.
Terms like "curb appeal" and "sign ordinances" are important to today's officers because they are part of the city's overall effort to maintain neighborhoods and improve communities, he said.
The core of police work is still to provide a safe and secure community, Thomas said. But today's officers are expected to cooperate with the Parks and Recreation Department, for example, to assure city facilities are well-maintained and functional.
The chief also urged relatives and guests of the new officers to be supportive. "Officers are being asked to walk a new road," he said, "and they'll need your help."
The new officers are:
Eric Jachym, a recent graduate of the Wayne County Regional Academy at Schoolcraft College. His mother Cyndi Jachym, a nurse at Oakland Hospital, had the honor of pinning the Southfield police badge on the new officer.
Michael Morrish, a graduate of the police academy at Macomb Community College. Pinning the badge on his new uniform was his father Steven, a financial adviser.
Brandon Paris, also a graduate of the Wayne County Regional Academy at Schoolcraft. His father Kenneth Parish, a retired Dearborn Police Department lieutenant, pinned the badge on his son.
With the new officers, Southfield has 153 officers, with five remaining vacancies.
http://www.hometownlife.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060312/NEWS20/603120436/1037
Southfield adds three new officers
Southfield's newest police officers got a friendly word of caution from their new boss: The job might not be what you expected.
"Being a police officer is more than issuing speeding tickets or putting the bad guys in jail," police Chief Joseph Thomas Jr. said Wednesday morning as three cadets took the oath of office to become officers.
New officers, particularly in Southfield, are expected to interact with citizens and other city workers to a higher degree than previously expected, Thomas said.
Terms like "curb appeal" and "sign ordinances" are important to today's officers because they are part of the city's overall effort to maintain neighborhoods and improve communities, he said.
The core of police work is still to provide a safe and secure community, Thomas said. But today's officers are expected to cooperate with the Parks and Recreation Department, for example, to assure city facilities are well-maintained and functional.
The chief also urged relatives and guests of the new officers to be supportive. "Officers are being asked to walk a new road," he said, "and they'll need your help."
The new officers are:
Eric Jachym, a recent graduate of the Wayne County Regional Academy at Schoolcraft College. His mother Cyndi Jachym, a nurse at Oakland Hospital, had the honor of pinning the Southfield police badge on the new officer.
Michael Morrish, a graduate of the police academy at Macomb Community College. Pinning the badge on his new uniform was his father Steven, a financial adviser.
Brandon Paris, also a graduate of the Wayne County Regional Academy at Schoolcraft. His father Kenneth Parish, a retired Dearborn Police Department lieutenant, pinned the badge on his son.
With the new officers, Southfield has 153 officers, with five remaining vacancies.