Bryan McClain
Officer Dublin Police Department 6565 Commerce Parkway Dublin, OH 43017 (614)554-3607 [email protected] Gregory Scott Peterson Partner Peterson Conners LLP 545 Metro Pl. South Suite 435 Dublin, Ohio. 43017 614-376-2445 [email protected] WEEK ONE
Kate Peterson Dublin Police Department You might think being a Police Officer is simple, it’s not. Going through day-by-day with Officer McClain has given me remarkable respect for all Officers around the world. Each day the Officers put their life at risk to help protect us from dangerous situations that could result in serious injury or even death. Seeing Dublin in The perspective of an Officer is quite different, there’s a lot that goes on in Dublin that not many people are aware of. This experience so far has already been one of the best experiences of my life, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. My first start date was Saturday, January 25 at 9:30 AM. I entered the doors of the police department and walked up to two officers standing by the front desk. I let them know my name, why I was there, and who I was planning to see. He called Officer McClain and he came out and got me. Officer McClain and I chatted about some traffic laws because I passed a firetruck on my way to the Justice Center that I had some questions about. As we entered the room, a woman was standing in front of the projector. She introduced herself to me, sadly I can’t remember her name, it was a hard one. We had 30 minutes before the class would start to flood into the room. I figured it was my time to ask some burning questions that I’ve always wanted to ask a police officer. So I asked both of them, “what’s it like to be pepper sprayed?” They both replied “awful”. They said they’d rather get tased than get pepper sprayed. They mentioned to me if you spray somebody with pepper spray it can come back on to you and you can get pepper sprayed from yourself and it’s really dangerous. They also said it could last up to two days of pain. After we talked about pepper spray and getting tased for a while, a couple ladies walked in. By the time you know it the whole classroom was full of sixty year old women who want to learn self defense. Once Officer McClain started giving The presentation, a woman raised her hand and asked to be removed from the class. I wonder why? After an hour and a half of questions and lecturing, it was finally time to go test out our inner karate-kid moves. We walk down the hall into the mat room. We all make one big circle and Officer McClain is standing in the middle about to teach her some pretty cool moves. Officer McClain then pointed at me and asked me to walk in the middle of the circle. My heart dropped. I was so scared for what was about to happen. Officer McClain put me in a headlock and literally (sarcastically) almost killed me. He was using me as an example to teach how to get out of positions like that. For the rest of the day we learned different positions and eventually got to fight with Officer McClain in a red marshmallow suit. It was very interesting to see people jump on top of him to punch and kick him. After three hours of the class it was finally time to go home and get some rest. My second date was Tuesday, January 28th at 2:00PM. I walked right into the justice center and waited in the lobby for about five minutes before Officer McClain cracked open the back door let me in. Eventually I ended up in the hallway with many doors that lead to many different kinds of rooms. The justice center was one confusing building. He first took me into a room where I saw two ladies sitting in little cubicles. These were the front desk workers. These women reviewed paperwork and tickets. For the next couple minutes I got to meet a bunch of different paperwork people. These are the so-called “boring” People. Then Officer McClain took me down a hallway leading to a dark room… This is where things get switched up. I ended up talking to younger men who sat in a cubicle back in the corner of the office. These were the crime investigators. They told me all about their job and what they get to see. At the end of the conversation they asked me if I wanted to go to the morgue with them next week.. should I go? We got to go talk to a man who does investigations for drugs. It was very interesting to have that conversation with him because we found out that he ended up working with my uncle the year before. The rest of the day went by and I got to meet different people and it was really interesting. I kept hearing a big loud banging noise coming from downstairs so I asked Officer McClain what that was. He informed me that it was the indoor shooting range they have at the justice center. Officer McClain took me down to the shooting range and I got to see the police officer shooting rifles. Officer McClain then handed me headphones and goggles and I got to go to the shooting range. It was my first time ever seeing a rifle getting shot, it was pretty cool. Then we went back upstairs and I got to meet the prosecutor. Mayor's court was just about to get started. I was in a little room with the prosecutor and a woman named Cassie who would review the traffic tickets and put them in the computers. I eventually had to leave at 3:30 because I had to go babysit. This was my favorite day so