I worked in Loss Prevention on the West Side of Chicago way back when - when that area was considered the most violent in the country (it might still be with all the shootings we have here). I stayed safe there - and never got hurt badly- (even managed to not get killed, despite having been shot at 7 times) because I always followed my instincts; even when I got into LE, one of my first arrests was a stabbing/attempted rape. Basically, the suspect was deep in the woods and had stabbed this woman in her inner thighs and lower stomach with a broken bottle, and then was about to sexually assault her. My partner and I were driving past that forest preserve and all of a sudden, I had a bad feeling. So we stopped: My partner followed me into the woods, but we split up. I went one way, he the complete opposite. Then I when came across the rape just about to occur. I tackled the suspect and pulled the broken bottle out of his hand (I didn't want to have to shoot him is I could avoid it), who fought hard with me as we rolled in the mud. I got him face-down, and was on his back, and he stood up with me on top of him (he was a very big guy). I was screaming for my partner (who came running and then helped me get the suspect into custody). My partner talked about that incident for years, and always asked how I knew: I told him when I was in Loss Prevention, there was a former FBI Agent who was my Training Manager. He was the one who said to me, "just be still, quiet your mind, and the information will come to you". I firmly believe this. We all get 'feelings' - and 99% of the time those feelings are correct.
