Return to Track

So yesterday I ran in my first meet since freshman year for the indoor track team. Being back on the Tower Hill track really brought some memories. The scenery was familiar but my nerves were on edge. As I was getting ready to began my first event I took a nice deep breath to calm my anxiety. My first event was a relay race and as I was handed the baton for my leg of the race my nerves seemed to melt away. Immediately, adrenaline rushed through my body and I jolted with baton in hand. At first I felt great as I rounded the first turn even though I was no were near the lead runner. I felt as though I was really zooming on the track. However, once I finished my leg I felt like I ran like a turtle. I was breathing heavy so I know I legitimately tried in the race, but a part of me felt as though I could have gone faster. While that was not my highlight of the meet I still enjoyed myself getting back into the swing of things.

Christmas

I love Christmas as much as the next guy but sometimes I feel as though people rush the holiday. I mean just look at stores. Every year it seems like Christmas themed items hit the shelves earlier and earlier. I know it's the best holiday of the year but what about the other holidays they need there own spotlight too. For example, Thanksgiving easily gets overshadowed by Christmas. This year when I was at my Thanksgiving dinner there was Christmas music playing. I was a little irritated by this because I knew that we were no where near the time of year for this type of music. I feel as though people need to wait at least until December 1st before they start getting into the Christmas spirit. Again, I know Christmas might be the best holiday but people need to show some more respect to the other surrounding holidays

Fake News

On November 26th, 2016 the New York Police Department (NYPD) acquired information on a supposed meth lab off of 5th Avenue. There have previously been reports of suspected drug dealers traveling down the road on repeated occasions. On November 28th, 2016 The NYPD infiltrated the lab accounting for 500 lbs of methamphetamine and several unregistered firearms. That day I was able to talk to the Chief of the NYPD, Michael Halpert, about the 5th Avenue drug bust. He told me, “It was a job well done by two of the best officers on the case, Robert Will and Daniel Smith”. After conversing with the Chief I hunted down officers Will and Smith to see if they could give me some more information on about the case. I found officer Will at a desk in the station. I asked, “Officer can I speak to you about the drug bust on 5th Avenue?”. Officer Will politely agreed and I began bombarding him with questions. He told me all about what went down since the beginning of when him and his partner were given the case. He started, “Once officer Smith and I got the orders on the 26th we immediately decided that night we would have a stakeout to see if there was a lot of activity in the building where the meth lab was supposed to be. That night we saw many known drug dealers walk into the building but what really caught our eyes was that a known gang leader by name of Trey Wall also made an appearance at the building. At this point we knew something big was going down. Luckily my partner, officer Smith was actually an undercover cop in the gang Trey ran so we had a way to find out what was going on in that building. Smith decided that the next day he would try to find out as much information as possible by asking people in the gang to see if anyone knew anything about the building. The following night Smith told me that not many people in the gang new about the building on 5th Avenue. However, he was able to pick up some information that a new drug dealer had set up shop there about a few months ago. So we decided the next night that we would bust in the building to collect the drugs and arrest anyone who was there. We followed typical procedure for being allowed to enter the building and we decided to bring 7 other cops on the bust. Officer Smith was unable to attend because we had to make sure his cover was still fine. When we ran into the building there was no one to be found but all of the drugs Smith told me about were still there”. I asked officer Will where was officer Smith? Office Will replied, “I haven’t seen him since the night before the drug bust. I really hope he is fine, but I know being an undercover cop is dangerous. If I had to guess I would say he has left town for a little bit so his profile can cool down. Overall, this was a great bust the station has seen in a long time”. So drug dealers be weary of your work because the NYPD will find a way to catch you and bring your work to justice.