far. My third intern day was Thursday, January 30 at 1:30 PM. I met Officer McClain at Coffman. We walked around the school and he got to show me all the different rooms the school has. There wasn’t much to see since I’m at Coffman all the time, so we went and saw his room and we talked about future dates. He also told me in many stories about Coffman that have been going on. There’s a lot of cases right now and it’s pretty crazy to hear. After that we went out to the buses to load all the kids on their buses and then it was time to go. It was a pretty chilly day but I got to see the day in the life of Officer McClain at Coffman. WEEK TWO Kate Peterson Ostrander, OH This week I got a chance to intern with the k-9 dogs from all across ohio. Dogs from all over came together at an abandoned elementary school 30 minutes away. I had to meet the Dublin K-9 officer at 61 North 3rd Street, Ostrander, OH at 8:00am. It was rainy, cold, and I forgot a jacket. Once all the dogs got there, it was a madhouse, as you can probably imagine. We got to play around with the dogs for a little bit but eventually we had to get to work. The first thing I got to do was place a “tracker” for the Dublin K-9 dog, Finn. A tracker is a dog toy that represents the potential criminal the dog is hunting for. I had to drag my feet across the grass until I got to my location where I wanted to hide the toy. Once I found a great spot under some leaves, I dragged my feet over it again. It was so crazy to see Finn walk my exact path to find the toy that was located far away. Once we practiced tracking for an hour or so, we got to hide drugs in the school and have the dogs search for them. The Officers let me hide 10 grams of heroin in the heat vent near the cafeteria, 20 grams of crack cocaine in the ceiling of the storage room, and 10 grams of methenamine in a locker. The dogs were so quick to finding the drugs, it was crazy. The Officers gave the dog a toy each time they would find the drug. Once it was almost time to go, the Officers had me climb on top of a bookshelf in one of the classrooms. They had another Officer come into the room with a bite suit on and then shut the door. The dogs task was to go through the school and try to find the Officer in the bute suit, then bust down the door and attack. They didn't want me to get hurt so that's why I was on the book shelf. They ended up switching Officers but the second one who came in didn't know I was literally up in the ceiling.. It was so funny because after like 5 minutes he just casually looked up and saw me and it scared him so bad. That was a great way to end the day. WEEK THREE Kate Peterson Dispatch center This week was very chilly but ended up changing the way I see my future. The dispatch center is where people answer 911 calls and track all of the officers. My first time coming here I got to shadow Kris Harris with Hillard. I walk into the Dispatch center and there's a bunch of desks with 6 computer screens at each desk. At the Dublin location they currently track Hilliard, Dublin, Upper Arlington, and many more. I pulled up a chair next to Kris and watched. I also got to put on a headset that let me hear what the officers were talking about back and forth to each other. It was pretty cool .Once the calls started coming in, it was fun. The first call we had was for an arrest on a couple (Mom 32 and Dad 38). The parents were drug dealers who also just had a baby. Apparently a couple months prior to this arrest, the parents' child died because of exposure to fentanyl. Just the tiniest amount of fentanyl on a person's skin can kill them. It was cool to listen to the Officers as they made this arrest. The rest of the calls that day ended up being traffic stops. WEEK FOUR Kate Peterson Dispatch center This week wasn't the best because it was hard for them to get me in, they seemed to be pretty busy. I got to shadow a lady named Sephanie at the Dispatch center. Stephanie was extremely nice and we got along pretty well. She told me all about working what it's like to work as a Dispatcher and how she found this job. She told me that her Dad was a police officer which encouraged her to apply for this job. She also told me that you can be 18 years old to work in the dispatch center. She said she thinks I would be perfect for the job. We talked about the job for a while and then it was time for me to go. One thing that happened at the dispatch center while i was there was a lady named Kate who is a dispatcher ended up having to leave her chair because she got too overwhelmed with the topic she was working on. They have psephologists come into talk with the dispatchers because sometimes the work can be too tough to deal with. WEEK FIVE Kate Peterson Dispatch center This week was my FAVORITE. I got to intern with a lady named Megan. Megan and I clicked instantly. We talked about the bachelor for a good 30 minutes and then got on task.. They let me watch the cameras that they have on the jail downstairs. They had a 21 year old male arrested for sending nude pictures of himself to a special needs 15 year old girl. He was in jail for a couple hours before he was taken to Franklin County jail for overnight and long term holding. Megan also let me listen to the recorded 911 call from a girl who called in from Hilliard. This girl