It is a great opportunity for the children to see that police officers are just people, too. We get to have fun. The children get the opportunity to ask us questions that they may be afraid to ask at other times.

Through being a bowler and then a police officer for nine-plus years, I have become friends with most of the staff at Limerick Bowl. About five years ago, staff at Limerick Bowl and I thought it would be good to get kids to bowl with police officers as an activity for Limerick Bowl?s Junior Leagues.

We were in a black hole. There was nothing. The generator at the police department broke down. For a while we were without 911. Cell phones didn't work.

This would have been a prime opportunity for some predator. But fortunately, a good witness came forward, called police and got this little girl the help that she needs.

I think their (police officers) chances of surviving a potential shoot-out are greatly increased with the vests. Their lives are more protected.

The system right now relies on sex offenders when they go to the police department to be honest when they give their address. When these high-risk sex offenders leave a hospital like Atascadero, we do investigative things to make sure they end up at that house.