Why Cops are ...

[Track Junky]

I grew up in the Bay Area but never really spent much time in Oakland, Richmond, Stockton, etc other than for business reasons. In and Out.

I started working in Vallejo last November. Up till now we've had 4 shooting instances that I know of, the Most recent on Georgia St. where the police blocked Georgia St. off for blocks while they did their investigation. The first day on the job I was watching a pavement overlay project. I was told that the day before I got there one of the guys doing some clean up work with a bobcat got caught in the middle of a gun fight. I was told the bobcat was struck by a bullet and the guy working it did not come back to the job. Two days later me and one of the City of Vallejo Public works inspectors were chatting in a parking lot and a tall skinny guy came up and apologized for knocking down a street light with his car. He began to tell us the story on how the police were chasing him and how he tried to ram them to get away. This is my third day working in Vallejo mind you so you can imagine how reality is starting to set in. 3 weeks ago we heard 6 gunshots in a row, saw a guy running through the parking lot, and minutes later a cop car flying through the parking lot lights and sirens blaring.

All this a 30 minute drive from where I grew up.

If you were a cop what would your attitude be like in a town like this.