Posted by Miltonebx on Mon, May 05, 2025

What did you experience in your Bronx childhood that is still helping you today?

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Posted by Chris on Tue, May 06, 2025

Hearing the wail of police car sirens and watching police officers act in different situations influenced me enough to become a NYC Police Officer. As a kid of about 10 I once followed 2 officers with their guns drawn responding to a burglary through an alleyway. I was about 10 feet behind when the one cop realized I was there and silently gestured for me to get out of there which I did. The officers came out a little while later with two dope fiends in handcuffs under arrest.I was both fascinated and determined on what I wanted to do when I grew up.

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Posted by Miltonebx on Tue, May 06, 2025

Nice post of your experience. I had 3 relatives of my extended family who were NYC Police Officers. One of them had moved out of the city so while he was at the academy he stayed with my sister in Queens---close enough to get to the shooting range, etc. I knew Police Officers who visited socially in our Bronx apartment because they knew my father. While residing in New Jersey for many years I personally knew a number of Officers and Detectives due to having them as clients for their Income Tax forms. When stopped for speeding while driving my car, I would hand the officer or state trooper, my license and 8 or 9 ID cards from various locations. Some were stunned. To top it off, my daughter married someone who became a Police Officer who is the father of my grandchildren.

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