On Being a Cop Quotes

“to the left, pushing hard into John just as he fired at us. John swerved the squad away as if he could somehow avoid the gunfire. The man fired directly at us, but he was probably over fifty yards away, and the buckshot load rattled harmlessly against the side of our car as we sped north on Larrabee. We”
― Jim Padar, On Being a Cop: Father & Son Police Tales from the Streets of Chicago

“commander wants you two disciplined.” “For what?” we asked incredulously. “Your sleeves were rolled up.” “Oh, for Christ’s sake,” I said. “Let us talk to him. We just rescued a whole shitload of people from a burning building.” “Were your sleeves rolled up?”
― Jim Padar, On Being a Cop: Father & Son Police Tales from the Streets of Chicago

“instructor explained that when the hazmat team shows up and sees police lying all over the ground, it knows not to approach.”
― Jim Padar, On Being a Cop: Father & Son Police Tales from the Streets of Chicago

“my amazement, another car beat us there. They were cuffing the offender, so it was my duty to console the “half-naked woman.” (You know—We Serve and Protect.) Turned out to be a half-naked post-operative transsexual prostitute. I guess”
― Jim Padar, On Being a Cop: Father & Son Police Tales from the Streets of Chicago

“he said. “Well what, Jay?” she replied. “Do you want to be my mommy?” Durell felt as though she had nearly fallen backwards into the tub, and she felt tightness and a lump in the back of her throat. She recovered quickly. “Jay, I would like nothing more in the world than to be your mommy!”
― Jim Padar, On Being a Cop: Father & Son Police Tales from the Streets of Chicago

“would become known to a nation of television fans as the “Hill Street Blues” precinct because it is where the opening scenes of the popular 1980s show were filmed. To those of us who worked the murders, it was just Maxwell Street Homicide.”
― Jim Padar, On Being a Cop: Father & Son Police Tales from the Streets of Chicago

“the first time in my career as a police officer, I leave for work with a touch of fear for what the day holds in store. I can’t”
― Jim Padar, On Being a Cop: Father & Son Police Tales from the Streets of Chicago