Friday, September 30, 2011
A Q&A with Tampa Police Officer Logos Farrow
Tampa Police Department Officer Logos Farrow Works at: Patrol District 3, 3808 N. 22nd St. Joined: 2006 as a reserve officer, who works part-time assisting sworn personnel; became a fully sworn officer 2009 Personal: 32, married, father of one daughter Hometown: Peabody, Mass. Patch: What do you like most about your job? Farrow: I like being out and about, the interaction with people. Patch: How did you become interested in policing? Farrow: I had friends in law enforcement. Every situation [they were involved with] was a little different. Patch: What’s your most memorable call? Farrow: The first time I saw dead bodies. It was at a traffic accident my first month being in the [police department’s] reserve [unit]. Patch: Do you have a hero …
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Friday, September 23, 2011
A Q&A with Tampa Police Master Patrol Officer Rob Fannin
Tampa Police Department Master Patrol Officer Rob Fannin Works at: Patrol District 3, 3808 N. 22nd St. Joined: 1999 Personal: 40, married, father of two sons Hometown: Miami, Fla. Patch: What do you like most about your job? Fannin: Honestly, I like chasing bad guys, either running or chasing in a car. Patch: How did you become interested in policing? Fannin: I’m a pretty religious guy. I just think it becomes almost like a calling. Patch: What’s your most memorable call? Fannin: I’ve been in plainclothes for 11 years and been fortunate to be involved in a lot of cases. [Fannin is assigned to the detective squad for a few months, but he typically works in the Rapid Offender Control, or ROC, Squad, handling street-level crimes in progress…
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3808 N 22nd St, Tampa, FL
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Friday, September 16, 2011
A Q&A with Tampa Police Cpl. Lamar White
Tampa Police Department Cpl. Lamar White Works at: Patrol District 3, 3808 N. 22nd St. Joined: 1990 Personal: 50, married, father of two sons and two daughters Hometown: Leesburg, Fla. Patch: What do you like most about your job? White: The variety. Pretty much every call, we go to something different. … And there’s the opportunity to help people who really need it and aren’t getting it anywhere else. Patch: How did you become interested in policing? White: I always was interested in it, from way back watching Matt Dillon [the marshall in “Gunsmoke”] on TV. The good guy always won. That’s the way it should be. Patch: What’s your most memorable call? White: A murder case. Nothing you’d be able to discuss in polite company. Patch: Do you …