was in a truck with her father driving over a bridge. Her father had a stroke while driving and the car went off the bridge and into the water. The car was flooding with water and her father unconscious. She called in a panic. This was one of the scariest things I've ever had to listen to in my life, this was a life or death situation. The police and fire got there on time and saved both people and they ended up living. Another thing she showed me was an app called “smart 911” which is good for when you call 911. When you call 911 and have a smart 911 profile setup, it shows the dispatcher all the information about you they possibly could need. She then told me a funny story about a couple of young boys who had this app on their phone without knowing it.. The boys called 911 as a joke and said that they killed someone and hung up very fast. The police got all of the kids information and tracked them down like dogs. We also got a call that day that a lady crashed her car into the side of a building.. Once police showed up it ended up not being that serious at all. I loved this day the most because Megan and I connected on so many different levels and I have future plans with her to meet again. I interned at the Dublin Police Department and Justice Center in Dublin, OH. Officer B. McClain was my mentor for this program. The Dublin Police Department focuses highly on Professionalism, Integrity, Respect, and Commitment throughout the community. “Dublin Police employees are committed to protecting life, liberty, and property. They will provide the highest level of service and work in partnership with the community to ensure public safety.” While participating in the internship I got to learn how to train K-9 dogs, self-defence protection, active shooter tactics, handling intense 911 calls, helping others throughout the community, and most importantly, professionalism.
One of my first days in the Dispatch Center, Dublin got a phone call from a young man calling about his non-breathing grandmother. CPR had to be directed over the phone which the young man didn't know how to perform. After a short phone call, the grandmother was soon pronounced deceased. This was very tough to take in, considering this was only my first day. Dispatchers deal with some of the most intense times of other people's lives, this shows how strong these employees can be. I’ve learned to have lots of patience when training with K-9 dogs, the K-9’s don’t always cooperate correctly which encourages you to be patient. I've learned discipline, professionalism, respect, and commitment throughout this experience. Interning with the Dublin Police Department has impacted my future academic and career path remotely. I would like to fully commit to majoring in criminal justice and minoring in political science for my future college academic career. I've been encouraged through people I’ve met through my intern who have shown me who I am as a person and a young professional.
Reminiscing on my younger years as a child, grabbing a bag of popcorn, turning the TV on, and looking over at my dad who was singing the theme song, “bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do..” meant it was finally time to watch “COPS”. This was my show, my favorite show. As some kids might call theirs “Dora The Explorer”, mine was “COPS”. As a kid, the only books that caught my eye were the murder mystery books. On the other hand, my mom loved to watch the tv show “DateLine”. She got me into watching the show and becoming really interested in criminal justice and crime investigation. This turned into a mother-daughter thursday night date, every single thursday. Waking up, getting ready, and going to school has never been my favorite time of the day. It's normally hard for me to get to class since not many of my classes intrigued me. Except for one, my Government and Politics class. We get to be taught on the current issues in America as well as watching court cases. This gave me a good reason to get up and get to class, because I enjoyed it. My dad is a lawyer and works with his brother at their own firm, PetersonConners. My Dad and Uncle Greg, who worked with crime in the past, have shared some intriguing stories. Personality traits that define me consist of being very outgoing but quiet. Once I get talking and warmed up, I open up better to people. I enjoy meeting new people and starting a conversation. Being nice in bad situations makes it easier for both recipercants. Plus, it makes you happier no matter what the circumstance is. In past years, I've been a cheerleader for both Sells Middle School and Coffman High School. I've also associated myself with Ski Club for the past 4 years. I've volunteered at food pantries, church, and helped around the community. Currently, I work at Penzone Salon + Spas as a guest expert. This job welcomes me to use my skills with engaging in conversation, keeping the salon clean, and most importantly, meeting new people and developing new friendships throughout the salon. My goal this semester is to put myself outside of my comfort zone and to become a better version of myself. Shadowing adults in the real world can help me become more responsible with my decisions and to be more connected with our city. |
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