Day 11 part 2

because I missed some hours I will also be doing ride alongs 4-8 after I do te normal 8-2 with the prosecutor. While on the ride along I had the chance to ask the officer some questions. I asked about trends that he sees in people and crimes and he told me that heroin is the most common thing he sees now.  There were 3 heroin overdoses in Salem this past weekend and 2 were fatal. I also asked about what it is like to be a police officer and he said that it's fun, exciting, and sometimes scary because you never know what's going to happen when you make a stop, but he says that he really enjoys it. When j asked if people often leave for later cities he said that more often than not Salem cops won't leave because they are in the top 5 biggest agencies in New Hampshire so there's no need to. He also said he tries to leave work at the door so he doesn't stress while he's at home trying to be a regular person. He also said its hard to be a regular person outside of the police department because if he were to mess up and get arrested then I would be big news that a police officer was arrested. He said he is able to leave it at the office, but is always watching his back and checking oncoming cars for their stickers just out of habit.