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When I was a teen, I got the "Sheriff Lobo/Roscoe P. Coltrane" treatment from a neighboring town, but I've always considered the Cary PD to be a model of professionalism and beyond reproach.
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Magister,
I have not had many dealings with the Cary PD, I used to know someone who worked with them, and I hae known a detective with them in the past, but I am not sure he is still working for them as I have not heard from him recently.
But for those who are not familiar with the area, I just wanted to relate the kind of area and people who make up the public services here. Some years ago, I lived in a different town in Wake County, and all of the EMS/Rescue services in any area other than the City of Raleigh were all volunteer. I was a member of the Rescue/EMS service in this town where I lived. We had to take training and the initial certification testing for EMT or EMT-I, which was the higest level offered and supported at the time, on our own dime. We WERE volunteers, but expected to be in a "dress uniform" during the days when we were on duty, which included a white shirt with patches and a badge, at night, we had a uniform jumpsuit. Likewise, Cary had all volunteer EMS, and they were sort of laughed at in a way, because in addition to the Dress Uniform, they were required to wear a tie. Now, IIRC, it WAS a clip-on tie. You do NOT want to have something tied around your neck that makes a convenient handle for someone who is combative due to a Hypoglycemic event, or perhaps drunk. They said they were required to wear a tie because there were many prominent businessmen in the area, and they expected that in order to seem professional. Ok, I respect that POV, but personally, if I was injured and needed EMS assistance, I would not care if they showed up wearing clown suits, just so long as they were able to help!
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