Some of you may have heard of Bryan Stow, a paramedic from Santa Cruz who was critically injured in an assault at the LA Dodgers opening-day game. LAPD is looking for two men bystanders describe as the attackers, and possibly a woman who may have driven the car the men left the scene in ( Read more... )

http://news10now.com/content/top_stories/122439/serious-accident-on-690-east-in-lakeland-area/Default.aspx

mommameow and gasper1961 will be at least somewhat familiar with this area. Eight victims, seven of them in a minivan. ( Read more... )

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080721/ap_on_re_us/fire_standoff_7

St. Louis-area firefighter dies in apparent ambush MAPLEWOOD, Mo. - Firefighters became victims of what appeared to be an ambush Monday when they were fired upon from a house as they worked ( Read more... )

It hasn't slowed down...in fact, it's gotten worse. Two major-trauma calls in the space of five minutes.

Anyone got a spare bottle of Bailey's Irish Creme they could drop by the station tonight?

*poof*

Since 22h00:
Two full arrests
One stabbing
Two reported shootings, one which turned out to be bogus
No less than five assaults

There's a day spa right across the parking lot from Station 1. Anyone want to buy me a half-day? Or an hour's massage? I'd even settle for a half hour in the hot tub...

*poof*

http://news10now.com/content/top_stories/116779/girl-killed-in-hit-and-run/Default.aspx

I took the call on this. Actually, I took seven calls on it. The last one was the most accurate: "Traumatic arrest ( Read more... )

There are times I really, really hate my job...

...this is one of them.

More later.

*poof*

Some people just should NOT work in the medical field. That includes people who have been working in the field for far too long and are now burned out.

'Nuff said.

*poof*

Of all the times to NOT have access to YouTube...

*worryworryworry*

Anyone with a current physical address and/or phone number for mdrn_overdrive, please email me ASAP.